Is a Poly Drum legal for fuel?

[Kiohio]

Inspector...It's because you have a <font color="blue"> BLUE </font> tractor. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

KO

 

[Inspector507]

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[jwstewar]

I would still like to find a 25 - 30 gallon barrel. Dad did find me a steel 15 gallon. But it is still a little too small. I bought a barrel pump from Cummins tools when they were in town for $12.99 + tax. Ended up calling them and complaining about it (I knew I was a taking a risk buying from them, but figured I would take a chance) but they ended up refunding my money and told me to keep it. I've done a little bit of modification to it to get it to work, but I now need to reseal it as it drips a little bit. But it is still a whole lot better than holding the 5 gallon cans. Still would like to find a something a little bit better at a reasonable cost though.

 

[Osconda]

Seems like the easiest and best deal is just to use a 55 gal metal drum. You don't have to completely fill it if you don't want to but you can if fuel goes down and you want to capture the cost benefit. Or perhaps you know you'll be using a lot of fuel for a big project, or even a buddy of yours needs to "borrow" 5 gallons.

The metal drums can be had for $15-20 which might be a little more than plastic but it won't matter in the long run, when considering the reliability. Then there's the fire hazard...the metal drum won't melt. Also, if you're married, your wife will think you're a much cooler guy cause you're picking the safer method.

One last thing... don't keep it in the garage but keep it covered to prevent water leaking at the bung.

 

[LBrown59]

No........they won't come out for that small of a delivery.

Mine won't either;But they will drop off 25 to 55 gallon when they are already in my area,especialy when they are going right past the end of my driveway.

 

[LBrown59]

Most of the posts about this say that the distributors have a minimum amount you have to purchase, maybe 100 gallons. Bucaneer.

This is true but what the post don't tell you is that some or many of these same distributors will top off your drum or tank with 25 or so gallons when they are already in your area making other deliveries.
I have 2 distributors than will fill my 30 or 55 gallon drum if they are already in my neighborhood making other deliveries or are passing by my place even though they have a 150 Gal. minimum delivery policy.

 

[LBrown59]

Think about how you are going to unload it from your vehicle. It will be very heavy!

-JC

Unloading a heavy drum of fuel is not a problem if you do it like this.
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[LBrown59]

1*www.overtons.com sells the "Diesel Caddy" made from polyethylene.
2*If you find some place that has barrels this size let me know. I've been looking for one myself. I hate carrying the plastic can.
3*I bought an old 55 gallon drum that was used for soy sauce for $5.
4* I may just get the poly one and get it filled at the local gas station and call it a day
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1* These caddys cost way to much and offer to few benefits.
I've got about 100 dollars less than the price of a caddy in my set up and it will do things for me that a caddy just can't do.
2*Let me know too.
3*I got a nice FREE 55 gallon drum from the off road supplier.
It had contained diesel fuel additive of all things.
4*There is a Building supply Company about 2 miles from me that gets off road delivered.
Going out the other direction about 5 miles from me there is a farmer that gets off road delivered.
I could probably take my drum to one of them and get it filled when the supplier fills their tank.
Do you know anybody around you that has off road delivered.
Perhaps you could get your drum filled there when they have their tank filled.
You might even be able to arrange buying your fuel from them.
That would save you from paying the higher price for on road at the local gas station.

 

[MikePA]

Some words of advice, LB....

Before replying in a 3 year old thread, you might want to doublecheck the people you are replying to are actually still active.

quotes isn't a valid userid and DiskDoctr has not posted since last July.

 

[LBrown59]

Some words of advice, LB....

Before replying in a 3 year old thread, you might want to doublecheck the people you are replying to are actually still active.

quotes isn't a valid userid and DiskDoctr has not posted since last July.

I posted because I felt the points I made weren't all covered in the thread and some of them just might be beneficial to others who may be wrestling with some of the same issues regardless of the current status of any user I may have been quoting.