Mobile diesel transfer tank

Tomtint · Jul 3, 2017

kthompson said:
I have same setup, just be sure you have the tank locked down to the trailer so it can not move.

It is bolted down. 2 bolts in the back and 2 in the front.. It ain't moving anywhere.

Tomtint · Jul 3, 2017

Gary Fowler said:
I would think that you would want to move the tank to the rear of the trailer a bit from where it is now. That would put a bit too much tongue weight on it if it were filled at that extreme front of the trailer.

Of course you want to have a couple hundred pounds more weight in front of the axle than is at the rear but you certainly don't want all of your weight on the tongue either.

I had thought about that as well. I'm only keeping 50 gal in the tank at most and even though that is heavy, the trailer is not really going to be on the road very often. The fuel station is about 4 miles away, one trip there , the tank would be empty, the ride home it's full. Then I can still use the rear of the trailer for other stuff if I'm pulling it behind the tractor.

kthompson · Jul 3, 2017

Glad you thought to bolt it down, I did not think about mine moving and it did. Only problem was hose got jammed and bugger to move back so hose could come out.

How about a solar battery charger for the battery, will it get enough sun light for that?

countrybumpkin · Jul 3, 2017

As for power, I just use a 12 foot cord with alligator clips, just clip it to the battery or hot lug on the starter of what I'm fueling up.

gsganzer · Jul 3, 2017

A neighbor gave me an old 36 gallon transfer tank. It's 60" x 20" x 10". I'm hoping I can mount it permanently in my flatbed, but it's going to be a little tight between my tool boxes. If it won't work for the truck, I'll mount it to a skid so I load it in and out of the truck as needed. I need to clean mine out a little, not bad, but it still looks like there's a little bit of crud in it.

It also came with a 12volt pump, nozzle and goldenrod filter.

Tomtint · Jul 23, 2017

kthompson said:
Glad you thought to bolt it down, I did not think about mine moving and it did. Only problem was hose got jammed and bugger to move back so hose could come out.

How about a solar battery charger for the battery, will it get enough sun light for that?

I have not looked into a solar power supply, For the few times I will use it, I think the jump box with alligator clips should do the job.