My Diesel Storage and Transfer Set-up

[LBrown59]

I went to a plumbing shop this morning and got a 2'' x 3/4'' reducer and a 3/4'' collar.
I had them weld one end of the collar to the inside of the reducer so now I can screw a 3/4'' nipple into each end of the reducer.
Just screw the 2'' threaded outside of the bushing into the 2'' threaded bung of the drum and problem solved.
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I though welding the reducer and collar together solved the problem but it didn't because it leaked past the weld.

I fixced that with this.
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk286/lb59/100_2376.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk286/lb59/100_2378.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk286/lb59/100_2377.jpg
There is no way this weld can leak.

 

[LBrown59]

Might want to double check prices first. All of the local services have at least 150 gal. minimum or else they charge an extra delivery fee.

There are 3 suppliers here.
All three of them have a 150 gal. minimum.
I got my first home delivery of 60 gallons yesterday.
There was no extra delivery fee because they were already in my area making deliveries.

People get thrown when they hear 150 gal etc minimum delivery and get side tracked into thinking they can't get home delivery.
A minimum gal. requirement and topping off your tank when they are already in your area are 2 different things.
Most folks get so all hung up and taken aback when they hear Min delivery that they never consider the topping off alternative.

 

[LBrown59]

Cool. Hope it works out better for you.

It did .
Got 60 gallons delivered yesterday .
They were already making deliveries in my area or were going past my place so no Min was required and no extra charges applied.

 

[LBrown59]

No not yet. Still waiting on the tank and pump to be delivered from Northern.

Mine has been done for a little while.
I have run about 25 gal of fuel through it since 5-30-8.
I love it.
better hurry up and get yours done cause Ya don't know what yer missing.
I just got my first (60 gallon) load of home delivered fuel yeaterday.

How are you coming along with your set-up???

 

[LBrown59]

UP DATE

I though welding the reducer and collar together solved the problem but it didn't because it leaked past the weld.

I fixced that with this.
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk286/lb59/100_2376.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk286/lb59/100_2378.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk286/lb59/100_2377.jpg
There is no way this weld can leak.

Reposted with thumb nails.




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[patrick_g]

LB, IF you let the fuel delivery outfits know you need fuel well in advance of running out and tell them to stop by when it is convenient for them I find that it can get you good service. On the other hand, some vendors are just plain stiff necked and rules is rules! I don't waste time on them a second time even if I need twice the minimum delivery.

I buy over a years worth at a time but since I am in the one outfit's "system", having bought fuel before with a good check, they make the delivery and within a week to a month mail me a bill. Pretty casual and convenient.

RE diesel leaking through a weld. Sorry, but it was a bad weld. A good weld is fused metal through and through and not even semipermeable to fuel. I have considerable experience in making bad welds on fuel systems and have had to struggle sometimes to stop the leak.

When welding old rusty (sometimes thin) metal that likes to burn through it is easy to end up with a leaky weld. Galvanize can cause problems with leaks too. I find that one good way to seal a leaky weld is cleaning the area as good as possible and then brazing with plenty of flux will make the weld liquid tight even when under pressure.

Hard soldering works too.

Pat

Pat

 

[LBrown59]

RE diesel leaking through a weld.
Sorry, but it was a bad weld.
A good weld is fused metal through and through and not even semipermeable to fuel. Pat

This one can't air leak even if the weld was bad because the fuel only passes through the pipe instead of both the pipe and the bushing.

This is one solid pipe going clear through the bushing
not 2 seperate pipes , one welded on each end of the bushing.

 

[patrick_g]

This one can't air leak even if the weld was bad because the fuel only passes through the pipe instead of both the pipe and the bushing.

This is one solid pipe going clear through the bushing
not 2 seperate pipes , one welded on each end of the bushing.

Not condemning your work, but while we were on the topic I did want to mention that I have had some leaky welds and how I finally fixed them.

Better welders probably don't have my problems.

Pat

 

[LBrown59]

Not condemning your work.

Pat

I know you're not but it's kind of hard to tell how it's put together from just looking at the pictures so I thought i better explaine that.

All the bushing does is support the suction tube .
No fuel flows through the bushing there fore it can't leak .

 

[flINTLOCK]

I want to use the caddy for gas to operate mowers. Any reason a similar rig to yours wouldn't work for gasoline?? Of course, an appropriate gas compatible pump would be necessary, increasing expense.