off road diesel

[nyone]

Then starts the battle of keeping that fuel clean and free of moisture. Plus the cost of setting up everything (tank, pump).

If I was the OP, I’d install tank in bed of truck and fuel up from there. I wouldn’t know what to do without mine. It’s an essential tool.

I'm currently burning home heating oil that I bought on 3/2020. Its stored outside in a home heating oil tank. I believe I have aboit $300 into the setup. The tank is currently half full and I treated it with power service bio clean aboit 4yrs ago. The goldenrod filter got changed once and stays clean with nothing in the clear bowl. Not much "battle" going on here.
Location is NY.

 

[fidowanttobe]

Then starts the battle of keeping that fuel clean and free of moisture. Plus the cost of setting up everything (tank, pump).

If I was the OP, I’d install tank in bed of truck and fuel up from there. I wouldn’t know what to do without mine. It’s an essential tool.

Don't you hate giving up the truck bed space for it though? Hated the damn service tank in every construction truck I drove.
But now I use 50 ish gallons of diesel a year only.

 

[Cycledude]

Around here in Wisconsin there are several outfits that will deliver off road diesel fuel. The same places also deliver gasoline and heating oil. You need to have your own tank to store it in or you could lease a tank. I have been doing business with a local coop for many years, they have regular scheduled routes designed to make sure your getting all the fuel you need when you need it. A simple phone call to one of your local suppliers should get the ball rolling pretty easily. Around here delivered price is usually the same price as buying it at the station. My local coop gives a $10 discount if you pay with cash or check within 10 days of delivery.

 

[Hay Dude]

Don't you hate giving up the truck bed space for it though? Hated the damn service tank in every construction truck I drove.
But now I use 50 ish gallons of diesel a year only.

No. I have a 9 foot flatbed. 7’ behind it is plenty.

 

[Hay Dude]

I'm currently burning home heating oil that I bought on 3/2020. Its stored outside in a home heating oil tank. I believe I have aboit $300 into the setup. The tank is currently half full and I treated it with power service bio clean aboit 4yrs ago. The goldenrod filter got changed once and stays clean with nothing in the clear bowl. Not much "battle" going on here.
Location is NY.

I used to roll the way you do….thinkin outdoor stored old fuel with heat/cold cycles wouldn’t matter.
Then I did a $7,000 injector job.

Good luck.

 

[Hay Dude]

Around here in Wisconsin there are several outfits that will deliver off road diesel fuel. The same places also deliver gasoline and heating oil. You need to have your own tank to store it in or you could lease a tank. I have been doing business with a local coop for many years, they have regular scheduled routes designed to make sure your getting all the fuel you need when you need it. A simple phone call to one of your local suppliers should get the ball rolling pretty easily. Around here delivered price is usually the same price as buying it at the station. My local coop gives a $10 discount if you pay with cash or check within 10 days of delivery.

Lately I see “On-site fuel delivery” trucks. They roll up on you wherever you and your equipment are, and fill you up.
That would be great for me as running down the road to get fuel 3 times a week for 75 gallons at a time is a horrendous waste of my time, and I cannot run a tractor & baler back to my shop every time I need fuel, either.

You ain’t gonna get it delivered for $2.99/gallon though.

 

[greenie]

I used to roll the way you do….thinkin outdoor stored old fuel with heat/cold cycles wouldn’t matter.
Then I did a $7,000 injector job.

Good luck.

I have an outside tank that I set up in 1989. It's still in service and I've never had any issues with water, algae, or dirt. If there is a concern 12/120 volt pumps can have filters installed; Goldenrod has a clear bowl with a drain. Temperature range here is -20F to 100 F.

 

[Hay Dude]

You must have a special kind of luck. Fuel left outside like that just about anywhere else would trash todays injectors quick

 

[bdhsfz6]

Back when I was considering a 300 gal. outdoor skid tank for ORD, the local Kubota dealer warned me about these potential problems and their possible affect on Kubota injectors. His main concern was water build up caused by condensation in a partially filled tank. He recommended using algae treatment, filters and a water separator.

Instead of the skid tank, I decided to use #2 home heating oil and pump it from my indoor storage tank. No issues in almost 40 years doing it this way.

 

[fidowanttobe]

I have a WWII military generator that starts on gas and then flips to diesel. So it's old. And has never even seen shade.
I was concerned about the diesel that was in it cuz it was a lot so I dipped it with a paste that would turn color if moisture was present.
A bunch of times because it was negative.
So I have ran this thing off of that fuel for hours and it doesn't do anything funny. But, . . . this is old tech.
But I still don't understand that the fuel is still un-contaminated after decades. And in North Dakota, we have quite the temperature range.