Plastic drum OK for diesel?
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Jag
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Re: Plastic drum OK for diesel?/What about GAS?
EJB, it is..... well I will not get into the law... Drums vertical, no leaks around the hole fittings... Do not think I would want to store that much gas.. any leak ... the vapors are what's so bad....
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EJB, it is..... well I will not get into the law... Drums vertical, no leaks around the hole fittings... Do not think I would want to store that much gas.. any leak ... the vapors are what's so bad....
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by Jag on 10/11/01 10:43 PM (server time).</FONT></P>
bgott
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Re: Plastic drum OK for diesel?/What about GAS?
Keep them vented and out of the sun. When gas gets warm it vaporizes and expands and turns the barrel into one hell of a potential bomb. The top and bottom bulge out and the barrel falls over, not a pretty sight.
Keep them vented and out of the sun. When gas gets warm it vaporizes and expands and turns the barrel into one hell of a potential bomb. The top and bottom bulge out and the barrel falls over, not a pretty sight.
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Al, naturally I don't really know the chemical composition of the hose I'm using, but I think it's some kind of vinyl. At any rate, I've been using it for a couple of years and see no deterioration.
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I stored gas in a plastic barrel. It got hot and the barrel expanded so much that I couldn't get the cap out. It started to bulge. I got scared. I cooled it down with a garden hose, emptied the barrel into my vehicles, washed it out several times, cut the top off and used it for a trash can. Moral of the story, I was stupid.
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I've got my diesel in a plastic barrel, out of the sun, but don't have gasoline in anything except 5 gallon plastic can. However, I leave one of the bung caps a little loose even on the diesel to vent it just a little bit.
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I have been reading though the posts and was wondering why folks are keeping 55 up to 275 gallons of diesel fuel in storage and buying it by the drum full. My new Kubota BX2200 is using less than 1/2 gallon per hour so far, that would be hundreds of hours of fuel stored. Why so much?
I would like to get maybe a 20 gallon tank that would be plenty in one trip. If I could find one. Thanks
Bill
I would like to get maybe a 20 gallon tank that would be plenty in one trip. If I could find one. Thanks
Bill
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Bill, I can only speak for myself, but it's 20 miles for me to go after diesel fuel, 5 gallon cans are a bit heavy and awkward to pour into the fuel tank on top of the tractor, and my tractor averages about .7 gallon per hour, so it's much handier to buy 55 gallons at a time and use a cheap pump without picking up any weight. I load and unload the barrel, on its pallet, with the tractor. I wouldn't want to admit to being lazy (well . . ., maybe I would)./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
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I wouldn't consider that being lazy./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif I have been pouring 5 gallons cans of diesel the last 2 summers. I've dropped them, spilled them, and over filled them. Every time I pour another 5 gallons into tank. I swear I'm not going to lift another one. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gifI have enough to get me to next summer. Then it's at least a 55-gallon drum with a pump. Local supplier will bring out 50 or more gallons. Just have to wait until he has another delivery in the area./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
I wouldn't consider that being lazy./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif I have been pouring 5 gallons cans of diesel the last 2 summers. I've dropped them, spilled them, and over filled them. Every time I pour another 5 gallons into tank. I swear I'm not going to lift another one. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gifI have enough to get me to next summer. Then it's at least a 55-gallon drum with a pump. Local supplier will bring out 50 or more gallons. Just have to wait until he has another delivery in the area./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
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Re: Plastic drum OK for diesel?/What about GAS?
Be VERY VERY careful using plastic drums for gasoline. A neighbor almost burned down a shed when he tried to pump gasoline from a plastic barrel to a metal gas can. Barrel was on the ground but can develop (and store) high levels od static electricity (where metal drums would be grounded).
Plastic is OK for diesel/kerosene but gasoline vapors are much too explosive to mess with un-approved containers.
Steve
Be VERY VERY careful using plastic drums for gasoline. A neighbor almost burned down a shed when he tried to pump gasoline from a plastic barrel to a metal gas can. Barrel was on the ground but can develop (and store) high levels od static electricity (where metal drums would be grounded).
Plastic is OK for diesel/kerosene but gasoline vapors are much too explosive to mess with un-approved containers.
Steve