Pouring That Diesel

[W5FL]

Mark, when I was a kid, my next door neighbor was always using a bumper jack working on his car. My dad was a mechanic and would offer to let him use his stands or at least put something substantial under the car.

After I went off to college, they burried the neighbor. Car fell on him and killed him. Saving money is good, but you sure need to be sure how you save it. My dad's auto stands were made from old Model T Axles. Didn't cost anything, but were excellent for the purpose. 60 years later still in regular use.

 

[TexasJeff]

I Poured diesel for a year or so then decided there was a better way!! So for $45 there was 30 dollars for a rotary barrel pump from northern hydraulic and 15 dollars for a 17 gallon barrel cut the pump suction pipe to the depth of the barrel. Now I have something small enough to handle if needed but will give me many,many hours of fuel for a 25 hp IH (mitsubishi)without to much on hand to go bad even though I use additivies anti-alge ,gel ect.The condensation around here is the problem 100 degrees with 100% humidity avg summer temp

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Harv,

Simple-Green may not work on a Kubota owner's jeans. It may even breach tractor etiquette or be prohibited.

 

[glennmac]

Oops, that wiseacre comment was me. Forgot I was logged off.

 

[Harv]

Wiseacre... I mean, Glenn -

Simple Green did the trick 'cuz I faked it out -- (my jeans were <font color=blue>blue</font color=blue>). /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

- Simply Orange,

 

[jgh]

10/30

[turning brakes, is that how you guys get back a-Round to the topic"? /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif Oh, I'm just phueling your leg....]

In looking at small excavators, I recall that Schaeff (which makes the NH EC series, too) offers an electric refueling pump as an option. No idea of the cost. Anybody know if tractor of any color offers that? Would it be a good idea? I'll bet Chalkley or Harv could design one, huh? /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

You don't have the explosion risk as with gas, so it seems safe enough, right?

Jim

 

[bpence]

Harv, I said I'd let you know how the block and tackle system worked that I rigged for can lifting.........it was, simply put; simple and easy. I'm somewhat photographically challenged, but I think I can explain the whole thing easily. I started with one double block pulley and one single block pulley I bought at Home Depot for about $2 ea., a screw-in hook for one of the barn trusses, a length of rope (brown, in the barn when I needed it), some tubing and clamps to emulate the filler hose you had in your picture, and two 3" "S" hooks that I bent the top closed on. The block and tackle gave me a 3:1 purchase on the lift - real easy to pull.

The "S" hooks were used at the ends of a rope that was allowed to slide through a bowline knot (small loop) on the end of the rope running from the pulleys, allowing the fuel can to be hoisted by attaching the hooks to both handles (top and side) before lifting and then simply sliding to a more horizontal position when dumping the fuel. This piece was custom made using an empty can to get just the right length.

I also put a garden hose shut off at the end of the filler hose and used a garden hose male end to get this to attach to the clear vinyl hose. This allowed me to put in as much fuel as necessary and then stop the flow. A B7100 doesn't have a real big tank and won't always take 5 gallons of fuel, so I could hoist the can, position the hose, and then turn on the flow.

The only dilema was what to do with the rope in my right hand after I pulled and lifted the can. Solution: since the rope was longer than needed for the first trial run, I simply made a loop on the end and slipped it over the vise on my workbench. Any immovable object would work.

All told, I have less than $8 in purchased materials for this system. Works for me. This is one of those things where Harv really deserves the credit for a good idea. The thought process to solve the problem was simple and perfect.

I hope this all makes sense. This was really simple to make. Took all of about 15 minutes, and is hanging there near the entrance doors whenever needed.

Bob Pence

 

[Harv]

Bob -

Thanks for the update!

Sounds like you've gotten ahead of me on this one. I haven't played much with ropes and pulleys -- too bad you can't post a picture. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

It's too soon to say I have a pattern for refueling yet, but so far I've just waited for my fuel guage to register a quarter of a tank or less so I know there's room to dump another 5 gallons in. My L2500 only has a 7.7-gallon tank, but the quarter-tank approach works out just fine.

Nice to know that it's easy to add a shutoff if need should arise.

 

[chuckp]

Harv, Bob:
There are some pouring spouts (in walmart automotive dept for $3.50)that have a shutoff built into them. The hose that comes with it is only 12 inches long, however, it is easily replaced with a longer piece of Tygon tubing./w3tcompact/icons/cool.gif

Chuck

 

[Von]

Re: Beats Pouring That Diesel

Harv, This is the way to do it! 35 gal. drum and hand pump. I just put the barrel in the bucket and fill up at the farmers down the road w/ #2 diesel.

Von