Rust in a fuel tank

[woodlandfarms]

So I got off the phone with the factory, discussing a different issue. They informed me that I should cut the tank open. That my design (the closed design) has changed and now the new tanks have a bolted on lid so that it can be removed and cleaned.

 

[TractorGuy]

My backhoe had the fuel system clogged with rust when I got it. The tank was just rusty on the bottom. I cleaned it out with a pressure washer and put a mixture of 50% water, 50% vinegar in it and let it sit a day or so. Washed it out with the pressure washer again and dried it out with a heat gun. I added a small engine fuel filter on the supply line so I could monitor if it got more rust and had to change that once or twice but no problems since.

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[aczlan]

My backhoe had the fuel system clogged with rust when I got it. The tank was just rusty on the bottom. I cleaned it out with a pressure washer and put a mixture of 50% water, 50% vinegar in it and let it sit a day or so. Washed it out with the pressure washer again and dried it out with a heat gun. I added a small engine fuel filter on the supply line so I could monitor if it got more rust and had to change that once or twice but no problems since.

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Amazon sells a 45degree angle adapter for pressure washers that works well, it quick connects between the wand and the nozzle.
That might make it easier to get around and into the corners.

Aaron Z