Unloading 15 Gallons of Diesel

[Harv]

<font color=blue>His system uses pulleys and such</font color=blue>

Actually, Roy, I never got around to rigging the pulleys, but you're probably remembering <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tractorbynet.com/forumfiles/47-128906-PouringDiesel.jpg>this picture</A> I posted a while back. I just hang it on a sling hook attached to the eves of the shop.

I use a couple of yellow 6-gallon cans that actually have "Diesel" embossed on the sides. That's about as much as I care to hoist by hand, and when I get tired of that I'll figure out something else. That's where the real fun is anyway.

 

[Hillbilly]

Thats a West Virginia credit card....

 

[TonyC]

If you have a set of forks you can strap it to a skid.

 

[LBrown59]

Yep:
Put it on a dolly and run it right off your trucks tail gate onto a shelf the same height.

 

[Highbeam]

You don't need to fill them full. I wanted a single 55 gallon barrel of diesel but instead picked up two barrels and filled them each with 25 gallons of OR diesel. 25 gallons in a steel barrel is light enough to work with and tip up from laying down on its side. I then pumped one barrel into the other with my 11$ harbor freight rotary pump, then moved the pump to the full barrel. I will add 25 gallons when I think the barrel is getting down. I saved 40 cents per gallon and the barrel is always ready for me to make a withdrawl.

 

[MikePA]

Thanks, but I got my answer 4 years ago.

 

[3720_Owner]

But there have been so many advances in fuel delivery systems in the past 4 years. I bet that string attached to the garage door (a few posts back) has been upgraded to a rope.

Steven

 

[Nuru]

Yep, you could also go get two 2 by 6 laminated planks, and wheel'em up and down with your hand Dolly.

 

[SteveInMD]

Thanks, but I got my answer 4 years ago.

Good! Because 4 years is a long time to drive around with containers of diesel in your pickup!

 

[LBrown59]

You don't need to fill them full. I wanted a single 55 gallon barrel of diesel but instead picked up two barrels and filled them each with 25 gallons of OR diesel. 25 gallons in a steel barrel is light enough to work with and tip up from laying down on its side. I then pumped one barrel into the other with my 11$ harbor freight rotary pump, then moved the pump to the full barrel. I will add 25 gallons when I think the barrel is getting down. I saved 40 cents per gallon and the barrel is always ready for me to make a withdrawl.

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Instead of fooling around with 2 55 gallon drums why not go with 1 and have the distribution fill it for you when they are in your area?

I have 1 or 2 distributors and a bulk plant here that will top off my drum whenever they are making deliveries in my area.