what do you do for fuel storage?

[TripleR]

We have 300 gallon tanks on stilts on both farms.

 

[JD230511]

we use a 100 gallon diesel tank that fitts in the truck bed.maybe those of you looking for fuel tanks should check out TSC as they have 60 to 120 gallon tanks.

I like this ideal, but I dont want it in the bed of my truck.... I have a short bed truck. maybe I can think of a way to mount it up off the ground in the barn.

 

[canoetrpr]

I have a 300 gallon steel diesel tank that came with my farm. Frankly I don't think there is any other way to go now that I have had this.

With my L3400 I used to put on 50-60 hours a year and had a 100 gallons put in once a year with stabilizer / anti-gel stuff. I expect to go through more fuel with my M7040 so filled 150 gallons this time. Will see how long it lasts.

I have a FillRite hand pump and wish I had gotten setup with an electric pump with a gauge instead.

 

[Canada_CT230]

I have a plastic 55 gal drum with a rotary pump. I take it twice a year to the card lock and fill it with 200L of diesel. I throw in a diesel additive so no worries with colder weather and summer fuel. Works well and only take a dozen or two cranks to fill my tractor.

Just keep the transport low key because the drum is probably not an approved transport container. I go after hours to the card lock.

I strap the drum to the pallet forks and lift it off the truck and take it to the tractor shed.

The cost is very affordable too...$5 for the barrel and $25 for the rotary pump and maybe $10 for fittings and some tubing.

I cleaned out the drum with a pressure washer down the bung hole and then put the shop vac on blow and left the drum in the sun for an hour with the shop vac circulating air and drying out the water. After that it was clean as a whistle on the inside.

 

[bigbull338]

you can also put those tanks like im talking about on a 2 wheel trailer.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

The tank size is all revelant to how much fuel you use and how fast. No sense in letting it sit a long time even if you use a stabilizer. We have a Wilco store close and they have square 50 Gal tanks for $299. I have two, one for gas and one for diesel. Bolted C channel to the feet and added 4 wheels (two swivel). That puts it high enough to use the FEL forks to load and unload into the PU. Bought a Fil-Rite hand rotary pump w/filter for each one at about $165 ea. Unless you are using it a lot the cost of an electric pump is not very effective cost wise @ $100+ more and the hassel of hooking it up. Now I can roll the tank where i need it.

I have a BX25 workhorse and a shop heater using the diesel. The gas is used in lawn equip, chain saws, and my 17.5 KW emergency gen set. Here in WA state we can call this off-road use and get a rebate on the road use taxes. For the qty I buy getting off-road fuel is too big a hassel. TSC has the same tank and pump but their local outlet, Del's Farm Store, cannot sell them, they want more for the same tank also plus shipping.

We shop at Fred Meyers (a PNW Kroger subsid) and their rewards system gets me $.10 off every gallon so their price is better than the co-ops that sell tax exempt gas & diesel. If you use their credit card you get $.20/gal off.

Hope this helps somebody's decision making.

Ron

 

[RoyJackson]

I like this ideal, but I dont want it in the bed of my truck.... I have a short bed truck. maybe I can think of a way to mount it up off the ground in the barn.

Look for a small, road worthy (if desired) trailer on Craigslist. You can pick up some pretty cheap if you aren't too concerned about cosmetics.
You will want to consider how to ground something like this, however.

 

[schoolsout]

I have a plastic 55 gal drum with a rotary pump. I take it twice a year to the card lock and fill it with 200L of diesel. I throw in a diesel additive so no worries with colder weather and summer fuel. Works well and only take a dozen or two cranks to fill my tractor.

Just keep the transport low key because the drum is probably not an approved transport container. I go after hours to the card lock.

I strap the drum to the pallet forks and lift it off the truck and take it to the tractor shed.

The cost is very affordable too...$5 for the barrel and $25 for the rotary pump and maybe $10 for fittings and some tubing.

I cleaned out the drum with a pressure washer down the bung hole and then put the shop vac on blow and left the drum in the sun for an hour with the shop vac circulating air and drying out the water. After that it was clean as a whistle on the inside.

I've got a rotary pump (el cheapo) that is made for a steel 55 Gal drum, but have a plastic drum and the fitting is different. Where did you find your fittings? Basically, I'm looking for the collar that mates the shaft of the pump to the barrel.

 

[moored4]

I got a 40 gal. tank off of a old refer simi-trailer. Fill it once in the fall to keep condensation out. During the hay season put it in the pick-up to fill all of the tractors that are used. We go thru 200+ gallons a year but this keeps us out of all of the rules for containment and storage that the Gov. has!

 

[RoyJackson]

I got a 40 gal. tank off of a old refer simi-trailer. Fill it once in the fall to keep condensation out. During the hay season put it in the pick-up to fill all of the tractors that are used. We go thru 200+ gallons a year but this keeps us out of all of the rules for containment and storage that the Gov. has!

That's a nice setup!!