what do you do for fuel storage?

[Short Game]

I'm lucky to live well back off the county road where it dead-ends, and the tweakers would have to cross a wide expanse of open field to partake of my fuel. It is a defensible position. I have an certifiably insane neighbor, and that is probably the biggest threat I'll have to deal with. I'm more concerned about sabotage than theft.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Security is a concern. Needing fuel and not being able to get it is a concern.

When you are miles away from a source of fuel in a major ice storm as we found ourselves with our generator was drinking about 25 gallons a day with only electric heat source and kids in the house security concerns move to second place at my house.

60 foot from your back door is about the best security but one can not stay home 24/7.

 

[grsthegreat]

I know that I wouldn't need to fill it completely, but condensation is something to be concerned with. I always top off the tank (in the tractor) or run it dry (walk behind mower and weed wacker) before the winter.

My annual usage of diesel is (a real wild assed guess here) about 30 gallons, give or take. Might be a bit more if any special projects and would definitely be more if I get the PTO generator we're considering (assuming a power los, of course).

To save a fuel bucks, I'd have my fuel oil company fill the tank...but that won't be winterized fuel, obviously....so I'd be adding an additive (which I do anyway).

Anyway, unless we do buy that generator, I won't really need to keep that much fuel on hand. So, no tank purchase until after the generator purchase.

But, there are a number of TBNers in the south central and SE Pennsylvania area as well as a few in northern MD....so somebody may get use of that tank, which is why I posted the info about it.

yeiks..30 gal is that all... you need to play more. I filled 30 gal worth of 5 gal cans last month...nearly 1/2 empty and the tractor needs a refueling again.

 

[RoyJackson]

yeiks..30 gal is that all... you need to play more. I filled 30 gal worth of 5 gal cans last month...nearly 1/2 empty and the tractor needs a refueling again.

Well, these Yanmar engines are very frugal with fuel...and, the work (other then mowing and snow removal) I bought a tractor for initially is long done.
I really don't need a tractor anymore...a larger lawn and garden tractor could do 95% of the work. But, I enjoy having one...and when I do need one, it's invaluable.
Of course, it's also paid for!!!

 

[oldboyscout]

Gary et al,
what if I welded larger flat tabs to the sides, to have more surface area to distribute the load?
I'm only looking at 15 or 25 gallons tank

 

[JoeL4330]

build a frame out of angle ...if you put casters on, lifting w. pallet forks is easy; if you are planning to lift w. FEL-chain, you would need to "bridle" it (IMHO) if you are planning to lift it w. fuel in it ...fuel sloshing in the tank is not your friend and few such "transfer" tanks are baffled.

 

[moored4]

build a frame out of angle ........... if you are planning to lift w. FEL-chain, you would need to "bridle" it (IMHO) if you are planning to lift it w. fuel in it ...fuel sloshing in the tank is not your friend and few such "transfer" tanks are baffled.

That is the way I move my 40 gal tank that I showed early in this thread, chain sling, and the "sloshing" doesn't realy happen, I keep my chains short and I'm also assuming that you'll be on a driveway and transfering it from truck to storage building! No quick turns of course :thumbsup:

 

[JoeL4330]

Moored4: Nice fab ...i went to your build thread to see how you attached the chain--neat. On my refueling tanks I've found that spiders and other creatures seem to like the inside of the filler-nozzle and I once had same flow into my tractor tank and cause a clog... so now, I either cap the filler-nozzle when not in use or run the first little bit of flow back into the transfer tank so that it's filter will take care of things.

 

[ultrarunner]

I prefer cranking my hand pump to worrying about gravity working when I'm not around. I'd hate to walk out and find I'd lost 100 gallons of diesel on the ground.

Fire Marshall will not allow any gravity tanks in the county... has to have a pump... goes for oils and solvents too.

I use the 34 gallon tank in my truck to haul and store fuel. Installed a 3-way valve and it's been working great since 1990...

 

[bucktaker]

i picked up a 55 gal plastic barrel with plastic fittings. After I leak test/clean with water I am going to add a hand pump, nozzle, filter.
Will I have issues filling this thing with fuel at the landmark place since its not an approved container?