What do you use for a fuel transfer tank?

[1stDeuce]

Just FYI, you'll have to vent any kind of tank to get fuel out of it. And any "vented" tank can have a valve added to close the vent, but you might find that it gets damaged by pressure or vacuum with large temp changes, depending on the type of fill cap... I think you'll find that even in your garage, you'll not have much of an issue with a vented container of diesel... Diesel doesn't evaporate like gasoline does...

 

[jaxs]

"And for my 5 gallon cans I use Justrite Galvanized Steel, with the metal nozzle that I got on a bodacious sale price."
Diesel,esp bio will desolve galvanizing then deposit it in cylinders during combustion. Many 55 gallon drums are galvanized also. I bought a dented semi-truck saddle tank from a private trucker. DOT forbid's having damage to fuel tanks so there's a lot of ongoing replacements. Corporate lawyers insist that dealerships destroy tanks so you might have problems in buying one.

 

[ronniebrugh]

have you considered build a small enclosure outside of garage to keep fuel in ?

 

[JPRambo]

At work we use a 120 gallon tank on a small trailer.

 

[jajiu]

I got tired of those 5-gal. cans spilling all over the place, heavy, hard to lift and fill, so I bit the bullet and bought a Roughneck tank with a pump. Holds 30-gal. and I can go all summer with that.View attachment 520259

 

[ericm979]

How do you get that Roughneck tank in and out of the truck to get it filled? It looks like it can't be laid down when full.

 

[jajiu]

How do you get that Roughneck tank in and out of the truck to get it filled? It looks like it can't be laid down when full.

You can't lay it down, I use a small utility trailer and roll it into it and tie it to the trailer. When it is full, it is extremely heavy, but with my low trailer, it will slide to the ramp and down it and where I keep it is close to the door of the barn.

 

[TractorGuy]

I've become more concerned with fumes in my garage so I moved all my fuel storage outside under a carport. I added air compressor mufflers to vent my drums.

 

[fatjay]

I've decided to go with a 55gal barrel with rotary pump. I can strap it to my refrigerator dolly to get on and off the trailer, and haul it to the tax free diesel pump.

 

[fatjay]

I want an electric pump, but the prices I found were outrageous. I'll keep an eye on sales, hopefully one will show up eventually.