What do you use for diesel transfer storage?

[ponytug]

I have been using metal Jerry cans for diesel storage, and I am considering a transfer tank. Any recommendations? I suspect that we don't use enough per year to make it worthwhile to have fuel delivered, so it might need to be a tank that can be loaded and unloaded from a pickup easily. (I have forks)

Steel vs aluminum vs plastic? Size? (1 month? Six months?) For fuel quality reasons and for fire risks, I am reluctant to go too large, so tanks on stands are probably out.

Thanks in advance!

Peter

 

[Peter 315]

I have 2 a 100g tank for my pickup and a 275g bulk tank. Sometimes I have the oil delivery guy fill the bulk if I am home when he comes. Both are steel tanks with filters..

 

[Hay Dude]

Do you have a truck? I’d do a tank on the bed. Goes everywhere with you. Look, if you have to fill gerry cans, you have to drive to a filling station, right? Might as well have the tank on board your truck.

 

[Tinhack]

I've been using a 30-gallon barrel. I bought it new, so it came with the plugs. I thought about a 50 but this is easier for me to move around on a dolly. I use a 12v battery powered pump and it's set up on the dolly. When it's empty, I strap it down in the truck and take it to the gas/diesel station. I don't use much anymore so the 30 gallons lasts for about 3 fills or 2-3 front field mows. Before I take it to the station, I pour in measured amounts of biocide and a diesel power additive. It mixes as I fill the barrel.

I fully marked my barrel with an NFPA Diesel Fuel 1-2-0 Sign by the way.

 

[oldnslo]

What are the EPA restrictions in your area for hauling xx quantity of fuel? Does it have to be in approved containers? Hazzard cargo permits, etc.

 

[grsthegreat]

i use this setup. its on a small pallet which sits atop a base with wheels. the battery sits off to the side. holds 50 gallons and pump 10 GPM.

 

[mikester]

I rent a diesel tank from my fuel supplier. Got a brand new 500gallon double walled tank complete with electric metered pump and filter. In the good old days the tanks were supplied for free, these days it's $100/year. Your farm/property insurance company will be happier with you too.

 

[jyoutz]

I have a 30 gallon rolling transfer tank with a hand pump. I strap it to a pallet and load/unload from the truck with pallet forks. It works. A better solution I’ve been considering would be to buy a truck bed transfer tank and attach it to the front of a small trailer. These tanks are thin, so the trailer would still be usable for other purposes.

 

[rgr33]

I have a 50 gal steel tank I got from NAPA. I put an electric pump on it. It’s mounted on a heavy duty skid, and is easy to transport to the card lock fuel station. I figure I save about $25 in road taxes evdry time I fill it with off road diesel

I curse myself for waiting so long to pull the trigger on this set up. 5 gallon cans are for the birds

 

[newbury]

Steel vs aluminum vs plastic? Size? (1 month? Six months?)

Peter

C'mon, tell us what your consumption per time period is, many solutions for high consumption are not viable for low consumption.
I've :
several 5 gallon Justrite
Two 5 gallon NATO style Jerry cans
a 15 gallon wheeled tank from Northern Tools
Two 50 gallon steel cubes from tractor supply (got for $50 slightly used by a suburbanite with ~5 acres and a 20HP tractor).
I also have FEL's and plastic tubes and tend to put the containers in the bucket and siphon fuel into my tank.
I also obtained a 275 gallon IBC tote I had planned to use for fuel, but my rate of consumption dropped.