White plastic screen fell into gas tank on XG3140

CMV · Apr 11, 2018

Saw the whole can for like $45 at local tractor dealer. I already have a lot of $ in all the 5 gal cans I have now...hate putting more on top of that. Will eventually do something better. My little tractor sips diesel and for as long as I ever have to play (errr work) in a single day, 5 gal at a time is plenty. Otherwise, I'm storing gasoline for small engine stuff but mostly as a supply for small backup generator. So 2x per year when I dump all that into the vehicles and then go swap out for fresh fuel, I curse my enviro-spouts and crappy 5 gal cans, but not enough to spend several hundred $ to replace them all either.

I would like something better like a rolling 35-40 gal deal (gas buddy?) with hand pump. Definitely would like something better for the tractor just due to the placement of fuel filler top middle of hood making holding a 5gal suspended and engaging the enviro-spout awkward. But I don't deal with them frequently enough to justify spending much more....

There's also a gas station about 3/4 mile from my property where my tractor stays. So really I could spend the extra time and just go there for fuel and skip the 5 gal diesel cans entirely.

Olympus · Apr 11, 2018

CMV said:
Saw the whole can for like $45 at local tractor dealer. I already have a lot of $ in all the 5 gal cans I have now...hate putting more on top of that. Will eventually do something better. My little tractor sips diesel and for as long as I ever have to play (errr work) in a single day, 5 gal at a time is plenty. Otherwise, I'm storing gasoline for small engine stuff but mostly as a supply for small backup generator. So 2x per year when I dump all that into the vehicles and then go swap out for fresh fuel, I curse my enviro-spouts and crappy 5 gal cans, but not enough to spend several hundred $ to replace them all either.

I would like something better like a rolling 35-40 gal deal (gas buddy?) with hand pump. Definitely would like something better for the tractor just due to the placement of fuel filler top middle of hood making holding a 5gal suspended and engaging the enviro-spout awkward. But I don't deal with them frequently enough to justify spending much more....

There's also a gas station about 3/4 mile from my property where my tractor stays. So really I could spend the extra time and just go there for fuel and skip the 5 gal diesel cans entirely.

Most of the rolling containers with a pump are only rated for diesel. The ones rated for gas are topically gravity feed. For a while, I used a 40gal plastic drum and put a crank style hand pump on it. It worked, but it was bulky and leaky and took up floor space in my shop and I don’t go through that much diesel anyway.

So just the other day, I went to Rural King and bought a 5gal diesel jug for $15 and a high flow EZ-Pour kit for $10. Worth every penny to me and still cheaper than the $45 you spent for the ridiculous safety spout can.

ehinson · Apr 13, 2018

I got tired of spilling fuel on the tractor and sometimes myself, so I got lazy and got a battery operated Kerosene pump off of Amazon.

Takes a few minutes to fill her up but I don't spill anything, don't have to lift the can higher than sitting it on whatever attachment I have connected.

And I don't suck up anything in the bottom of the can.

I just added an o-ring around the plastic screen, snug fit but it would take allot harder hit to pop it in the tank now.

rdh54 · Apr 22, 2018

Doofy said:
Good info...but, but, $49 for a 50 cent strainer?

You can get one from messicks for a few bucks. Same thing happened to my screen when I was refueling and the government mandated fuel can slipped off the lip and punched the filter out.