Oil & Fuel any easy way to get gas in the tank?

[Ken45101]

1*What do you fill it with Diesel or fuel oil.
Is it dyed or not ?

Off road (dyed) diesel.

 

[Gary Fowler]

It is hard to imagine anyone having a tractor for any length of time and not have a small (or large) fuel tank and pumpto fuel it with. I used the 5 gallon can a couple of times before I decided that $500 for a tank and electric pump was cheap compared to possibility of slipping and falling from the tractor while trying to hold up a 5 gallon jug of fuel. With my back already with problems of weak vertabrae, a tank and pump was a no-brainer. I also get the fuel a bit cheaper and delivered to the farm so I dont have to haul the plastic fuel containers back and forth. Cost of fuel difference-not enough to pay for the tank and pump for many years, Ease of filling- PRICELESS.

 

[9973720wb19]

I have 3720 which the filler is up to my nose. I purchased one of those folding 4foot long about 2 feet high flat bench/latter things. You'll see them at Lowes or Home Depot - they are mainly used for like painting and things. it gives me a large platform to stand on and i have no problems now with a 5 gallon filling.

 

[LBrown59]

It is hard to imagine anyone having a tractor for any length of time and not have a small (or large) fuel tank and pumpto fuel it with. I used the 5 gallon can a couple of times before I decided that $500 for a tank and electric pump was cheap compared to possibility of slipping and falling from the tractor while trying to hold up a 5 gallon jug of fuel. With my back already with problems of weak vertabrae, a tank and pump was a no-brainer. I also get the fuel a bit cheaper and delivered to the farm so I dont have to haul the plastic fuel containers back and forth. Cost of fuel difference-not enough to pay for the tank and pump for many years, Ease of filling- PRICELESS.

I got about $275 to $325 in this single tank rig .

I later built this dual tank set up for about $375 to $425.

 

[Chilly807]

This post has been a long time coming, but it may help you out. I use a homemade siphon arrangement, it works really well if you can get the can up on the tractor hood.

The long end of the hose with the elbow goes in the fuel container, the short end after the primer bulb goes in the fuel tank opening. You close the red valve, squeeze the primer bulb a few times to fill the hose with fuel, then open the valve. Emptying a five gallon can takes about 5 minutes. If you don't have enough room in the tank for all the fuel, just close the valve and the fuel flow stops. If the tank end of the hose is actually in the fuel in the tank when you start, you don't need the valve at all.

No mess, no fuss, no fiddling with funnels, or the worst part for me, no balancing on one wheel and the loader arm trying to hold the jerry can for 5 minutes..

I got tired of spilling fuel, almost fell off the tractor a couple times, and decided there had to be an easier way of doing this. The primer bulb is for an outboard fuel hose, the shutoff valve is available at any plumbing store, and the copper tube is plain old 1/2 inch tubing, with 1/4 inch tube soldered in for the primer loop. Plastic hose (preferably fuel-resistant finishes the project.


Chilly

 

[LBrown59]

Best pumpless deal I've seen .

Chilly

Pretty slick.

 

[PILOON]

Don't have a pix but my 'new' filling rig is a fuel pump from, I believe, a Volvo that the local garage was trashing due to corrosion on the canister causing it to suck air.
Patched that with a sealant!

It is 12VDC, has 1/2" suction and 1/4" outlet.
I press fitted a 30" length of rigid tubing over the inlet, sealed it and plumbed about 4 ft of outlet hose to the outlet.

Wired a switch in-line for fast shutoff when tank is full.

Note that I have an external 12 volt receptacle mounted for easy boosting purposes, so plug in is simple.

With this rig I simply poke it into any container conveniently on ground level and watch that I don't overfill.

Not super fast, but clean, neat and convenient.

 

[LBrown59]

Bout anything beats liftin luggin and spillen cans.

Don't have a pix but my 'new' filling rig is a fuel pump from, I believe, a Volvo that the local garage was trashing due to corrosion on the canister causing it to suck air.
Patched that with a sealant!
It is 12VDC, has 1/2" suction and 1/4" outlet.
I press fitted a 30" length of rigid tubing over the inlet, sealed it and plumbed about 4 ft of outlet hose to the outlet.
Wired a switch in-line for fast shutoff when tank is full.
Note that I have an external 12 volt receptacle mounted for easy boosting purposes, so plug in is simple.
With this rig I simply poke it into any container conveniently on ground level and watch that I don't overfill.
Not super fast, but clean, neat and convenient.

 

[Chilly807]

Don't have a pix but my 'new' filling rig is a fuel pump from, I believe, a Volvo that the local garage was trashing due to corrosion on the canister causing it to suck air.
Patched that with a sealant!

It is 12VDC, has 1/2" suction and 1/4" outlet.
I press fitted a 30" length of rigid tubing over the inlet, sealed it and plumbed about 4 ft of outlet hose to the outlet.

Wired a switch in-line for fast shutoff when tank is full.

Note that I have an external 12 volt receptacle mounted for easy boosting purposes, so plug in is simple.

With this rig I simply poke it into any container conveniently on ground level and watch that I don't overfill.

Not super fast, but clean, neat and convenient.

One of these days I'm going to build something like that. I'd been thinking that a separate pump, motor, and base setup was going to be cumbersome, but an automotive type inline pump with a 12v "lighter" socket kind of plug would work great...

I wish you'd mentioned this before I built mine now...

Chilly

 

[ymarianne]

Well I ended up choosing the low tech, low cost solution by getting 2 cans, a 5 gallon and 2 1/2 gallon. Just pour gas from the 2 1/2 gallon can into the tractor. But now during bush hogging season, a tank lasts me about a day, so I find myself driving into town every other day to fill up the cans, about 15-20 min each way. Time I could spend on the tractor. So now I'll be reviewing all your good suggestions again to find the next low tech solution to keeping more gas on the premises.