How Do You Fill Your Diesel Tank

[RDrancher]

I swore off refueling equipment with a can several years ago. I have a Delta 37 gal tank bolted to the bed of the truck and a GPI electric pump/nozzle and inline filter. A full tank is enough to refill the tractor with offroad diesel for three to four working days. To deter thieves I wired a battery cutoff switch inside the cab of the truck and have a lock on the cap.

 

[LBrown59]

1*The diesel tank should go on a small trailer which can be transported to refill.
2*The diesel tank should go on a small trailer which can be transported to refill the tractor in the event of running out of fuel in the paddocks
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1*There is no ned to transport the tank to refill so no need for the trailer .
2*Take the tractor to the fuel.
Don't do it the hard way by trying to take the fuel to the tractor .


Originally Posted by LBrown59
I have A 55 gallon set up.
I never have to haul it anywhere to fill it as it is self filling.

3*Can you explain what you mean when you say your tank is self-filling?

3*I don't think you understood what i said
I said self filling not free filling .

 

[crazyal]

1*Did you know this pump is for filling these drums just as much as it is for filling your tractor ?

2* Why go to all this bother -what do you think your pump is for ?

3*The big fault with this idea is theft and Vandalism and the fact that you are always carrying the fuel aground with you .
4*-5* That's the hard complicated way.
Hauling drum
Storage drum
Here is the easy effortless method.
6*first find out if the regulations apply to commercial use not personal .
7*That's not a problem with diesel .
8*Get the pump and you will thank your self over and over again .
9*See the blue drum in # 4 and the white drum in #5.

10*Don't take the tank to get it filled take 4 5 gallon cans and put 3.75 gallons in each one so they won't be so heavy to handle when filling the 15 gallon tank.

11*It's not over kill you 're simply not putting it to full use.
12*I did an off the drum on the shelf mount of my pump.

Sure I could get a second 55 gallon drum and use the pump to transfer the fuel from one to another but why when I have a tractor with a loader that can easily lift it so I only need to have one 55 gallon drum. Most of the time I have the dealer fill it when he fills my HHO tank. But in the winter the truck can't make it up my driveway so if I need more diesel I bring the drum to them. It's only happened once (two years ago). So if I went the two drum method I would either have to find a clean drum or store a clean drum for years.

It's over kill in the same way the MK tile saw (the one my HF clone is copied from) would be if I had spent the money to buy it. I value quality and long life but there comes a point when, like in the case of my HF tile saw, the extra quality will never pay for itself. Sometimes I opt to say who cares and spend the extra money (like with my 15gmp fill-rite pump) and other times I don't.

 

[LBrown59]

Sure I could get a second 55 gallon drum and use the pump to transfer the fuel from one to another
1* but why when I have a tractor with a loader that can easily lift it so I only need to have one 55 gallon drum.
2*Most of the time I have the dealer fill it when he fills my HHO tank.
3* (like with my 15gmp fill-rite pump)

1*So do I but why do it with my tractor & loader when I already have the pump and the extra drum?
2* and 3* I would plumb the pump into the HHO tank and forget about the 55 gallon drum .

I store 55 gallons in the center drum
I can store another 30 gallons in the first drum and another 55 gallons in the last 55 gallon drum for a total of 140 gallons.
I also have other 30 and 55 gallon drums I can add for even more storage capacity.

 

[OrangeToys]

1*So do I but why do it with my tractor & loader when I already have the pump and the extra drum?
2* and 3* I would plumb the pump into the HHO tank and forget about the 55 gallon drum .


I store 55 gallons in the center drum
I can store another 30 gallons in the first drum and another 55 gallons in the last 55 gallon drum for a total of 140 gallons.
I also have other 30 and 55 gallon drums I can add for even more storage capacity.

Very impressive. I might just have to work something up similar. So i have a project

 

[WaxMan]

I think for us with tractors this is the least of our problems (putting gas in our tractor) I could be wrong though.
For that flap to be installed on a tractor you would have to have one pretty big wide *** diesel nozzle to work and hit those sensors. If that was your point.

Don't give them any ideas. Thats all we need is for the EPA to force some trick anti gas shut off flaps on our tractors for the 36 people in the world that have put gas in their diesel tractor over the last 80 years. I just wanted to know what you used to fill. Not add yet another safety device.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

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[RDrancher]

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I reported it the other day too...wondering why it's still there. The mods and Muhammad must be busy.

Edited to add: Just noticed it's gone

 

[LD1]

The post is gone, but you quoted it. That makes it harder to get rid of spam.

Please dont quote spam:thumbsup:

 

[easygo]

Hey... You took my idea... That's exactly what I do. Two gloves and the same siphon. I siphon down to about an inch left in the container then pour the rest in. Never have any issues. I even use the blue kero containers because I don't feel like spending money on the yellow one![/QUOTE?]

Isn't that the easiest thing ever?! I must say most of the other methods/solutions here seem rather complicated and 100x more expensive. Well. To each of their own...

 

[CompactTractorFan]

The post is gone, but you quoted it. That makes it harder to get rid of spam.

Please dont quote spam:thumbsup:

Oops. My bad. :ashamed:

 

[horsinaround]

I went to the semi truck wrecking yard and bought an aluminum tank off a semi.
I built a stand in my shop to hold it up six feet in the air, to the bottom of it.
I put a good hose and nozzle on it and now I just pull up whatever needs filled. No spills, no drips, no lifting.
The stand has shelves underneath it for oil and the chainsaw gas.

Whenever it needs filled, I call the delivery company and ask them to deliver 100 galons of off road fuel. Tax free. I put the power service in the tank that day and then I am good to go for another 6-8 months.

No more diesel in jugs for me.

 

[leslawman]

I picked up a 70+ gallon tank that goes into the bed of a pickup truck with a 15gpm, 12 volt pump, filter, and hose. The pump has a long power cable with two alligator clips attached. I mounted this rig onto an old trailer that I had around and voila. I haul the trailer to the wholesaler in town where I get off road diesel, fill it up there, then tow it home and store it in a three sided loafing shed by my barn. When I need to fill the tractor, I pull into the shed, connect the pump motor to the tractor battery and fill'er up. No runs, no drips, and no errors...

 

[rsewill]

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Actually, I found it to be an interesting post. Might be Spam if you live in that area but it covers a solution to a real problem. I am the only one who fills our two Diesels because I don't trust anyone else to always put the right stuff in the tank.

 

[OrangeToys]

So Im about to get 2 55gal barrels and I need help figuring out the best way to strap them to a pallet to the tractor can move them. What do you all think is the best way to strap it down? and what type of pump should I use?

 

[jmanatee2]

So Im about to get 2 55gal barrels and I need help figuring out the best way to strap them to a pallet to the tractor can move them. What do you all think is the best way to strap it down? and what type of pump should I use?

I only move one at a time, and I don't put them on a pallet in the bed of my truck, (I am nervous they will fall off the pallet)

I have and use one of these Drum Lift - Save on this 55 Gallon Steel Drum Lift

 

[Ken45101]

I agree that getting a 55 or 240 gallon tank and a pump sure beats the 5 gallon cans, especially on tractors where the fill is on top of the hood!

I went the 55 gallon route for a few years but I was always afraid of damaging the truck with the bucket or forks. If I were doing it again, I think I would put the drum on a small trailer to get it filled, and maybe leave it on the trailer.

Minimum delivery around here is 100 gallons.

But as I moved to bigger and more equipment 55 gallons wasn't enough so I went to a 240 gallon plastic cube and an electric pump. It sure is nice to pull the equipment alongside and turn the switch on and have the tractor filled in a couple of minutes

Ken

 

[OrangeToys]

I agree that getting a 55 or 240 gallon tank and a pump sure beats the 5 gallon cans, especially on tractors where the fill is on top of the hood!

I went the 55 gallon route for a few years but I was always afraid of damaging the truck with the bucket or forks. If I were doing it again, I think I would put the drum on a small trailer to get it filled, and maybe leave it on the trailer.

Minimum delivery around here is 100 gallons.

But as I moved to bigger and more equipment 55 gallons wasn't enough so I went to a 240 gallon plastic cube and an electric pump. It sure is nice to pull the equipment alongside and turn the switch on and have the tractor filled in a couple of minutes

Ken

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[Ken45101]

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Original drum:

Current setup:

 

[joshuabardwell]

How do you fill the 55 gal tank? Is it in the bed of your pickup? Always heard not to fill a tank in the back of your truck but to place it on the ground due to the possibilty of static electricity igniting the fumes somehow. Not trying to be the safety police but like the idea if it can be done safely.

Is that true for diesel, or just gas? My understanding is that gas fumes are very flammable, but other petro-fuels (kero, diesel) are less volatile and so less of a risk in that regard.