On Site Fuel

[RayIN]

I know it's cheaper, was wondering if buying 55 gals at a time gets discounted.

Nope. My MH has a 150G diesel tank, no discount anywhere. Most semi power units saddle tanks hold 150G ea., and some extended units have 4 tanks.

 

[BlueKnife]

I always wondered if buying 55 gals at a time would save money, but I doubt it...

It'll save time and money spent going to get fuel, since you'll be going to get it less often. I have a 90 gallon slip tank in my pickup. A lot of the time, it just rides there. If I need the space in the bed, I take it out and set it down somewhere that is more or less convenient. I live in an area where logging is the primary economic activity, so half the pickups you see have slip tanks in the back. There are half a dozen places locally that sell off road diesel and I have an account at the local card lock place, which is where I usually get my fuel. When I lived back east, it was no different. Plenty of places sold off road diesel at the pump.

 

[deserteagle71]

I know it's cheaper, was wondering if buying 55 gals at a time gets discounted.

Not in northern Nevada at least. Doesn't matter if you buy 5 gallons, 55 gallons, or 500 gallons - price is the same. Only discount for me is using dyed (off-road) diesel in my tractors because that saves about 60 cents a gallon road tax.

 

[Tkekic]

I have 51 acres. Most of it is pasture but I make hay on 12.5 acres. I have two tractors one 70hp and one 55hp. I have an elevated gravity feed tank that holds 150 gallons. I fill it two or three times a year. I have a great relationship with a fuel dealer and even if I am not home they will fill it and send me the bill. The fuel dealer made the tank and sold it to me really cheap with the understanding that I would buy from them. I am not charged for delivery. I love my setup.

 

[kneedeep]

I use a 100 gal transfer tank on pallet skid. After gumming up two tractors with soy gunk, a local machine shop welded a bung on the bottom after I cleaned it out with E10 and pressure washer.
I check the fuel in a glass jar regular to stay ahead of the soy sour. Two different biocides and a quart of 2 cycle oil for the old fuel pumps works here.