Oil & Fuel Best way to fill up CK35 diesel tank?

[curly]

I have a dk55 and those dreaded yellow plastic 5 gal cans that don't vent. I quickly stick the knozzel in the tank and set the can on the front tire and walk away. When I get back there's still a little in the can and I have to hold it at an akward angle to drain it out.

 

[fcamillieri]

I just put together a fuel tank and, for the first time, filled my CK20 without spilling a drop. I used a 15 gallon race fuel drum that I had and put a tire valve in the large bung and welded a 1/2" pipe into the small one. I tapped the pipe for an air line fitting and used a ball valve to turn it off. I used a piece of air line between the ball valve and tank. I pump a few pounds of air into the tank and it forces the fuel out the line. No pump needed but it isn't very quick because of the 1/4" ID air hose.

 

[tommu56]

i was loking for a water pump and came across this http://www.whalepumps.com/documents/PPK_A5_flyer.pdf

submersible pump for water or diesel I never heard of it before

tommu

 

[jab11854]

This is what I use and work great in all temperatures. Takes a couple of minutes to fill the tank on the tractor.

Kero-World Kerosene Heater Battery Siphon Pump. at Underbid.com

 

[Cyberroc]

I cut the bottom off a 32 oz gateraid bottle to use as a funnel.

This works very well, until I get one of the crank siphons, I just remove the cap, insert the gateraid bottle, stand up on the drivers platform and pour with the bottle resting on the hood bracket.

I am also considering some sort of funnel that I could strap to the bracket and have an easier time at it.

 

[RadarRick]

Suggest that you look into a battery powered (D cell) liquid (gas, diesel, water, etc.) transfer pump. The're less than $20.00 and work wonderful. It takes less than 3 minutes to empty 5 gallon can and won't spill a drop.

 

[Ranchofla]

i was loking for a water pump and came across this Page Not Found

submersible pump for water or diesel I never heard of it before

tommu

Looks like a manual bilge pump used on boats. That would work just might be a workout too..

Rancho (who now uses the battery powered transfer pump that others have noted)

 

[Fuggley]

Try a shaker siphon instead of a bulb squeezer rig... works great. Balance the plastic refill jug between the dash and the steering wheel, install the shaker hose between the jug and your tractor tank and give ‘er a few shakes to start the siphon going. Walk away and let ‘er suck the fuel right into your tractor. It’s quite miraculous to watch! Don’t smoke while doing it though. Here’s a link to one but you can get them Walmart,,etc
The Original Safety Siphon

 

[bubbu55]

Radarrick is right.I have those 20.00 transfer pumps and that is the way to go.I bought two of them, one for diesel and one for regular gas. Filling is a breeze.

 

[ritcheyvs]

I have doubts about using this pump with my DK45s. My fuel fill is on top of the hood, near the rear. The hose on the pump is short so it looks like I would need to lift the 5-gal fuel can plus the pump to the top of the tractor and then find a stable location for the can. Also it looks like the pump dip tube and hose would be dripping Diesel after each fill operation and would need wiping or storage where drips don't matter and dirt will not contaminate. I am thinking about switching to 2.5 gal cans (I'm in my 70s) but it's not clear how a pump like this would help much. What am I missing?