Diesel Fueling

[dullpain]

Some time ago Harv - now vaulted to Moderator status - had a thread about how much trouble it was to fuel his tractor from 5 gal. cans / all the time out of fuel / spilling fuel on tractor which is what I think bothered him the most, etc.

A fairly long thread ensued with pics of all kinds of rigs for fueling. Pulleys, ropes, chains, come alongs, barrels, drums, and cans.

Attached is what I did.

 

[RichZ]

That looks great!!!!

But...how do you get the diesel fuel into the 55 gallon drum?

 

[dullpain]

Well - You take her down when empty, put it in the truck, shag down to the Co-Op and filler up with Tax Free Off Road Diesel. Go back home, lift her up with FEL and install on stand. Takes no more time than going to fill up 3 or 4 5 gal cans and it lasts a lot longer. Oh and I don't have spills, messes, or have to lift nuttin. Always wanted my own fillin station. Just need an ESSO or RED ACE sticker now to go on drum.

 

[Twanger]

I'm jealous! I'm stuck with 5 gal cans. With my 4310 the lid that covers the screw on fuel cap flips forward. This make resting the tank on the hood while fueling next to impossible. I wanted to use a pump and ended up with the manual as attached.

 

[njrqs]

Hey

I don't have a FEL or rain so I struggle to go through 5 gallons in a year /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[Harv]

<font color=blue>how much trouble it was to fuel his tractor from 5 gal. cans / all the time out of fuel / spilling fuel on tractor</font color=blue>

My, how we embellish.

The very first time I filled my tractor from a can, I spilled some. Then I <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tractorbynet.com/forumfiles/47-128906-PouringDiesel.jpg>solved the problem</A> and it's been a piece of cake ever since. Being an every-other-weekend tractor user, two cans lasts me several months. When I empty the second can into the tractor, I then have 4 or 5 weeks to stop by a local filling station for refills, which is a simple matter. I don't recall ever being "out of fuel". /w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif

I'm sure you're just yanking my chain, but I'd hate to lead the innocents astray. /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

We should probably mention, too, that gravity-feed fueling setups are not legal in many parts of the country.

Having said all that, I like what you've done there. Well built, clean and convenient. If I ever get to spend more time at my property, I'll probably use a 50-gallon drum, too. Right now, 50 gallons of diesel would go stale long before I used it up. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[dullpain]

Harv - Who cares about LEGAL anymore!

 

[ejb]

>>We should probably mention, too, that gravity-feed fueling setups are not legal in many parts of the country

Harv, are you really saying that gravity has been OUTLAWED in parts of the country?...geez...whats this country coming too...first the Pledge of Allegiance and now gravity has been outlawed as well..../w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[njrqs]

<font color=blue>are you really saying that gravity has been OUTLAWED in parts of the country</font color=blue>

Only in America as we say /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[Harv]

<font color=blue>are you really saying that gravity has been OUTLAWED</font color=blue>

Sometimes I wish it was, ejb, like when I step on the scale in the morning. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Near as I can recall from an earlier discussion, even though diesel is a little hard to ignite, it is considered a flammable liquid. With an elevated system, a simple hole in the hose or a loosed/failed fitting will drain your whole tank onto the ground or floor, creating a fire hazard. There's no OFF switch on gravity.

Not trying to diminish your accomplishment, McCallum -- just recalling some old threads on the subject.