Chilly807
Elite Member
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
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
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