Fuel Transfer Pump

[TheMan419]

Ok so I am looking to upgrade from the standard 5 gallon diesel can. Or possibly modify the can. However my google skills seem to be lacking.

I am looking for a cheap pump to transfer the fuel from the can into the tractor. It does not need to be electric, a hand pump is fine. I'd rather not have it be gravity operated. Looking at what I can find they are all either very expensive powered options or gravity.

I currently have just 1 five gallon can. It is just not enough. I was thinking of either buying a "caddy" that holds 15 gallons or so or getting another couple 5 gallon cans. However with these new EPA approved "improved" cans it takes too dang long to empty them into the tank. I don't like holding them up there that long. So I figure if I am going to upgrade why not go a bit better and just not have to lift the cans at all.

And no I am not going to get a 55 gal drum. I am a hobby farmer and do not use that much fuel to make that a solid idea.

Any one got a good tool for this job?

 

[JPRambo]

would this work?

Sierra Tools 83-484V Battery Operated Liquid Transfer Siphon Pump

 

[LouNY]

This is a handy little pump;
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200612558_200612558


Or you can take a regular automotive 12 volt fuel pump and add a suction hose and a discharge hose and filter,
that is what I rig up in the winter to fill my salamander heater from a 15 or 55 gallon drum that I fill with a blend of K1 and #2, I keep the 15 gallon with straight K1 the 55 is blended.

 

[gardner175]

Not a pump but I have found it to work very well and quick. Biggest problem is getting the 5 gal can up to the hood of my tractor. I purchased the siphon at Home Depot.

fueling the kubota tractor the easy way - YouTube

 

[Al 2]

This is your lucky day as I have the answer. It's called "The Pocket Pump' here in Canada and sells for $30.00. I've tried many of the other "super siphons" or whatever and all are garbage as far as I'm concerned. I got so frustrated as to buy a 12 volt $400 Fill Rite pump just to fill my tractor, lawn mower ,ATV and snowmobiles. What I did with it was to mount it on a bench in my gas shed with a flexible pick up hose that I could stick into a 5 gal can of gas or diesel. This would be better for a more industrial setting than the Pocket Pump. Back to the Pocket Pump I have used it weekly for 2 years, winter and summer with no issues. Probably only used 2 or 3 sets of batteries. Buy extras when you buy the pump to have them on hand. There are 2 models. I think the one without the nozzle control is better . Less to go wrong and when you use it you have one hand on the hose anyway and the other on the switch on the handle. The hose might be slightly longer on this, the cheaper model. Going to sell my super reliable $400 pump. The web site for the pump doesn't seem the greatest to me so search around.
Look here to start. Pocket Pump Ltd. - Heavy Duty All Purpose Pump
Al

 

[RjCorazza]

I know you say you don’t need a big setup, but don’t discount a truck mounted tank if you have one (truck). I use a 37 gallon tank in my truck with a fill rite pump and filter. You just can’t beat the convenience, plus the fuel gets filtered, and I’m not messing with lifting cans.

 

[bdhsfz6]

I use this product:

Amazon.com: TeraPump A-TREP3-1 TREP3 Multi-Purpose Powered Liquid Transfer Pump - 11V AC/12VDC, 4 GPM: Automotive

You can keep the can on the floor and pump fuel up into the tank. Works on 110V in the shop or 12V in the field.
It is also approved for gasoline which many small electric pumps aren't.

I use it with a 25 gal poly tank which I put in an old wagon. I load it into my pickup with the tractor FEL and fill it with off road diesel at the truck stop. It sure beats hauling those 5 gal cans around.

 

[oldnslo]

I use one of these rotary hand pumps in a 30 gallon barrel. I believe they would also work in a 15 gallon barrel. Like BD I use the loader for moving the full barrel and purchase off road diesel. No electricity required.

GPI Hand Pumps

 

[fried1765]

This is your lucky day as I have the answer. It's called "The Pocket Pump' here in Canada and sells for $30.00. I've tried many of the other "super siphons" or whatever and all are garbage as far as I'm concerned. I got so frustrated as to buy a 12 volt $400 Fill Rite pump just to fill my tractor, lawn mower ,ATV and snowmobiles. What I did with it was to mount it on a bench in my gas shed with a flexible pick up hose that I could stick into a 5 gal can of gas or diesel. This would be better for a more industrial setting than the Pocket Pump. Back to the Pocket Pump I have used it weekly for 2 years, winter and summer with no issues. Probably only used 2 or 3 sets of batteries. Buy extras when you buy the pump to have them on hand. There are 2 models. I think the one without the nozzle control is better . Less to go wrong and when you use it you have one hand on the hose anyway and the other on the switch on the handle. The hose might be slightly longer on this, the cheaper model. Going to sell my super reliable $400 pump. The web site for the pump doesn't seem the greatest to me so search around.
Look here to start. Pocket Pump Ltd. - Heavy Duty All Purpose Pump
Al

Will the Pocket Pump suction pipe fit in the opening of a standard 5 gal. (US) gas/diesel can?

 

[BertZegers]

I bought a 12 volt diesel pump of Ebay for $20 or $30. Then I bought a 180 liter steel drum. Works great, pumps nearly as fast as the gas station. The pump fits in the bung hole of the drum. Also perfect for pumping a vehicle diesel tank.