Getting a new portable fuel tank.

[grsthegreat]

Mine is from here

Enduraplas

Enduraplas Products

www.plastic-mart.com

purchased it years ago direct from factory. Holds 55 gal. I built the stand using wood pallet that i cut down and strapped tank to. This portion separates from roller portion to load into truck.

the roller portion is simply some cross braced 2x6 that i sheated for solid face and added 4 rollers. I have forklift attachment on my tractor.

 

[JWR]

With the new WM75 having a 20 gallon fuel tank and using more fuel per hour than the Boomer 8N that I was using for mowing, I needed a better solution than 5 gallon cans to fill it up. I bought a 3/4 ton military trailer with the idea of putting a 100 gallon tank and pump system in it. That way I just take it to the gas station, fill it up, bring it home, and fuel all the equipment from it. After pricing all of the components I settled on a complete system I can just drop in the trailer. Waiting on Amazon to deliver a John Dow 58 gallon fuel system.

I will put a battery in the trailer with a solar charger. I can put in some tie-down points to strap the tank down with ratchet straps. Hopefully it will be simple enough to operate my wife can fill her tractor or the ZTR if needed. I already have a 13 gallon gravity feed gas tank that I will mount at the back to fill up the Mule.

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Pictures to come after I get it together.

OMG -- $820 ??? I use a 35 gal tank intended for pesticides and refitted with fuel tolerant gaskets for my "get away from 5 gal cans" solution. Totes fine in a pickup, etc. The 35 gal cost just under $100 at TSC but you can get those tanks in much larger sizes for one H of lot less than $820 !!!

 

[JWR]

I pump Diesel fuel with a 12V GPI fuel transfer pump & filter setup, connected to group 27 deep cycle battery which gets recharged once a year.

Been using the same battery over five years without any problems.

Sensible. I drive my 12v transfer pump with a battery charger. Works like a charm. Not a permanent installation but -- hey I'm not permanent either...

 

[JWR]

Minimum delivery here is 150 gallons so I made up a frame to hold 50 gal tank and use the forks to put it in and out of the PU trunk.

Gets filled about twice a year. Biggest expense was the 12v pump....about $125. I use one of those portable 12v booster packs to power it.

My 12v pump was under $50 as I recall. Check Amazon if anyone wants one. It pumps who knows what volume per minute but it is so fast I've never given it a thought. Hoses etc added probably $10 to that.

 

[JWR]

I buy 80-100 new 12v group 26 batteries every year for my generator service. I grab one that has some life left but owner wants a new one to be safe jobs, and use it on my gas pump. Never a shortage of batteries. Heres a picture from a few weeks back. Reminds me, i need to order some more.

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I thin you have to be one of 3 people in North America with that stash of handy batteries... Ha !

 

[JWR]

I still use 5 gallon cans for some stuff but I never lift one above my waste. Sometimes I use one of those little pumps that use D cell batteries. Both HF and Walmart sells them for 10 bucks. Add a piece of 1/2" tygon and it will pump as high as you can reach.

What are you planting your waste in a place like that for ? Waist maybe... Ha! Ha! just pulling your chain...

 

[Elembytes]

What i did. I dont bother with a solar charger as i only need to recharge battery once a year. I mounted mine to pallet so i could load and unload onto pickup to refill. Rollers in shop. Mine holds 55 gallons of diesel. Has own 12vdc pump and 10’ hose With auto stop nozzle. Also 10gpm. My back is so happy not having to heft 5 gallon cans

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Can you post a link or send me a link to this one you have? Thanks!

 

[TractorGuy]

What are you planting your waste in a place like that for ? Waist maybe... Ha! Ha! just pulling your chain...

Waist.

Damn phone auto correct.

 

[TractorGuy]

Got my pump and nozzle off eBay for $65. Came with hoses and pickup screen. Not a auto shutoff nozzle but it fills fast enough I don't mind watching.

 

[JWR]

The 12v pump I use was $48 off Amazon and pumps 12 gal/ minute. No auto shutoff. Nice rocker switch for on/off. Handy/portable as I use it a couple of different places. Plug in the wall by using a batt charger or a 12v batt if one is handy.

 

[grsthegreat]

Can you post a link or send me a link to this one you have? Thanks!

Enduraplas

Enduraplas Products

www.plastic-mart.com

 

[grsthegreat]

When storing anything that could burn down my shop, i decided on not building my own, and didnt want one that rusts. This seamed like a great deal. When i got mine it was around $650.

 

[WM75Guy]

When storing anything that could burn down my shop, i decided on not building my own, and didnt want one that rusts. This seamed like a great deal. When i got mine it was around $650.

That was my thoughts as well. My fuel trailer will be outside under the 30'X40' carport with the trailers and such. Any spill would be on the ground, less grass to mow.

 

[ning]

I currently have a 5 gallon square plastic diesel jug that empties in about one minute or less (no gurgling). The top is spring-loaded such that when I flip the jug onto my fuel filler, gravity opens the flow and I just stand there while it empties into the tank. I can't find these online so I suspect they're not made any more, but it works great. I had two, but one got loose in the back of my truck and a corner got cracked (quite the mess).

For people stuck with the 5 gallon can, I got two of these and they're fantastic (they're sold on Amazon too but on their website they're cheaper especially if you buy 2 or 4; I have no connection with the seller other than having bought two cans from them) - they open & close very easily and positively and it's very simple to put a spout on them.

They came with high-flow spouts which are most likely not CARB approved (and other sellers sell them separately), but they shipped them to me in CA anyways. When I asked them why they didn't ship the CARB approved spouts, they told me that they supply the CHP (CA Highway Patrol) and the CHP won't accept the CARB spouts...

I bought an old 60 gallon aluminum tank (yet to be cleaned and mounted). I'm hoping eventually to get to this task and put it on a pallet and fork it on top of my container; hopefully that's enough of a gravity drop and not too far for the hose & spout I bought from TSC, or I'll have to build a shorter support.

I haven't set it up yet mostly because my tractor fuel tank is at waist level on the side, so refilling with a can is easy, and with 3x5 gallons reserve and a ~9.5 gallon tank I typically don't come near completely running out of fuel before I remember to refill a couple cans, but I'd feel a lot better if I did have a bigger reserve, especially with my truck that can use it if necessary.

 

[JWR]

$85 a piece !! You gotta be kidding. Fancy surplus jerry cans.

 

[ning]

$85 a piece !! You gotta be kidding. Fancy surplus jerry cans.

Plastic crap cans cost $25-$35 and make a mess everywhere. I haven't had any last more than 5-6 years and I'm easy on them; I wanted cans that can take a beating in the back of my truck and last forever without making a mess when I use them. Older jerry cans I've had before with the threaded spouts were a perennial mess to use.

 

[pacerron]

I'm still old fashioned, I guess. My 170 gallon tank on a stand was supplied by my fuel delivery company back in 1986 free of charge. The diesel fuel flows by gravity through the 10 foot hose to the shutoff handle,

even to one of my tractors that has the fuel cap about 6 foot off the ground on an auxiliary tank behind the seat. No power, no pumps to crank, no solar batteries. The premium off road diesel is always cheaper than at a gas station which charges road tax. I don't have to spend any time loading a portable tank into a truck and running to a gas station at least 10 miles away. No worry about being in a wreck with a tank of extra diesel fuel on board. A phone call always gets it delivered the same week I call. Never had a problem with summer blend going into winter or winter blend going into summer.
Times have changed and I doubt if you will find a supplier that will give you a free tank but the gravity tanks are still probably a lot cheaper than ones with pumps.
Just something to consider when your thinking of how to get fuel.

 

[arto98607]

Made a "pallet" for a 50 gal tank, power it from the tractors.

Looks good but I think galvanized steel is not recommended for Diesel fuel piping or storage tanks.

 

[grsthegreat]

The regs for above ground storage here, as were above an aquifer, require a catch basin. Strict regs. No one will fill it without certification. WAY WAY more expensive than transfer tank.
i stopped installing diesel generators due to strict DEQ requirements for fuel containment. The system doubled the cost of the generator.

 

[TractorGuy]

The regs for above ground storage here, as were above an aquifer, require a catch basin. Strict regs. No one will fill it without certification. WAY WAY more expensive than transfer tank.
i stopped installing diesel generators due to strict DEQ requirements for fuel containment. The system doubled the cost of the generator.

I was about to purchase a drum containment pallet before getting the idea to look for a truck tank.

My Freightliner tank says it's certified for over the road service. It would be hard to argue it needs a containment platform.