How do you know when the fuel tank is full?

[ovrszd]

Congratulations on the rhetorical question.

...the OP NEVER asked about a system that automatically stops when tank is full, so quit being a dick. OP is looking for a solution for "enough with the lifting and pouring 2 gallon cans through a big funnel. I need something easier on my back." I suggested an answer. Once lifted and set on the hood or fender, there is no holding the can & pouring (usually while trying to stand and tilting the can in some awkward position)
I also previously suggested a simple float gauge that indicates when tank is full.

Sorry, I misunderstood the OP's question. I thought he asked how to know when the tank was full??? Maybe I need to reread his initial post. Or maybe you do. Not sure which Coby. Either way, I'll refrain from calling you names.

 

[MossRoad]

Congratulations on the rhetorical question.

...the OP NEVER asked about a system that automatically stops when tank is full. OP is looking for a solution for "enough with the lifting and pouring 2 gallon cans through a big funnel. I need something easier on my back." I suggested an answer. Once lifted and set on the hood or fender, there is no holding the can & pouring (usually while trying to stand and tilting the can in some awkward position)
I also previously suggested a simple float gauge that indicates when tank is full.

You said you start a siphon and walk away. I took the question about it shutting off to be valid. A siphon won't shut off until it runs out of fluid or hits equilibrium in the two tanks' levels. Letting it run and walking away seems like a safety issue at the least.

 

[CobyRupert]

Sorry, I misunderstood the OP's question. I thought he asked how to know when the tank was full??? Maybe I need to reread his initial post. Or maybe you do. Not sure which Coby. Either way, I'll refrain from calling you names.

I apologize for the name calling. I thought I was quick with a more tempered edited response . You were quicker quoting the original than I could edit. I apologize.

You said you start a siphon and walk away. I took the question about it shutting off to be valid. A siphon won't shut off until it runs out of fluid or hits equilibrium in the two tanks' levels. Letting it run and walking away seems like a safety issue at the least.

This is getting absurd.
I omitted one step (check) you do before emptying a 2 gallon (like OP's) or a 5 gallon jug into a tank & walking away.
Speaking of rhetorical questions: Can you guess what that step might be?

 

[ovrszd]

I apologize for the name calling.

No worries Coby.

 

[HAR]

I am looking at one of these....looks pretty simple, and maybe efficient with auto sensing shut off ....Amazon.com: TERA PUMP TRFA1 4 AA Battery Powered Fuel Transfer Pump w/ Flexible Intake hose and No-spill Auto-Stop Nozzle attachable to gas cans and more: Automotive

 

[deezler]

I still don't understand what is so complicated about filling a 7.4 gallon or larger tank from 5-gallon containers. For most of us hobbyists/homeowners, why does your fuel tank need to be full to the brim, like, ever? Just keep it in the middle zone by safely adding less than 5-gal at a time, easy peasy.

 

[Gary Fowler]

Easiest solution that you will appreciate from now on is to just buy an appropriate sized storage tank (size determined by the amount of fuel that you use yearly) and put an electric pump. I prefer the 12volt pumps for the portability. Put an auto-shutoff nozzle on it, then just turn on your pump, put the nozzle in the tank and wait for it to cut off. NO spilt fuel, no lifting, no weekly trips to the gas station. I have a size storage tank that I can get home delivery which is cheaper than a station and I dont have to load or unload my tanks and it lasts a year or more. Diesel doesn't go bad like gasoline so if I top off once a year or two, no issue. I power mine with a $60 car battery that I keep topped up with a battery tender. It originally had alligator clips to attach to the tractor battery but that was a pain to open the hoods on the tractor, hence the permanent battery attachment.
I keep my fuel tanks inside my enclosed shed along with my lawnmowers, boat and gasoline storage so the temps remain more or less stabile so I have never had any water issues in over 10 years of use plus I have a 10 micron filter on the pump to catch any trash or moisture. You do have to keep the nozzle covered on the fuel hose to keep insects out though, I found that out after the first year so now I wrap a fuel saturated rag on the end of the nozzle when finished.

 

[fatjay]

55g drums are $10-20 on craigslist, a fuel pump is $100 on amazon, and TSC has an auto-shutoff nozzle for about $40. Best investments I've made, and I can fill the drum at the fleet fueling station to avoid road tax.

 

[WranglerX]

I still don't understand what is so complicated about filling a 7.4 gallon or larger tank from 5-gallon containers. For most of us hobbyists/homeowners, why does your fuel tank need to be full to the brim, like, ever? Just keep it in the middle zone by safely adding less than 5-gal at a time, easy peasy.

Only time I really try to fill to brim is when 5 gallon just is getting low and I need to refill... Going to diesel pump at local station (red) and only getting 2-3 gallon seems like a waste...

Dale

 

[fidowanttobe]

Life is too short. I use a truck mounted transfer tank with an auto shutoff nozzle. No lifting, no overfilling, and the fuel gets an additional run through a filter.

X2 Ever see crap in the bottom of your "clean" fuel cans?? I make my fuel go through the filter on my hand pump barrel with auto shut off before it goes in the tank but still bring it home in cans. Can't tie up my pickup bed. Waaaaay easier than fuel cans on the hood.