On Site Fuel

[RayIN]

I know it's cheaper, was wondering if buying 55 gals at a time gets discounted.

Nope. My MH has a 150G diesel tank, no discount anywhere. Most semi power units saddle tanks hold 150G ea., and some extended units have 4 tanks.

 

[BlueKnife]

I always wondered if buying 55 gals at a time would save money, but I doubt it...

It'll save time and money spent going to get fuel, since you'll be going to get it less often. I have a 90 gallon slip tank in my pickup. A lot of the time, it just rides there. If I need the space in the bed, I take it out and set it down somewhere that is more or less convenient. I live in an area where logging is the primary economic activity, so half the pickups you see have slip tanks in the back. There are half a dozen places locally that sell off road diesel and I have an account at the local card lock place, which is where I usually get my fuel. When I lived back east, it was no different. Plenty of places sold off road diesel at the pump.

 

[deserteagle71]

I know it's cheaper, was wondering if buying 55 gals at a time gets discounted.

Not in northern Nevada at least. Doesn't matter if you buy 5 gallons, 55 gallons, or 500 gallons - price is the same. Only discount for me is using dyed (off-road) diesel in my tractors because that saves about 60 cents a gallon road tax.

 

[Tkekic]

I have 51 acres. Most of it is pasture but I make hay on 12.5 acres. I have two tractors one 70hp and one 55hp. I have an elevated gravity feed tank that holds 150 gallons. I fill it two or three times a year. I have a great relationship with a fuel dealer and even if I am not home they will fill it and send me the bill. The fuel dealer made the tank and sold it to me really cheap with the understanding that I would buy from them. I am not charged for delivery. I love my setup.

 

[kneedeep]

I use a 100 gal transfer tank on pallet skid. After gumming up two tractors with soy gunk, a local machine shop welded a bung on the bottom after I cleaned it out with E10 and pressure washer.
I check the fuel in a glass jar regular to stay ahead of the soy sour. Two different biocides and a quart of 2 cycle oil for the old fuel pumps works here.

 

[lman]

In Indiana off-road diesel is 78 cents/G less than on-road.
ref: Diesel Tax

What station is that at? In my experience it is usually about $.50 less. I assume the station makes a little more money on the red fuel.

 

[RayIN]

What station is that at? In my experience it is usually about $.50 less. I assume the station makes a little more money on the red fuel.

That is directly from the link results for Indiana; statewide.

 

[LouNY]

Well heck, guess I'll chime in.
A buried 1000 gallon tank and a backup 275 at the house, a couple of 275's for the equipment. One is straight #2, the other is blended #1 and #2. Then a portable 300.
Home heat and 4 tractors and a lawn mower for off road fuel. I have considered a tank for on road but it usually isn't much if any cheaper delivered as gotten in town.

 

[number two]

My fuel and propane supplier has a 175 gallon minimum for diesel delivery.
Every summer I fill as many barrels to last us until next year.
12 VDC drum pump & old battery for power.
I like the summer fuel for higher BTU content-treat it myself as needed for winter use.
Big difference as to how much snow can be blown compared to pump fuel in the winter!
Filled up several weeks ago right at $3.00/gallon for farm red diesel-no road tax,no sales tax.
On road here is $3.79-3.89.
Good Day!

 

[Fallon]

My 300 gallon gravity tank is sitting in the barn. It's been empty for a couple years now & I'm thinking about removing it. To much effort to get it filled & no cost savings.

I have a translucent plastic 55 gallon drum & manual pump. It's ratchet strapped to a pallet. I've got a gas station 15 minutes away at tractor speed via a gravel road. They sell off road diesel. I fill the tractor whenever I'm hauling it to a gig so I only need to refill it once a year or so.