On Site Fuel

[thebmrust]

How many of you have on site fuel tanks? Gas and/or diesel (on and off road).

Some questions have…
How big is your property?
How is it to work with your local fuel distributor?
What’s your setup? 55gal drums, ground level with pump, elevated gravity feed, mobile trailer/truck?
Do you use more/less fuel than you planned?
Any cost savings?
Is on-site worth it?

 

[oldnslo]

How much fuel do you want to store and what type of equipment do you want to refuel at that location?

Gravity feed only works if the vehicle fuel tank is lower than the tank and depending on hose size can be slow.

Around here the delivery truck will not stop for less than 100 gallons and prefer tanks they can fill without climbing a ladder while wrestling with the hose.

Most farmers in this area have both bulk storage on-site and mobile trailer to fuel equipment in the field. But these farms also use 500+ gallons a day during busy seasons.

 

[HawkinsHollow]

No, but one of these days! I would probably go with a pallet mounted 55 gallon drum and a 12v pump. Throw it up on the trailer and drive to the gas station and not have to deal with delivery. I need to find a place to get off-road diesel around me when I get this set-up going. If I end up getting a chinese mini ex with a diesel I will definitely do it then.

 

[scootr]

No, but one of these days! I would probably go with a pallet mounted 55 gallon drum and a 12v pump. Throw it up on the trailer and drive to the gas station and not have to deal with delivery. I need to find a place to get off-road diesel around me when I get this set-up going. If I end up getting a chinese mini ex with a diesel I will definitely do it then.

I had a 55gal barrel with a fuel pump and later upgraded to a 100 gal tank that I haul to town for red diesel. I mostly mow 10-15 acres a few times a yr and maintain a mile of gravel road.
Tank has a 12v pump and nozzle on it. Fits in the pickup for refueling 1-2 times a year depending upon the rainfall. I gave the 55 gal drum to a friend with 5 acres. Anything beats 5 gal cans!

 

[WM75Guy]

John Dow 58-gallon diesel tank strapped to a Big Tex trailer. Self-contained unit with tank, pump, and hose. Mounted a deep cycle battery and solar panel charger to power it. I take it to fill up almost every month during the mowing season, which is from March to November for me.

 

[bdhsfz6]

I store home heating (red) fuel in a 1000 gal tank which I use for heat as well as to fuel my diesel equipment. I can pump it directly into my tractors or fill a 30 gal drum on wheels for fueling stationary equipment.

I used to store gasoline in 5 gal cans for my portable generators but gas is problematic to store. It's more volatile than diesel and goes "stale" after a few months. Due to the frequent power outages we get, I switched to a whole house diesel model and fuel it from the 1000 gal tank. No more gas.

I'm on 25 acres and between, heat, generator and tractors, I use around 800 gal of diesel per year. Not sure how much I save by using red fuel, but delivery isn't a problem since I easily make the 150 gal minimum. I never used enough gas to qualify for home delivery. On site storage is a definite advantage since I can easily survive a month long power outage. There are also no more trips to the gas station.

 

[Mtsoxfan]

Just a homeowner maintaining 10 (soon to be 50) acres. Brush hogging 15 acres, flail mowing same, several times a year. I don't use enough for quantity, and lowest price around is 7 minute drive. I keep 2- 5 gal containers for tractor and torpedo heat in garage during winter. I always wondered if buying 55 gals at a time would save money, but I doubt it...

 

[scootr]

Just a homeowner maintaining 10 (soon to be 50) acres. Brush hogging 15 acres, flail mowing same, several times a year. I don't use enough for quantity, and lowest price around is 7 minute drive. I keep 2- 5 gal containers for tractor and torpedo heat in garage during winter. I always wondered if buying 55 gals at a time would save money, but I doubt it...

Significant savings here, at least $1 a gal on red diesel due to high road tax so going to town for 100 gal makes sense.

 

[rgr33]

I prefer the 100 gal steel tank mounted on a pallet.
The advantage of no road taxes, which are about to increase in this state, will eventually pay for the tank/pump

It’s also nice not to have to fill 5 gal cans at the gas station, or have to lift them up to the fuel tank.

I am running 3 tractors, and a UTV, so bulk storage is the best way to handle the fuel storage here

 

[Mtsoxfan]

Significant savings here, at least $1 a gal on red diesel due to high road tax so going to town for 100 gal makes sense.

I'm also buying ORD. I didn't think 55 gallons would warrant a discount at the pump.