On Site Fuel

[bdhsfz6]

Propane is more expensive here per BTU than red fuel, and it won't fuel my tractors. I would also need a very large storage tank.

Gasoline is more volatile and goes "stale" after a few months. It also won't fuel my tractors or heat the house.

Diesel (red fuel) is the only product I can reliably store long term, and in sufficient quantity, to get me through a prolonged power outage. I use it for heat, to generate electricity and for tractor fuel. In an emergency, I can also use it in my diesel pickup. All home appliances, power tools, push mower, trimmer, etc. are electric.

Other than a small gas can for the backup generator, diesel (red fuel) is the only fuel I need.

 

[SwingOak]

I have a 106 gallon aluminum transfer tank mounted on a skid that I can remove or move between trucks. I can fill it wherever diesel is cheapest, which is almost always Costco. Costco is often the same price or lower than ORD, so I just use on road diesel so I can use it in my trucks as well. It’s more about convenience than savings, except when hauling equipment over the road - using it with the trucks can add up savings fast.

 

[Fxfymn413]

These days the two Lee Agra tanks live in enclosures meant for trash cans, the pumps are powered by a car size AGM battery fed by a 10W solar panel.

Please do your local firefighters a favor and label the "sheds" with a hazard placard so they know what is inside them. The placards are numbered so no one knows what you have inside except a trained first responder.

If you don't know how or where to get a placard contact your local FD for help.

 

[olenjohn]

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.

That mini ex will burn about as much as a riding lawn mower. Is it worth the effort for bulk fuel for that?

 

[Fxfymn413]

I use a 60 gallon tank mounted in the back of the pick-up with a 12v pump. I use it to fuel the truck when I'm on the road with my RV or GN since it is much easier that trying to negotiate into a tight place to get fuel with the trailers.

When its off season for RVing I put the tank on a pallet in the tractor shed and use an "Anderson" plug mounted on the tractor to power it.

I also use taxed fuel for the tractors as the cost difference is minimal and it is much more convenient.

 

[henerythe8th]

Several years ago I traveled a route multiple times in my diesel pickup that was a long distance between stations, a few in AZ on the reservation were VERY expensive.
I bought a 50 gallon cube tank and a hand pump.
I've since screwed it to a little pallet to make it easy to move with the tractor, it's easy to bring to town to fill with ORD for my tractor and mini ex.
35 mostly wooded acres, various uses,

 

[pwhite42]

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?

I have a 55 gallon tank I attached to a pallet. It has a 12 volt pump. Being on the pallet, I can move it with one of my tractors with pallet forks on it.

 

[nyone]

I burn home heating oil in my machines. March of 2020 I filled a 275gal oil tank with $1.28gal fuel. It's about 1/2 tank now. I treat it and run a goldenrod filter on a hand pump. I prob have less than $300 into the setup.

I used a 55gal drum for a bit but still had to buy fuel from the offroad diesel pump and wasn't as cheap as HHO. I have older high pressure injection diesels.

 

[NYlumberman]

I have 50 gallon tanks with manual pumps for both diesel and ethanol free gasoline. I added a piece of rectangular tubing on top that allows me to easily load one into my pickup using my forks. They sit on dollies.

 

[mattdewalt]

Check FB Marketplace. 2 years ago I bought a 275 gallon tank with hand pump and about 100 gallons of diesel in it. I payed $125 for everything. You never know what people want to get rid of sometimes.