Sploosh - blub - dagnammit!

[ruffdog]

Another use for grandkids…

Couple of cookies and send em home

Then.....why do the kids always smell of diesel when they come home from grandpa's?

 

[Runner]

Oh, there's all kinds of uses for them, send them back behind the work bench to find tools you lost, clean out dead bugs, mice and cobwebs, raise them up in your loader bucket to pick fruit, clean out the culvert under your driveway...

 

[airbiscuit]

Find a small child to stick their arm down there and grab it

Maybe a Proctologist with small hands. They're used to working in places where the sun don't shine.

 

[sunandsand]

OK, so far the recommendation is a skinny child proctologist with very long arms and small hands whose parents/guardians/parole officer won't care if said child comes home stinking of diesel fuel. And the kid has to be proficient at cleaning out culverts (got three of those that need attention) and picking fruit while balancing on a raised tractor bucket. (Should I put some padding on the Pirhana tooth bar on the bucket or does the munchkin have Kevlar skin?)

I had no idea that 12" of plastic fuel hose could cause so much trouble!

I have two places to be tomorrow, I'll see if I can rustle up this kid tomorrow evening. Stay tuned ;-)

Best Regards,
Mike/Florida

(Whose current residence address, according to FEMA, is a PO Box, but that's another story. I kinda think the window clerk would be upset if I tried to get my tractor into that box.)

 

[airbiscuit]

Get this kid

 

[oldnslo]

I am a little surprised that spout didn’t float since it is plastic.

 

[Alan W.]

I purchased a gripper that has a built in light. Really makes it easier to locate items then grab them. Cant remember where I got it from.

 

[stephenh]

Maybe the grabber would do better if you parked on a steep incline. Then at least you would know where to grab.

I am not experienced with that model tractor, but could one also use the bucket to lift the front end a bit more and see whether the piece will roll to the rear of the fuel tank so it can be seen and maybe grabbed?

Just pondering here.

 

[RobertEH]

I think the endoscope idea is a great one. 36 bucks on amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Industrial-Endoscope-Inspection-Waterproof-Semi-Rigid/dp/B091L6L1GV/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2SLTSSGDDRAV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.gTe5jehf0SZyjcAknaMSnjvM2zqVg4WfRjKc-L6CxH5A8fN_dSAuupisvcWlHQkw5IHIENopqtyI1focybSBB4YVEpCj7-OmjbYZ1XmlqczvWZ6bYP5SdQOm7_Je3Ef_Cl11E6H4evudz5hpp32WWWO8U5RP89j8CCyIyaCdGCDZKJ1J_HJv7XD-4icBCTr1z3EutIvsiYb_2b2PxuiNCsaBO4JfLTDRtOJhdkuzYYA.elSzRxwPmr2fwENaSPBoEwqCe3m_e2GAXYwz9zk7fZQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=bore%2Bscope%2Bcamera&qid=1730127528&sprefix=bore%2Bscope%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5&th=1

 

[newbury]

Although the flash point of diesel is higher than gas I would be VERY careful about putting electricity on a cord in the tank. Can you use a relatively high powered flashlight from above?
I'd try first stirring around gently with a long (plastic preferably) rod to see if you could feel bumping into the hose, then use that as guide to slide the gripper down.