Thanks For All The Help! ! !

[Hay Dude]

Cabs are amazing and much safer. I havent owned an open station for over 10 years (except zero turn)

 

[WW2017]

That smile on your face says it all!! Congrats on the new "toy," but we tell our wives it's a "tool"!! And I share your former occupation, although I'm a local. 51 months until retirement, and then I'll be putting a lot more hours on my "toy"!! Enjoy and be safe.

 

[lman]

Now you need a barn to put it in. Just don't forget that a barn is never big enough.

 

[metalbender]

Just cruise Amazon for a battery powered pump for the fuel. Problem solved.

 

[Wagtail]

Yep. . . Got the tractor yesterday around 3:00, started mowing around 4:00. Mowed till 7:30ish. Got up this morn at 6:30 and mowed till 5:30. I had to heft the 5 gallon can 3 times to fill up. The guy who put the tank on top should be drawn and quartered. Trying to keep from scratching my new machine, or spilling diesel on it made the task even harder. My back is Killin' me! ! ! Had to get all the mowing done as we are expecting 5" of rain over the next 2 days. Ground is gonna be wet for a while. There's got to be an easier way for the fuel! I did get this cool siphon thingy that you jiggle and it creates a siphon, but my can had a filter in it that was part of the can, and I couldn't snake in the siphon hose. I will get some new cans, but I will still have to heft the can up to the top, and try to keep from scratching the machine.

That's what I thought when I saw where the cap was positioned, and hoped, for your sake, that there was an alternate fuelling position, especially with a cab.

There are several TBN threads on fuelling rigs/systems and you're going to have to investigate one for your situation... if you thing your back is buggered now, wait a few more years.

My 'set-up' is a 50ltr tank with a 12VDC (battery powered) diesel pump with a robust nozzle. It's strapped to a wheeled, small, pallet:

 

[Citydude]

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Funny, we have the same tractor and same roof. Could be same color.

I have 2 roofs going in, 1400 sf rancher and 1300 sf garage/shop/apt. Both standing seam, both hip roofs. I think the hip roofs make it much more time consuming.

It's taken them forever to finish, 2 more days if they ever come back. There may be other methods but, the method they use is very very labor intensive. Lots of cutting and bending.

I'm paying by the job so other than the time, the price is fixed.

I had 8 in of foam insulation blown onto the underside of the roof. My guy says i won't hear a Thing?

I’ll bet you won’t miss the camper.....

 

[Peter 315]

OR this setup...........

 

[jezreel]

I like the looks of that portable system. I LOVE the looks of that big tank. . . But WAY unaffordable, Ouch. I will have to do with my 5gal can and my new “Super Easy Siphon Hose.”

Right now I am working hard to figure out what I’m gonna do about Putting a cover over the machine. I’d LOVE to have a 40’x50’ steel building with a concrete floor, but. . . Once again WAY too expensive. I was looking to build a 30’x50’ wooden lean-to with metal roof and 3 metal sides, but the cost of lumber right now is Unbelievable! ! ! I sure hate to spend my money on one of those aluminum framed covers ya see on the side of the highway, as I feel that’s throwing money into something I will never be satisfied. But I do need to get that tractor and implements under cover. One step at a time.

 

[buck12]

The best and most cost effective tractor storage for my use is a high cube shipping container.

 

[Citydude]

I like the looks of that portable system. I LOVE the looks of that big tank. . . But WAY unaffordable, Ouch. I will have to do with my 5gal can and my new “Super Easy Siphon Hose.”

Right now I am working hard to figure out what I’m gonna do about Putting a cover over the machine. I’d LOVE to have a 40’x50’ steel building with a concrete floor, but. . . Once again WAY too expensive. I was looking to build a 30’x50’ wooden lean-to with metal roof and 3 metal sides, but the cost of lumber right now is Unbelievable! ! ! I sure hate to spend my money on one of those aluminum framed covers ya see on the side of the highway, as I feel that’s throwing money into something I will never be satisfied. But I do need to get that tractor and implements under cover. One step at a time.

Build the 30x50 lean-to in segments. It doesn’t have to be done all at once.