[AT] Fuel cans and dispensing - ideas requested

Lew Best bee_keeper at earthlink.net
Wed Nov 5 06:21:03 PST 2008


Where do you find them?  I can see 2 other great uses for one I have an
old forklift with the hydraulic tank filler up about eye level & my hay
cutter leaks a little 140 wt oil & it takes forever to refill it in the
spring with about a quart of grease thru the small hole.

Once prices stabilize I got a tank that'll hold about 15-20 gallons from
the auction; gonna put a regular electric car fuel pump on it for
filling riding mowers, etc.  

I started keeping track of prices back in late July & today gas price
hit exactly half what it was on the first day I entered prices on the
spread sheet.  Diesel down slightly less.  I'm so tight I just put about
15 bux worth of gas or diesel in the vehicles now; will run a few days.
Next stop it's been significantly cheaper so filling up makes no since
these days. 

Lew
 

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These are still made, however they send to come apart with gasoline.  A 
cordless drill has brushes and could possibly start a spark pumping gas.

  I have done some of these things and so far have survived....

Cecil in OKla

Lew Best wrote:
> Years ago I recall seeing a pump that you powered with an electric
> drill.  This would be the way to go it seems since we now have
cordless
> drills.  Anyone seen these anywhere these days?  Surely they should
> still be built these days.
> 
> Lew
>  
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> I use the plastic 5 gallon containers mostly. I do have a Gerry can,
but
> that does leak around the spout, so many times I put the containers on
> top of the tractor and use a siphon to move the fuel into the tractor
> tank. (Remember, if you don't have a squeeze siphon only use your
cheeks
> to suck the fuel into the siphon line that way you won't suck it into
> your longs if you mess up, don't inhale with your lungs. Longer clear
> line is the way to go) 
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