Diesel Tank Transfer Pump.....

Howdy all,
Just had 100 gal diesel delivered for winter plowing, with old age and asthma the old hand pump isn't cutting it.

Fuel is in slip tank at ground level 10' from barn outlet, so I'm looking for some way to pump it to the skidsteer and Deere. 12V pumps are readily available, but getting 12v off the Deere and skidsteere are problematic. 110-120v pumps are out there, but a good one is upwards of 250 bucks.

Option 1 is to get 12v pump, a battery and charger mounted near tank, lots of fuss and probably not good in North Idaho winters.

option 2 is run quick disconnects from the rig batteries back near the tank, but then I've got floppy wires and guage is questionable. Trailer wiring 4-flat connector work?

option 3 is find a 110v pump, but spendy. Don't need a meter, just a pump. Tried Grainger, HF, Amazon, etc but to no avail.

option 4 is build a stand and rely on gravity feed, but need the tank mobile in the summer, plus I'd need a pump (and another tank)to empty it too while lifting it.

Anybody got any good ideas?
 
Or how about a drill operated pump and a cordless drill ? If you have the drill those pumps are cheap.
 
At Runnings (fleet and farm store, whatever chains are by you) I thought the 12v and 120v pumps are next to each other, and about the same price? Don't see how you would save much going with a 12v and fooling around converting voltages?

I've gotten to where, those one time purchases aren't a big deal, make life simpler and easier and safer. I hate monthly bills, they eat at a person slowly, but buy a 120v pump once in your life, sell it off for 50% whenever you get tired of it, and you likely got your money's worth out of it pretty easy over the years. You will appreciate the easy life every time you fuel up, you won't notice $100-300 five or ten years from now won't even remember it, only a couple bucks a month.......

Paul
 
If the tank is mobile in the summer, might as well go 12V. An older battery will run the pump a fair amount between charges. Do you have compressed air available?
 
I run my 12 volt pumps off a used semi battery hooked up to a solar charger. Winter and summer I always have plenty of battery.
 
I second the 12 volt pump.

You can use a trailer plug of choice for a quick connect, but if you're pick-up has a fully wired 6 or 7 way plug, you can stick one on your equipment, then just plug into the trailer socket when it's in the pick-up.
 
100 gallons? If it's a slide in tank they always have a bottom bung. Hook a hose to it with your trigger handle. Set the tank on a pallet and use roller chain to tie it down. Use pallet forks to lift it up and put it on a fuel stand - those are a dime a dozen on CL here. I have a pickup tank set up that way for emergencies here and just lift it up with the tractor forks. I can pick it up and set it in the back of a pickup and go to town to fill it instead of using 100 gallons of my (often more expensive) delivered fuel.
 

You have a new place to keep your booster pak. Run a cord to the tank, hook the pak to the pump when fueling.
 
Or hang out on your local Craigslist, keep an eye on local trade papers, watch local auction listings, and look for a used pump to come up for sale. They do from time to time, usually pretty reasonable.

Surely you can live with the hand pump for a while yet while you're looking for a good deal on a pump.
 
Will your skidsteer or tractor not lift the tank when full?
-Hook up hose for gravity feed
-Pick up tank
-Fill skidsteer
-Fill tractor
-When fuel truck comes to refill you have your equipment lined up and have him top everything up while he has his hose out.
 

If you plan on making it mobile go with a 12 volt pump.
120 volt pumps normally sell for around $60 more than 12 volt.
I've been using a Fill-Rite 15 gpm 12volt pump for 10 years with over 13,000 gallons pumped showing on the meter.
Fill-Rite model FR1210G from Amazon is $310, this is a complete kit with pump, hose, manual nozzle.
Not sure why but the 13 gpm yellow pumps don't seem to last was well as the 15 gpm red pumps.
I've spent enough on cheap pumps over the years to buy a good one three times over.
Never use a wire smaller than 12 gauge on any fuel pump or motor life will be shortened, for wire length over 15 ft between pump and power source I'd step up to 10 gauge wire on 12 volt pumps.
A standard car battery and cheap 2 amp battery maintainer will be plenty to run the pump. You can mount them in a box on the tank so your power source goes with the tank or you can place them in your building and run a wire out to the pump.
My pump is presently in my 300 gallon stationary tank with the battery and 2amp battery maintainer inside of the building.
We have a gravity flow tank at my MIL's farm, it takes twice as long to fill the tractors tanks.
I have another 300 gallon gravity flow tank and stand for my farm, it'll get the stand cut down and a pump installed.
 
All good ideas here, I appreciate the help!

I've got several 12v and 6v battery maintainers, 25' cable extension at amazon is 8 bucks. Going to run maintainer extension out to the pole, build shelf for an older Studebaker battery, and hook the 12v pump to that. That way I can use the pump and tank when they're mobile during the summer.

Thanks again!
 
Another option is put one of those fuel tanks in the bed of your truck that looks like a tool box. Fill it up now and again and fuel out of it. They can be found on Craigslist and ebay used for pretty good prices with a 12 volt pump already on them. That way you never need to mess around with batteries, wires, or a power source, and it is portable and you can fuel up anywhere you can get your truck and equipment within a few feet of each other. Plus you never have to load and unload your fuel barrel again. Easy as pie.

Greg
 
I have used my riding mower for power for mine several times when the battery was too hard to get to on the piece of equipment I was refueling. Keith
 

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