Northern Tool fuel transfer pump

Fred Werring

Well-known Member
After the discussion a few posts down, got thinking about bringing off road diesel home in 55 gallon barrels. Would beat the heck out of a bunch of 5 gallon jugs...what I'm using now.
Northern has a sale going on 12V pumps that
will fit a 55 gal barrel.

$129, then you can find a coupon code for $20
off a $100 purchase. The code I found was
202911.

With shipping, brought it to $124.98, seemed
reasonable, got one coming.

For what it's worth

Fred
Northern Pump
 
Fred;
What you are thinking is fine.
You can use the pump to transfer the diesel from barrel in truck to barrel on ground.
Just make sure the barrel is well secured in the back of truck while transporting.

But let me add just so others do not get ideas.
These pumps are not approved for Gasoline.
Hauling gasoline in drums is strictly against the law.
 

If you are using that much why not just use a 275 oil tank and have your friendly local fuel dealer deliver it?
 
I use 3ea 55 gallon drums that I have lashed into an old GMC short bed trailer made from the truck. I got my pump from TSC but have seen the one you are talking about in NT catalogs. I stuck an old battery adjacent to the drums and charge it every once in awhile. Doesn't take much juice to run the pump.

I fill the barrels, leaving expansion room obviously, and cap them up tight except for the one I'm using in which I leave the pump. 3 barrels with air space at the top fall under the requirement for a haz mat sticker on the trailer so I don't have to fool with that. Annual trailer license for farm use is 5 bucks.

It sits under a car port I built keeping the tanks out of the sun and rain but within easy reach of my tractor.

When it's time to fill her up, just latch on to the trailer and go and get it. I got tired of hauling them in the back of the p/u and having to lift them out and back in every time I needed to fill them.

In case you're interested, for the lifting device, I installed a girth chain around the drum that wouldn't slide up over the ridge. I then added enough chain to make a loop connecting each side of the girth. I have a hook on my FEL bucket and would use that to lift them out. Now I don't have to fool with that.

Go for it.

You could also mount a larger single tank in the trailer but would need a haz mat sticker. I had the drums so that's what I used.
Mark
 
Don't forget to loosen the vent bung when you start pumping the barrel out.Many years back we used to have to bring fuel oil to the saphouse on a bobsleigh. Had an old gent who helped out, and dad had him pump out the barrels on the sleigh with a hand pump into the storage tank. Dad went out to check on him and one of the barrells was folded nearly in half, from the vacume. Everyone had a good laugh.
Loren, the Acg.
 
As I was reading this I thought of what I would do if I had to haul my own. I would put a drum on a pallet, set it on the back of my pickup, and strap it in to the back. Load and unload it with the forks on my frontend loader. The best thing I ever did was put a quick change bracket on my loader and get a set of pallet forks.
Lucky for me they will still deliver off road diesel to my farm at 100 gallon minimum with no extra charge.
 
hope you guys have a LOT of insurance. Might want to check with your homeowners ins and find out their rules for storing fuel on your property and the distances it must be from buildings. Each state used to be different.
 
My carport comment probably triggered this but is surely food for thought. My "carport", for lack of another word, is 4 steel poles about 15x20 with a flat tin roof.....no sides. It sits out away from other structures and is the reason I use it.

Mark
 
I wish I could get my pumps to fit that tight. I gave up on drums from getting so much water in them if you don't remove the pump everytime.
 
Mine aren't deliberately. Reduces the condensation. Using 55 gallon drums that Shell Rotella T 15W-40 came in initially when I was oiling my OTR truck, no need to worry. Just leave room for expansion and seal the suckers up. Been doing it for 15 years at least. No evaporation, no algae, no water.

Mark
 
(quoted from post at 13:42:42 01/29/15) I wish I could get my pumps to fit that tight. I gave up on drums from getting so much water in them if you don't remove the pump everytime.

my thoughts exactly!
 
Tim
Gasoline has totally different rules than diesel.
I also talk in terms of the average Joe when I talk about hauling fuel as most on here live by those rules.

For the average Joe you can only haul gasoline in containers 8 gallons or less that are properly marked and only 440 lbs (gasoline and container weight) total at one time. That's about 10 or 11 5 gallon cans.

Now if you want to follow haz-mat rules; bill of lading; proper labels on container; ect ect then yes gasoline can be hauled in 55 gallon drums or even bigger containers.
 
Hauling tanks like some of you have to would be a pain and not practical for a lot of us. Every ranch/farm around here has a tank of some sort, I have a couple of these in use plus a couple extra I don't http://halltank.com/products/overhead-farm-tanks/ Work good and don't need electricity. I get fuel from the closest village 15 miles away, some get it from other stations 30+ miles away but not a lot of difference. It's delivered free, no difference brought here or purchased at the pump. They have 150 gallon minimum I believe, but if you ask them they will stop in with less if they are in the area anyway. Don't know the fuel regulations for ag use. I've never had a need to haul much except out to the hayfield, I know in some areas ag use is exempt from some of the regulations. My tanks are 300 gallons and within 10 feet of one smaller garage, one gas one but I don't use much since I don't use gas tractors any more, maybe 50-70 from the house (1000 gallon propane is within 20 feet of the house). Insurance guys have been out and never said anything, and I know of others with them not too far from the house as well.
 

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