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Best plan for a diesel fuel tank?

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Dave H (MI)

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Thinking of putting a fuel tank on the place for diesel. It is safest and easiest to have it brought to me. Locally I can get it delivered free if I buy over a certain amount and they will knock off a lot of the taxes for ag use. Problem so far is getting the tractors and the combine to run low at the same time so I can meet minimum delivery. OK...I'll get to the point.

I am looking on CL at used tanks. Thinking I want something with an electric pump as opposed to a gravity tank. One reason being that I am not sure a gravity tank will fill the combine if the tank gets on the low side. Combine is very tall. I see a lot of the round oblong tanks with the Gasboy pumps on top. Hope this is not a stupid question, but do I need anything special to pump diesel? Are those pumps good? Seem to be a lot of them and some pretty old ones too. Looking for advice, ready to listen now. Thanks!
 
i've got a 1200 gallon on ground tank with a cheap fillrite pump (13 gal minute - but it doesn't pump that) that has pumped 20k odd gallons so far... if you have big tanks on the combine/tractor then go with a pump/filter/meter and pipe that is 1 inch pipe not 3/4, and if you plan on using it much when the temp gets low do yourself a favor and buy arctic rated pipe/nozzle so it works in the cold...
 
Gasboy pumps will pump diesel as well as gas.

You would save about 40 cents a gallon here in Iowa on road tax.

How are you hauling fuel now?

I burn 80+ gallons a day in my 2366. I hope you are not hauling with 5 gallon jugs to fill your combine and tractor.

You might consider a 100 gallon tank in the back of your truck and pickup offroad fuel at the supplier and not have to worry about minimum order.

See what he says to that. Some coops have an offroad tank you can fill out of.

Gary
 
our fuel supplier supplies us with the tank as long as they are filling it. The tank, the pump, the hose, the filter, and the nozzle are all there problem. All I had to supply was the wiring to the pump.
 
I've heard in the state of Nebraska, they try and limit you on the size and number of tanks. EPA has been doing fly overs and check farmers. Most put a portable shed over them so they are hidden. And I'm sure sooner or later they might want a containment around the tanks incase of a leak. chris
 
If you buy enough gallons a year they may supply a tank.

I don't know if Dave would use enough to get that deal.

The company I am associated with would want over 5000 gallons a year to spot a tank and electric pump for free use.
 
500 gallons is the price point I need to get a deep discount. round 300 gallon tanks and the tractor supply 12 volt electric pump have been getting me by. I have a 300 gallon tank, a 100 gal in bed transfer tank, and usually at least 100-150 gallons will fit in the machines by the time I'm ready to order...

If you get a used tank, be careful of what is in the bottom. buying new is expensive, but buying fuel filters for tractors every week I even more pricey!
 
Check local suppliers like has been said,our Coop has tanks setting in the yard right now.
 
You put a fuel filter on the supply tank and hook your fill hose to it. That way it is filtered before it goes into your tractor tank.
 

I learned that lesson the hard way!

But seriously... When I first put a filter on, I had to replace it very quickly, because it jammed that filter. Do that about 10 times, and it is best to just be careful of what you buy. wink wink
 
Late 70s I put in two 1000 gal tanks with Gasboy 120V pumps. Still working fine, no repairs. Make sure you get the diesel hose.....wire in the hose for static electricity. For limited use I"d consider a 100-200 gal pickup tank with 12v pump.

I used to carry two 75 gal tanks with elec pumps in the pickup when I used a lot of both fuels, now just have a 120g. Hint- set the pickup tank on blocks and you can still carry long lumber in the bed, sliding them underneath. (tank holds really long boards from tipping) Tank fits behind the cab, and blocks are fwd of the wheel wells, leaving 4 foot width clear to the front.
 
Just make sure that you have a hidden switch to control the electric pumps when you aren't around, otherwise the fuel may disappear.
 

I just sold mine to my new neighbor, due to cutting back I didn't need it any more. I had a 500 gal cylindrical tank set into the bottom half of a septic tank with a wooden roof over it and a 12V pump. Check around, most likely DES laws require the containment. The funny part of my tank scenario is that a friend had taken it as partial payment for an excavation job some ten years ago, and loaned it to his brothers for their dairy farm across the road from me. After the cows went down the road he was looking to sell it and I wanted one, so one day we moved it, and I gave him $450.00 for it. Probably five years later another friend bought the property and is moving his saw mill and log yard in across the road. He needed a containment and tank so I checked pricing and got $500.00 for it. I found that good tanks alone were going for $500.00
 
There's used tanks at every farm auction,around 500 bucks for a 500 gallon. I haul mine to walmart and fill it up myself,don't mess with delivery people.
 
Check with some of the locals and find out if there are any requirements as to how many gallons you can store without your tank needing to be inside a containment structure. Up here I think it's over 1000 gallons of combined storage and you will need it and that gets really spendy really fast!!
 
that wouldn't be good for us. I don't think ive got 1000 gallons this year but we do also buy furnace oil and a lot of our seed and feed from the same co-op so maybe that's why they don't have a problem giving us a tank.
 
Heck, I can't get diesel to light with a match half the time (I put a little gas in it to use it as lighter fluid), what does it take to ignite it with a static spark?
 
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