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drewfu | 04-25-2008 12:07 AM
Great Gas Tank? I was wondering if the resident gas experts would weigh in on this little jewel. Seems like a cost effective way to store fuel and disperse it comfortably. http://www.aircompressorsdirect.com/...roducts_id=798 Cheaper on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/SCEPTOR-DURAMAX-...QQcmdZViewItem

Professur | 04-25-2008 09:19 AM
Re: Great Gas Tank? Yer paying for a name, Drew. Far better to go with a set of 5G cans at $15 each, and section of siphon hose. The larger can may have wheels, but you can't load it into your car to take it to get it filled. Full it'll weight well over 100lbs, and those plastic wheels aren't going to be your friend over rough ground. Just checked something. 14g of gas weights 87lbs.

Tn...Andy | 04-25-2008 11:53 AM
Re: Great Gas Tank? I get these for free....the wheels to move them, however, were 20 grand. :D http://www.digistash.com/data/026a39...3_p121843.jpeg

drewfu | 04-25-2008 01:13 PM
Re: Great Gas Tank? Quote:
Originally Posted by Tn...Andy (Post 1078211) I get these for free....the wheels to move them, however, were 20 grand. :D
I've seen your drum and tractor pic, Andy. Maybe I should just get a drum and leave it in the shed, siphoning as needed. That baby would be a beast to fill with smaller gas cans, though. Did you mention that you got the drum from the refinery?

wallew | 04-25-2008 02:10 PM
Re: Great Gas Tank? Quote:
Originally Posted by Sukhoi_fan (Post 1077649) Or you could store 15 gallons of fuel in three of these mil-spec Swiss Army surplus cans for $30.00 plus shipping
I get those NATO cans for $10 each. You have to buy five at a time, but it's WAY cheap. And they are much better than the older US Jerry cans. Or are you saying that THREE of them is $30. Which means they are $10 each from your source as well. And the spouts lock in and flow much better. I think I paid $15 for the spout. Might have been $25. It's been a while ago.

mightyspuds | 04-25-2008 04:18 PM
Re: Great Gas Tank? Plain ole plastic fuel cans and this awesome homemade pump would be my preferred setup. http://www.alpharubicon.com/altenerg...ump12vpike.htm

KASHMAN02 | 04-25-2008 05:08 PM
Re: Great Gas Tank? Quote:
Originally Posted by wallew (Post 1078407) I get those NATO cans for $10 each. You have to buy five at a time, but it's WAY cheap. And they are much better than the older US Jerry cans. Or are you saying that THREE of them is $30. Which means they are $10 each from your source as well. And the spouts lock in and flow much better. I think I paid $15 for the spout. Might have been $25. It's been a while ago.
Where can you get the cans for 10 each ?/ Thanks

____hoot____ | 04-25-2008 05:18 PM
Re: Great Gas Tank? Andy, are those rifle ports in that wall?

Tn...Andy | 04-25-2008 05:59 PM
Re: Great Gas Tank? ahahaha....no, lights. Have them set up on a sensor so anything coming along the driveway ( I had my car in mind, but it works for dogs, deer, and bear just as well ) will trip the lights on.

Tn...Andy | 04-25-2008 06:02 PM
Re: Great Gas Tank? Quote:
Originally Posted by drewfu (Post 1078318) Did you mention that you got the drum from the refinery?
I get them from a local fuel distributor.....they had motor and transmission oils in them. They sell bulk lubricants to area industries, and take the empty drums back as a favor to the folks they sell to....but then they are stuck with them except as scrap metal....they apparently aren't worth shipping back to the place they are filled due to shipping costs.

bsdetector | 04-25-2008 06:53 PM
Re: Great Gas Tank? Quote:
Originally Posted by Tn...Andy (Post 1078211) I get these for free....the wheels to move them, however, were 20 grand. :D http://www.digistash.com/data/026a39...3_p121843.jpeg
You paid 20k for a tractor with a front loader ? Why ?

Tn...Andy | 04-25-2008 09:42 PM
Re: Great Gas Tank? Quote:
Originally Posted by bsdetector (Post 1078840) You paid 20k for a tractor with a front loader ? Why ?
Why ? Well, I guess I could have bought a Ford Navigator ( or put a down payment on one ) and driven around town......but since this particular tool has probably paid for itself about 3 times over, I guess I just screwed up. Actually, with the backhoe unit, disc, 5' wide tiller, plow, bushog, post hole digger, box scraper, fertilizer spreader, boom sprayer, log skidding winch, two different buckets, pallet forks, I probably have another 10k in attachments...man....I'm dumber than dirt.

Camp Bassfish | 04-26-2008 09:24 AM
Re: Great Gas Tank? Here's a chance for redemption..... I'll take all that tractor crap off your hands and you can have my fancy bassboat in trade. I might warn you that both 20 gallon tanks are on E and running top speed on a light chop you can expect a very thrifty 2 miles to the gallon.:stickyman:D

Gold Rules | 04-26-2008 11:57 AM
Re: Great Gas Tank? Quote:
Originally Posted by Tn...Andy (Post 1079056) Why ? Well, I guess I could have bought a Ford Navigator ( or put a down payment on one ) and driven around town......but since this particular tool has probably paid for itself about 3 times over, I guess I just screwed up. Actually, with the backhoe unit, disc, 5' wide tiller, plow, bushog, post hole digger, box scraper, fertilizer spreader, boom sprayer, log skidding winch, two different buckets, pallet forks, I probably have another 10k in attachments...man....I'm dumber than dirt.
.........Me Toooooo.....................

TechGuy | 04-26-2008 11:59 AM
Re: Great Gas Tank? Quote:
Originally Posted by Tn...Andy (Post 1079056) Why ? Well, I guess I could have bought a Ford Navigator ( or put a down payment on one ) and driven around town......but since this particular tool has probably paid for itself about 3 times over, I guess I just screwed up. Actually, with the backhoe unit, disc, 5' wide tiller, plow, bushog, post hole digger, box scraper, fertilizer spreader, boom sprayer, log skidding winch, two different buckets, pallet forks, I probably have another 10k in attachments...man....I'm dumber than dirt.
I spent 13k on mine. right there with ya. But dang, I am going to have to acquire some attachments! Tractor envy!

Lt Dan | 04-26-2008 12:42 PM
Re: Great Gas Tank? Paid $7900 (no tax - farm exempt) for mine, came with a bucket loader 3 cylinder diesel. All the options were extra, bush hog, finish mower, post hole digger, 2 bottom plow, disk, & scraper blade. This is my second tractor, the first is an older gas tractor but capable to use all these attachments too. However, my wife is trying to sell the old one as she doesn't think a man needs more than one of anything, she feels the same about my firearms.

Gold Rules | 04-26-2008 02:53 PM
Re: Great Gas Tank? Quote:
Originally Posted by Lt Dan (Post 1079612) Paid $7900 (no tax - farm exempt) for mine, came with a bucket loader 3 cylinder diesel. All the options were extra, bush hog, finish mower, post hole digger, 2 bottom plow, disk, & scraper blade. This is my second tractor, the first is an older gas tractor but capable to use all these attachments too. However, my wife is trying to sell the old one as she doesn't think a man needs more than one of anything, she feels the same about my firearms.
Tell her she only NEEDS 1 pair of shoes or 1 purse ....1 dress ........see where I am going with this ......she can be replaced .....when they become a royal pain time to get a newer model with fewer problems....

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