Finished my fueling station

[jyoutz]

55 gallon tank mounted to a steel pallet, sitting on a steel wheeled dolly. Rotary pump and water block/particle filter. Easy to load in/out of the truck with pallet forks.

 

[War Eagle]

Looks nice.

I have a similar pump but I get aggrevated with it because it leaks at the handle seal whenever I pump. Wish they had a better seal.

 

[jyoutz]

Looks nice.

I have a similar pump but I get aggrevated with it because it leaks at the handle seal whenever I pump. Wish they had a better seal.

Mine is a Fill-rite pump and it does have a warranty, so I’ll see.

 

[Old Machinist]

Nice setup. I would like to get some of those galvanized pallets.

I have a 100 gallon Freightliner tank set up with the same filter and a 12V pump. I just have the fuel delivered but I haven't had as much use since I finished digging all my stumps out and sold my backhoe.

 

[jyoutz]

Nice setup. I would like to get some of those galvanized pallets.

I have a 100 gallon Freightliner tank set up with the same filter and a 12V pump. I just have the fuel delivered but I haven't had as much use since I finished digging all my stumps out and sold my backhoe.

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I ordered the steel pallet from Home Depot. I’m sure there are other buying options.

 

[Old Machinist]

I ordered the steel pallet from Home Depot. I’m sure there are other buying options.

Whew! $137.58. I don't want any that bad.

 

[jyoutz]

Whew! $137.58. I don't want any that bad.

Most of the available wood pallets are beat up and falling apart. And I figured that this was a one time expense.

 

[GeoHorn]

@jyoutz : That’s a nice set-up…. And that’s a Very Good Filter set-up.

Don’t worry about changing that filter element…. EVER. (no joking) The amount of fuel you’ll use in your lifetime will never task that filter.

(I have mine on a 40-yr old converted propane-tank that had questionable internal cleanliness and that filter has really been Superb now for over 6 years. A tiny bit of debris has accumulated / settled in the lower “glass” …which I dumped and wiped out the glass…but the filter was clean and so I left it in place. It’s a good setup.)

Congrats.

<edit> The fuel comes out of the tank and enters the outer-area of the filter-container…allowing anything (water/debris/etc) to Fall to the bottom… then the fuel must rise to enter/pass- thru the filter-element….before exiting toward the hose/nozzle. It’s a good method.

 

[jyoutz]

@jyoutz : That’s a nice set-up…. And that’s a Very Good Filter set-up.

Don’t worry about changing that filter element…. EVER. (no joking) The amount of fuel you’ll use in your lifetime will never task that filter.

(I have mine on a 40-yr old converted propane-tank that had questionable internal cleanliness and that filter has really been Superb now for over 6 years. A tiny bit of debris has accumulated / settled in the lower “glass” …which I dumped and wiped out the glass…but the filter was clean and so I left it in place. It’s a good setup.)

Congrats.

<edit> The fuel comes out of the tank and enters the outer-area of the filter-container…allowing anything (water/debris/etc) to Fall to the bottom… then the fuel must rise to enter/pass- thru the filter-element….before exiting toward the hose/nozzle. It’s a good method.

Thanks for that information. I was expecting annual filter changes.

 

[mdhughes]

Most of the available wood pallets are beat up and falling apart. And I figured that this was a one time expense.

I built a wooden pallet for my 100G transfer tank. It's been 11 years and it needs to be rebuilt. It sits outside all of the time, plus I didn't use treated lumber for the cross pieces.

 

[McMXi]

Whew! $137.58. I don't want any that bad.

Close to $140 for a sheet metal pallet seems like a lot. I'd rather spend $140 on steel and make my own pallet.

I've made three steel dollies, and due to my failed trailer extension, I now have a really nice platform to convert into something useful. It already has the infrastructure for pallet forks so maybe a 3ft x 8ft pallet will prove to be useful. I want to weld up a platform for the neck of the gooseneck trailer but rather than cut this up I'll probably buy more steel and raid my scrap pile.

 

[jyoutz]

Close to $140 for a sheet metal pallet seems like a lot. I'd rather spend $140 on steel and make my own pallet.

I've made three steel dollies, and due to my failed trailer extension, I now have a really nice platform to convert into something useful. It already has the infrastructure for pallet forks so maybe a 3ft x 8ft pallet will prove to be useful. I want to weld up a platform for the neck of the gooseneck trailer but rather than cut this up I'll probably buy more steel and raid my scrap pile.

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The pallet has stamped and welded panels and is more than sturdy enough for its intended use. I bought 2 pieces of 1/4” flat steel, 4x36” last week. $30. I doubt I could buy the steel to make a pallet for $140 at current steel prices.

 

[McMXi]

The pallet has stamped and welded panels and is more than sturdy enough for its intended use. I bought 2 pieces of 1/4” flat steel, 4x36” last week. $30. I doubt I could buy the steel to make a pallet for $140 at current steel prices.

It's a nice pallet and I don't doubt that it's sturdy enough and that it works as intended. It would be an interesting exercise to price out steel for a pallet that meets or exceeds the one you bought. Regardless, you have a nice a fuel system for a lot less than I paid for both of mine. However, my thoughts are that given the cost of 55 gallons of fuel, within a few years the cost of the storage/dispensing system will pale in comparison to the cost of the fuel that has been through it.

I wonder if an IBC tote frame could be repurposed for this application. I have one that I got for free, but typically they're quite cheap on places like Craigslist. Just thinking out loud.