Vevor Products

[McMXi]

Vevor sells their products around the world and some areas do require filters due to fuel supply conditions I was told.

I can see that. There are some places in the US too where extra filters might be a good idea. I wonder what the filtration specs are on the Kubota fuel filters. I don't remember seeing a micron rating on the box or on the filter itself but that might just be my bad memory. My boat has a 10 micron fuel filter and water separator between the fuel tank and the engine, in addition to another fuel filter on the Yamaha engine itself.

 

[imarobot]

I am thinking of getting a Vevor pump. It does have a filter, if it needs it or not, depending on the options of many, it doesn't matter - it's there.
The features I like about it are the auto shutoff nozzle and that the suction is a 14-37" telescoping metal pipe, not plastic, which I'm thinking may be more durable.
I realize it is not Fill-Rite quality but would like some inputs on the pump itself, not the tank of filter. I could buy a cheaper pump for half the price, but not sure I want to go that cheap.
I do not use much fuel mainly in the winter, depending on how much snow we get.

 

[Caden]

I'm late to the party here but I have a Vevor story of my own.

At work we have some lift magnets of various sizes and brands. Maybe 4 Vevors out of 12 magnets. I was assigned one time to create a test procedure that aligned with ASME standards to check that the magnets were all still capable meeting the standards.

Every Vevor magnet I tested failed. Most couldn't pick up 1/3 of their rating, much less exceed it x3 like the standards required. (at the time anyway). All the others, regardless of age passed easily. If you were to find that out by dropping a sheet of steel, that would have ended badly.

So I don't think I'd ever buy a Vevor product myself, regardless of what it was.

 

[TheOldHokie]

I am thinking of getting a Vevor pump. It does have a filter, if it needs it or not, depending on the options of many, it doesn't matter - it's there.
The features I like about it are the auto shutoff nozzle and that the suction is a 14-37" telescoping metal pipe, not plastic, which I'm thinking may be more durable.
I realize it is not Fill-Rite quality but would like some inputs on the pump itself, not the tank of filter. I could buy a cheaper pump for half the price, but not sure I want to go that cheap.
I do not use much fuel mainly in the winter, depending on how much snow we get.

My $275 GPI EZ8 just died after 4 years of very light use. For one of those four it was basiclly idle and GPI seems to have a reputation for premature failures. I will not buy another so its either even more money for a Fill-Rite or $188 for a 15 GPM Vevor with auto shutoff. I am not struggling with the decision.

Dan

 

[William1]

Vevor.. hit or miss on quality. Cheap cost, sometimes you get a good deal, sometimes you get what you paid for. Just keep your expectations realistic.,

Fuel filtration. Kind of a no-brainer. Excess filtration is 100X better than inadequate. An extra filter between the dinosaurs and the combustion chamber is no big deal. Replace a filter when the flow rate drops. Not rocket science and not something to loose sleep over.
The station i buy my fuel from, has a canister filer as it exits the pump into the hose. My fueling rig has a water/particulate filter after the pump and before the hose. My machines have one or two filters., If this over kill keeps me from having a fueling issue a mile from my shop,it is money well spent.

 

[William1]

And herein lies the problem. Many things are carry-overs from a time when things were different, or simply not an apples to apples comparison. Storage tank material, internal coatings, fuel quality, fuel chemistry, the precision/requirements of the internal components of fuel systems, onboard filtration etc., have changed drastically over the years but the anachronisms linger.

If you want a fun topic to investigate, do a search on the whole theory about water getting into storage tanks or fuel tanks. Read some of the studies done on this and do some math and calculate the maximum amount of water vapor that's even possible in an empty 200 gallon tank let alone one that's 1/4, 1/2 or 3/4 full. There is so much mythology it's ridiculous. If you have water in your fuel storage tank it's not coming from air in the tank. This is why I've never subscribed to the theory that you should keep your fuel tanks close to full to avoid condensation. It's simply a myth that isn't supported by the math or physics.

I've removed the cap on my tractor and several times, found perhaps a quarter teaspoon of condensation in it. That's just the fill cap and what I saw that day. No telling own many drops had formed and dripped in to the tank..
Humidity here is such that puddles form even after a month of no rain.
Moisture/humidity and gasoline has not been a problem, just diesel.