Posted by ericlb on March 08, 2016 at 09:06:02 from (67.142.173.22):
In Reply to: Gas storage posted by farmallmaniac on March 08, 2016 at 07:51:55:
the first question is how much fuel do you burn? say in a months time, if your a hobby farm operation, and your fuel consumption is something less than 20 or 30 gallons a week, your doing the best way now, you probably need to use more jugs at the same time, i do this now, [ filling 8, 5 gallon cans each time],i also have a 100 gallon tank and pump on a farm truck. the reason is epa requirements have changed for fuel storage tanks, used to be a overhead tank with filter and hose was the answer ,then the truck comes and fills it when you called, now you have to use a inspected and approved tank for fuel storage, it has to have an approved containment structure around it capable of holding the entire contents of the tank in a cement surround,in case of a leak , you have to get a permit in some areas to have the thing in the first place , if your burning several hundred gallons a month it may be worth the investment, im the first to agree gas cans are a pia, but there also much cheaper than all this for a operation using a relatively small amount of fuel, when i worked at a area gravel plant which made its own material, we had fuel tanks on the place, it was a all diesel operation, the tanks were 2, 5000 gallon units, looking like overkill, i added up the fuel usage, it wasnt overkill the plant was burning 900 gallons a day! for all operating engines combined , a hobby farm is a grey area, some take up 5 acres, some take up more than 500 acrea, your best choice really depends on how much fuel you burn in a given time
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