Portable truck mounted fuel tank, what do you use? Gas caddy and others your opinions

[JOCCO]

Guys this has probably been beat to death along with most fuel issues and for that I am sorry. I am looking at a small 15-30 gallon tank. there is one called gas caddy or some such thing. Its plastic so no rust. There is a metal one looks like a portable air compressor tank (not crazy about it). What do you guys use and how does it pump the fuel? Gravity may not work for some items and I have no problem with a hand pump. I have larger ones but do not always need them. 5 gallon cans can be a mess! I had one smaller tank go to pieces last year. kind of need both gas and diesel Give me your opinions.

 

[Geo-TH,In]

Guys this has probably been beat to death along with most fuel issues and for that I am sorry. I am looking at a small 15-30 gallon tank. there is one called gas caddy or some such thing. Its plastic so no rust. There is a metal one looks like a portable air compressor tank (not crazy about it). What do you guys use and how does it pump the fuel? Gravity may not work for some items and I have no problem with a hand pump. I have larger ones but do not always need them. 5 gallon cans can be a mess! I had one smaller tank go to pieces last year. kind of need both gas and diesel Give me your opinions.

As for me, I use 5 gallon plastic cans in the back of my truck and haul my gas 3 miles on streets that have a 40 mph speed limit.
Knock on wood, I'm almost 76 and NO ACCIDENTS. I put the cans up against my tool box so if I had to slam on the brakes, the cans wouldn't slide forward. I only put 4 gallons in my 5 gallon cans. No mess, no fuss and easier for an old man to handle.
I use a special nozzle with a screen filter. I add air vents to my cans.

 

[Fixingfarmer]

Guys this has probably been beat to death along with most fuel issues and for that I am sorry. I am looking at a small 15-30 gallon tank. there is one called gas caddy or some such thing. Its plastic so no rust. There is a metal one looks like a portable air compressor tank (not crazy about it). What do you guys use and how does it pump the fuel? Gravity may not work for some items and I have no problem with a hand pump. I have larger ones but do not always need them. 5 gallon cans can be a mess! I had one smaller tank go to pieces last year. kind of need both gas and diesel Give me your opinions.

I bought an aluminum split tank truck fuel tank about 15 years ago one of the guys at work was selling it has 33 gallons each of gas and diesel. I keep road diesel and just pay the extra tax for fueling up the the 2555 so I can use the tank when people run out it has paid for itself the first time it got used to rescue someone off the interstate. And the time my boss ran out of fuel the look on his face was priceless when I filled it up twice since he was so close to the pump till the semi tank was full and primed the pump maybe ten times felt pressure and it lit. You make the fuel higher on the standpipe than a fuel can you don't need pump till your arm falls off.

best purchase ive made out of someones grove by far. The gas side is on its second pump and it sounds like the diesel pump is past time to replace and hoses rot off but its always in the back of the truck so that is to be expected I guess. have a lot more gas tractors now than I did when I bought it i've thought about a gravity tank but I live on the highway and I don't like keeping fuel for people to try to steal. It does take up space in the 1/2 ton bed but there's a 3/4 ton if I need it so it doesn't bother me and adds the weight for winter automatically. Its not for everyone though between everything there's 90 gallons of fuel in the back of it but it also doesn't get parked inside and I try to be a little careful driving.

 

[cjunrau]

Guys this has probably been beat to death along with most fuel issues and for that I am sorry. I am looking at a small 15-30 gallon tank. there is one called gas caddy or some such thing. Its plastic so no rust. There is a metal one looks like a portable air compressor tank (not crazy about it). What do you guys use and how does it pump the fuel? Gravity may not work for some items and I have no problem with a hand pump. I have larger ones but do not always need them. 5 gallon cans can be a mess! I had one smaller tank go to pieces last year. kind of need both gas and diesel Give me your opinions.

I use a fuel tank off a semi, might be to big for what you want. I have a 12 volt pump on it.

 

[caterpillar guy]

I use an old aluminum truck tank from one of the old semi trucks I junked years ago. It's a 100 gallon. Works better than a barrel and holds more too. I like the no rust with it. I don't like it setting out side a lot of the time. It also has a drain for water removal. Which I do like.

 

[JOCCO]

I use a fuel tank off a semi, might be to big for what you want. I have a 12 volt pump on it.

Yes that is common practice but too big.

 

[Texasmark]

I have the rear half of a '56 Chebby PU onto which I welded a tongue. I have 3 ea 55 gallon drums tied down in there and when full I am just under the "Haz-Mat" decal requirement. I take the trailer to town and fill her up, bring it home and park in in a shed. I have a 12v pump I bought from TSC years ago and a 20' hose I got off ebay with nozzle and I just drive over to the trailer plug in the battery, remove the nozzle, kick on the pump switch and fill her up.....piece of cake and I'm not dragging fuel around with me all the time taking up space in my short bed PU.

If I were a BTO, requiring frequent fill ups, then the truck mounted tank would be needed....but I'm a STO.

 

[DoubleR]

Guys this has probably been beat to death along with most fuel issues and for that I am sorry. I am looking at a small 15-30 gallon tank. there is one called gas caddy or some such thing. Its plastic so no rust. There is a metal one looks like a portable air compressor tank (not crazy about it). What do you guys use and how does it pump the fuel? Gravity may not work for some items and I have no problem with a hand pump. I have larger ones but do not always need them. 5 gallon cans can be a mess! I had one smaller tank go to pieces last year. kind of need both gas and diesel Give me your opinions.

I have a 100 gallon fuel tank on a pallet with a 12volt pump. Fill it with off road diesel at a supplier and bring it home a set it on the ground and hook the pump to the tractor when I'm fueling. I have a 300 gallon overhead tank but the supplier started complaining If I didn't get at least 500 gallons at a time when he would deliver. I found a different supply sorce also.

I haul gas in 5 gallon steel safety cans and of course I get my buck a gallon off at Kroger when filling them so I get my 35 gallons when I'm also filling my truck or car.

 

[centralilbaler]

I bought this one last fall. I was tired of toting 5 gal cans

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCNRB95J?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

 

[DoubleO7]

@JOCCO

Please clarify what you are looking for.
Between your title and first post, are you wanting a 15-30 gallon tank that stays in the truck all the time?
Or a tote/tank that can be readily moved around in your truck as well as on the ground?

 

[JOCCO]

@JOCCO

Please clarify what you are looking for.
Between your title and first post, are you wanting a 15-30 gallon tank that stays in the truck all the time?
Or a tote/tank that can be readily moved around in your truck as well as on the ground?

Easy to move tote tank. Don't need the bigger 50-150 gallon in truck all the time. Hate lugging fuel in 5-gallon cans.

 

[moresmoke]

Yes that is common practice but too big.

Some medium duty trucks have tanks that are 30-35 gallon.

 

[DoubleO7]

Easy to move tote tank. Don't need the bigger 50-150 gallon in truck all the time. Hate lugging fuel in 5-gallon cans.

What manner are you going to use to get the 15/30 gallon caddy from your truck to the ground?

 

[Texasmark]

What manner are you going to use to get the 15/30 gallon caddy from your truck to the ground?

Before I had the trailer idea, I would put one 55 gallon drum in the bed of the PU. I made a yoke strap that fit under the bulges on the side of the drum that compressed when you pulled up on it and used my FEL on my tractor to set it in place.

 

[JOCCO]

What manner are you going to use to get the 15/30 gallon caddy from your truck to the ground?

Either fill what's needed and take it out, or use loader. Could leave on trailer or other truck What ever situation dictates. So there is a few options.

 

[DoubleO7]

15 or 30 gallon blue plastic drums upright on a pallet.
All over FBMP for cheap.

 

[charlie n]

We've had a plastic Gas caddy for 20 years with no problems. Oldest son uses it now. Has a motorcycle lift to get it out of the truck.

 

[showcrop]

As for me, I use 5 gallon plastic cans in the back of my truck and haul my gas 3 miles on streets that have a 40 mph speed limit.
Knock on wood, I'm almost 76 and NO ACCIDENTS. I put the cans up against my tool box so if I had to slam on the brakes, the cans wouldn't slide forward. I only put 4 gallons in my 5 gallon cans. No mess, no fuss and easier for an old man to handle.
I use a special nozzle with a screen filter. I add air vents to my cans.View attachment 101718

What does the "no accidents" part have to do with it??? Does that mean that if we go a certain number of years without an accident that the prudent thing to do is discontinue our insurance???

 

[Texasmark]

15 or 30 gallon blue plastic drums upright on a pallet.
All over FBMP for cheap.

Blue plastic drums made for food storage. I have wondered for a long time how these would stand up to fuel and oil. I have one storing used anti-freeze solution and its doing fine, but what about petroleum products? It would be really nice if they stood up to that so that you didn't have to worry about steel drums developing a rust caused leak over the years. Comments really appreciated.

 

[showcrop]

Blue plastic drums made for food storage. I have wondered for a long time how these would stand up to fuel and oil. I have one storing used anti-freeze solution and its doing fine, but what about petroleum products? It would be really nice if they stood up to that so that you didn't have to worry about steel drums developing a rust caused leak over the years. Comments really appreciated.

Tanks for combustible and flammable liquids have to be approved by OSHA 1926.152(a)(1). The approved truck tanks posted about earlier appear to be the way to go.