Gas storage and pumping

[Pntyrmvr]

Hi,

Ma is turning 80 next month and lifting gas cans with more than a few gallons to fill her lawn Harley is becoming a chore.

I‘d like suggestions on a 120 volt gas caddy with about 10- 25 gallon capacity that would relieve Ma’s burden.

Even 12 volt that I step down with an inverter is okay.

Thanks team.

Keep Ma clipping.

 

[Grogg]

looking at your location, you can't be more than 30 minutes from a Princess Auto. I think you'd only need to hit 2-3 aisles to cobble together something that could work for what you describe.

I would suggest smaller cans and get mom to top up more frequently... less fuel involved is less weight, less risk, less to go bad sitting around each season...

 

[unslow1]

I'm sure you could do that but mine just switched to a few 1 and 2 GL jugs. She still has to fill those jugs and move them to whatever garage or shed to store them.

 

[MushCreek]

I was looking for a similar solution for fueling my tractor. It's pretty tall, and holds at least 15 gallons. Balancing a 5 gallon jug at head height is not my idea of fun. I wanted to get a transfer tank to put in the back of my truck, along with a pump. There are plenty of them out there, but most of them are NOT rated for gasoline. If I recall, I found them to be too expensive, and I didn't pursue it.

 

[Ralf11]

why not get her a battery operated mower?

 

[u2slow]

I've got a 14 gal 'jerry can' with wheels and petcock/hose at the bottom. I roll it up on the 3' tall porch, and gravity fill anything I roll up next to the porch.

 

[redmondjp]

So is the gas caddy going to remain in one place? I've got a 14-gallon plastic one, and I only used it for one season because it is so difficult to move around. I can't even lift it by myself when it is full.

Here is another idea but it is a little more expensive - one of the metal 30 gallon fuel caddies (many of them available online) that have a hand crank pump on it. I bought one used for a mechanic friend and the hand crank pump is very easy to use - the pump turns in both directions as well so you can reverse the direction of flow to **** the fuel out of the hose once you are done filling something.

Once filled (not required to completely fill it BTW) using portable 5-gallon fuel containers, this caddy would be very heavy so it would need to remain in one spot.

Getting a 120VAC electric pump that is rated for gasoline is going to cost you a lot of coin. Heck, even the 12VDC ones as used on transfer tanks in the back of farm pickup trucks go for a serious amount of money. This is why I am suggesting the hand crank pump option.

 

[danski0224]

Pay someone to cut the lawn?

Even with a gas caddy, it needs to be filled...

 

[Indexmill]

Pay someone to cut the lawn?

Exactly, Ma does not need to be still mowing herself.

 

[u2slow]

So is the gas caddy going to remain in one place? I've got a 14-gallon plastic one, and I only used it for one season because it is so difficult to move around. I can't even lift it by myself when it is full.

Probably the same one I have. It is heavy, but I don't mind - it's a relatively infrequent fill. I like having a reserve of fuel at home.