buying bulk kerosene

pinkerpv · Nov 16, 2021

Thunder5Ranch said: ↑

I run a 250 gallons transfer tank on the ford year round and have NEVER in the last 40 years of running a transfer tank in the truck bed had a LEO look at it. Have had them swab truck tanks more than a few times looking for Red Fuel being used as road fuel. LOL they like to set up down the road from several auction barns and pull diesel burners over for tank swabs, you don't want to get caught with the red fuel in the truck tanks...... real healthy fines there. Not going to say it never happens but I have never had a transfer tank checked in any way and don't know anyone that has. I have had them check to see if there is a draw pipe going from the transfer tank to the truck fuel tank or to the fuel lines. If you want to get into the technicality of the fuel transport laws generally anything over 50 gallons requires a CDL/ Or Correct Intrastate license with a Hazmat Endorsement and Placards on the tank or vehicle. I have 1993 Diesel Placard Stickers on my transfer tanks and and most farmers run CDL licenses for hauling the grain and driving the field chemicals around on straight trucks and semis. Personally I run F plates on Red, The big ford and the Ford Box truck and Semi Trailer Plates on all of the trailers. Even just running the Box Truck with the food trailer hooked to it, I have to have the CDL With Hazmat Endorsement due to the ten 100 pound propane tanks chained in their cage inside the box truck and have 1075 flammable gas placards on the box. Reality however 99 out of 100 cops will not look twice at transfer tanks, a 55 gallon drum or two in the bed of a truck or care even a little bit about the propane tanks. They are more interested in Weights, the Plate, the annual inspection of the Truck fulling ST plated trailers and insuring that you have paid the proper State or if Applicable Federal Extortion Money. But there is always that one guy that will be more than happy to keep you on the side of the road for as long as possible

The Red Dyed is still K-1 and the same as the K-1 you buy in the drums and can 5 gallon metal cans. The Red Dye just marks it as Tax Exempt Fuel. If I have need of New Steel Drums I usually just order them from 55 Gallon Drums, 30 Gallon Drums, Food Grade Drums in Stock - ULINE - Uline I like the Stainless Steel drums for a few applications. Long terms sealed fuel storage being one application.... But they get real deep into your wallet real fast. The Non stainless barrels are A LOT cheaper I get most of those from larger farms, Some Rural Kings have barrels with the lids still on and are pretty low cost (I use the ones with snap ring lids for making charcoal.) For K-1 I usually just use Blue Chemical plastic drums. Cops do tend to take a interest in a pick up truck with steel drums in the bed.

A low profile transfer tank of 70-100 gallons is fairly cheap and not really noticeable in the truck bed, And a hand pump moves the fuel pretty fast from one tank to another. I have never had a gas station or any other fuel place limit me to filling only 5 gallon cans. Whether it be Gasoline, Diesel or K1 Have had to do it in 3 separate transactions before as some stations have 100 gallon transaction limit on their pumps. Can't say for all FS but Southern FS stop handling fuel oil several years ago. Was a real PITA for me as I have a Big Southern FS facility 6 miles down the road in the middle of nowhere that I got my K-1 from and still have come and fill my Bulk Propane Tank, Red tax exempt Diesel and Gasoline bulk tanks. So kind of sucks that I have to drive 25 miles to Ace to fill up the transfer tank with K-1 since Southern FS stopped handling it. Next closest place with affordable or at least cheaper k-1 is a independent farm coop Elevator at 37 miles out that runs on average 3-5 cents per gallons less than Ace. I can find no difference in the burn of the pump k-1 and the $8-$10 per gallon big box store clear k-1 in BTUs or Burn times per fill up. Also see no difference in the soot and crud build up in the salamanders. Not trying to argue, just sharing my personal observations and glancing in a mirror and thinking DAMN MY EYEBROWS HAVE GONE OLD MAN CRAZY OVER THE LAST YEAR! Look like a couple of shrubs growing above my eyes! Slowly puts the mirror back in the desk drawer!!!
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Thanks for the info.

pinkerpv · Nov 16, 2021

TnAndy said: ↑

I got all of my regular steel drums from a fair sized pallet operation down the road from me. They buy lubricants by the drum, and they are actually a disposal problem to them, and they're glad to get rid of them. These are in very good condition only having had engine/transmission oil in them one time.
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There are several places close to me that I will check. Thanks.

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