Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.73] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b1) with ESMTP id 3130881 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 28 Mar 2004 08:21:38 -0500 Received: from rad ([65.0.151.4]) by imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040328132138.DWXS1763.imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sun, 28 Mar 2004 08:21:38 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Transfer Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 07:23:41 -0600 Message-ID: <007001c414c7$e3358740$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0071_01C41495.989B1740" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0071_01C41495.989B1740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Up here in the north where logging is the main industry, bed mounted fuel tanks are very common as everybody that works heavy equipment out = in the bush requires a truck to support it. Many have 150 gal "tidy tanks" = with a 12volt pump, to haul diesel, however in recent years combination fuel tank/tool boxes made from aluminium have become very popular.=20 =20 I've seen a few web sites for the tanks, and combo tank/tool boxes. Unfortunately, these get to be so large that I would have to consider it = a permanent part of the truck. Whatever goes in, must be able to be = removed easily, otherwise, it defeats the purpose of having an 8 ft bed. =20 =20 I also buy marked gas for the plane, which is simply fuel with a purple = dye to indicate that no road tax has been paid. I'm uncertain and curious as = to whether you have a similar deal in the US?=20 =20 One of the mobile MRI truck drivers told me about off-road fuel that was sold for the farmers. I do recall that he said it was a different color = so the DOT (department of transportation) cops could tell if you were = illegally using it in your truck. Naturally, he was speaking of diesel, but = perhaps you can get off-road gasoline as well. I'll ask around about this. =20 Thanks, Rusty=20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0071_01C41495.989B1740 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
    Up here in the north where logging is the main industry, = bed mounted=20 fuel tanks are very common as everybody that works heavy equipment out = in the=20 bush requires a truck to support it. Many have 150 gal "tidy tanks" with = a=20 12volt pump, to haul diesel, however in recent years combination fuel = tank/tool=20 boxes made from aluminium have become very popular. 
 
I've seen a = few web sites=20 for the tanks, and combo tank/tool boxes.  Unfortunately, these get = to be=20 so large that I would have to consider it a permanent part of the=20 truck.  Whatever goes in, must be able to be removed=20 easily, otherwise, it defeats the purpose of having an 8 ft = bed. =20    
 
 I also buy = marked gas for=20 the plane, which is simply fuel with a purple dye to indicate that no = road tax=20 has been paid. I'm uncertain and curious as to whether you have a = similar deal=20 in the US? 
 
One of the = mobile MRI truck=20 drivers told me about off-road fuel that was sold for the farmers.  = I do=20 recall that he said it was a different color so the DOT (department = of=20 transportation) cops could tell if you were illegally using it in your=20 truck.   Naturally, = he was=20 speaking of diesel, but perhaps you can get off-road gasoline as = well. =20 I'll ask around about this.
 
Thanks,
Rusty =
 
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