Return-Path: Received: from fed1mtao05.cox.net ([68.6.19.126] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b1) with ESMTP id 3131317 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 28 Mar 2004 12:21:45 -0500 Received: from BigAl ([68.107.116.221]) by fed1mtao05.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040328172143.PBGN2451.fed1mtao05.cox.net@BigAl> for ; Sun, 28 Mar 2004 12:21:43 -0500 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Transfer Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 09:21:50 -0800 Message-ID: <002c01c414e9$27e7ba90$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002D_01C414A6.19C47A90" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4024 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C414A6.19C47A90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Transfer Hi Rusty; 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. Several of the local fabricating shops make beautiful and very functional tanks/tool boxes. If this interests you I can see about getting a pic. Currently I'm just using my jeep and jerry cans (had to sell the truck to build the plane) which I fill at the cardlock, but soon I plan to buy another new truck and install a tank. There is a refinery across the road from the pulpmill where I work and I can buy direct from the bulk plant at a substantial discount if I buy more than 500 litres. 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? Farmers can buy gas in bulk for farm use and do not pay the road taxes. So if you know a friendly farmer with a big tank; maybe you can arrange an occasional purchase to fill your transfer tank. I was wondering how I was going to handle the fuel issue for my 20B Velocity (tanks hold about 55 gallons). This discussion gives me a whole new reason to keep my trusty old '83 Dodge van that has a 34 gallon tank, and no siphon block. That; plus a 55-gal drum inside and I can do quite a bit of flying on one trip to the gas pump. Thanks for the idea Rusty. Al ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C414A6.19C47A90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

To:= Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Fuel Transfer

 

Hi = Rusty;

    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. Several of the local fabricating shops make beautiful and very = functional tanks/tool boxes. If this interests you I can see about getting a = pic.

    Currently I'm just using my jeep and jerry cans (had to sell = the truck to build the plane) which I fill at the cardlock, but soon I plan = to buy another new truck and install a tank. There is a refinery across the = road from the pulpmill where I work and I can buy direct from the bulk plant at a substantial discount if I buy more than 500 litres. 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?

 

Farmers can = buy gas in bulk for farm use and do not pay the road taxes.  So if you know a friendly farmer with a big tank; maybe you can arrange an occasional = purchase to fill your transfer tank.

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I was = wondering how I was going to handle the fuel issue for my 20B Velocity (tanks hold about 55 = gallons).  This discussion gives me a whole new reason to keep my trusty old = ’83 Dodge van that has a 34 gallon tank, and no siphon block.  That; plus a = 55-gal drum inside and I can do quite a bit of flying on one trip to the gas = pump.  Thanks for the idea Rusty.

 

Al

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