He Refuels At 100 Gal./Min

He Refuels At 100 Gal /Min ENERGY Miscellaneous With tractors having fuel tanks holding from 100 to 300 gal it used to take a lot of time to fuel up during the busy planting season explains Coy Again of Rocheport Mo With the hydraulic pump on our 500 gal home-built fuel tank trailer we can pump 100 gal a minute to re-fuel tractors Coy says he originally bought the Hypro pump for a spray system on a 4-wheel drive tractor with no pto When that matchup no longer suited him he decided to put the pump on a tandem axle trailer with a 500 gal fuel tank The hydraulic hoses on the pump hook to the tractor being re-fueled Speed of the pump is controlled by speed of the tractor and with an automatic shut-off on his fuel nozzle there s no problem with overfilling tanks He usually keeps his refueling rate down to about 35 gal a minute however because of the higher pressure involved at maximum pumping rates The biggest advantage in addition to being fast is that it s a safe way to fuel says Coy There s no chance of sparks like you might get hooking up jumper cables to power an electric motor We re also able to pump water and other liquids if needed in a pinch

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