Hi all
I don't have a high use for red diesel, so I tend to buy it in 4 x 20L containers at a time from the fuel depot. When filling the tractor, I have 2 problems:
a) the fuel filler hole is buried behind the front loader, so I have to use a DIY funnel and hose to get down to it
b) this funnel filter gets blocked up with sludge that appears when I've had the containers in storage for a while.
I'm thinking: the sludge is probably building up from condensation? Maybe this is because sometimes I'm using a container half full?
So my main question: any advice on a) avoiding the sludge build up or b) removing the sludge from the fuel if it has built up?
The previous owners used a c. 800l single bunded oil tank, perched on a high bank with a fuel line off it which must have worked well for higher volumes of fuel - but I'm aware that, with my usage, there would probably still be a lot of condensation build up in the tank over time - and therefore sludge / bug? Would this issue disappear with a double bonded tank? - if I was to go that route?
Thanks!
I don't have a high use for red diesel, so I tend to buy it in 4 x 20L containers at a time from the fuel depot. When filling the tractor, I have 2 problems:
a) the fuel filler hole is buried behind the front loader, so I have to use a DIY funnel and hose to get down to it
b) this funnel filter gets blocked up with sludge that appears when I've had the containers in storage for a while.
I'm thinking: the sludge is probably building up from condensation? Maybe this is because sometimes I'm using a container half full?
So my main question: any advice on a) avoiding the sludge build up or b) removing the sludge from the fuel if it has built up?
The previous owners used a c. 800l single bunded oil tank, perched on a high bank with a fuel line off it which must have worked well for higher volumes of fuel - but I'm aware that, with my usage, there would probably still be a lot of condensation build up in the tank over time - and therefore sludge / bug? Would this issue disappear with a double bonded tank? - if I was to go that route?
Thanks!