Recommendations for fuel tank

[Bignor Farmer]

As above.

Drying grain, combining and cultivating we’re not lasting a week on current capacity so either need to add another 5,000-10,000l tank or scrap what we’ve got and put in a 20,000l tank.

Plastic tanks are very cheap but not very secure in my experience. Current tanks are indoors. Any new tank would need to go outside.

Thanks

 

[startinghandle]

If I was in that position I would do what the local straw merchant is doing
Now and that is he gets his fuel supplier to call and fill up his storage tanks every other day

 

[TuffaAndy]

Hi Bignor Farmer.

What do you mean by secure? In terms of people stealing fuel or the durability of the tank?

Tuffa Tanks are fuel tank manufacturers for both plastic and steel tanks. You can call our sales support team on 01889 567700 - I can't guarantee they can resolve your problem but they are very well placed to help.

Thanks,
Andy

 

[Bignor Farmer]

Hi Bignor Farmer.

What do you mean by secure? In terms of people stealing fuel or the durability of the tank?

Tuffa Tanks are fuel tank manufacturers for both plastic and steel tanks. You can call our sales support team on 01889 567700 - I can't guarantee they can resolve your problem but they are very well placed to help.

Thanks,
Andy

Thanks Andy, I will give your team a call.
By secure I mean stopping the do-as-you-likies from Helping themselves and leaving the rest running across the yard, down the drain and into the stream (I have experience of this- not a great phone call to the EA!)

 

[TuffaAndy]

Thanks Andy, I will give your team a call.
By secure I mean stopping the do-as-you-likies from Helping themselves and leaving the rest running across the yard, down the drain and into the stream (I have experience of this- not a great phone call to the EA!)

Right, that's a lot of fuel that can leak into local water sources if you're stocking up to 20,000 litres. Well I certainly hope we can help.

 

[deleted user 837354]

Indoor tanks if at all possible, and hide them. If necessary put a wall around them, not only will this deter do as you likies (hot copper pipes don't pass through breezeblocks), but in the event of a spill it will act as a bund.

Alternatively, large metal tank on stilts. out of reach of do as you likies, except the giraffe variant. Again, build breeze block wall.

 

[solo]

I can recommend the Fuel proof steel tank.

 

[Sandy]

Buy a shipping container and hide the tank inside it

 

[Fergieman]

I can recommend the Fuel proof steel tank.

We got a 10,000 lt Fuel Proof metal fuel station and its streets ahead of the plastic ones.

 

[Adeptandy]

Buy a shipping container and hide the tank inside it

Bunding is an issue in a container unless its a bunded tank

 

[Sandy]

Bunding is an issue in a container unless its a bunded tank

Most new tanks are surely?

 

[yellow belly]

Take more regular deliveries

Or add another tank to your existing tanks
Having all fuel in one tank has very little flexibility

You do need to consider the change over each November to winter diesel

 

[Robert K]

Merrick loggin tanks

 

[chaffcutter]

Adrian Herriker has secondhand tanks and fuel stations, we had good service from him, pm me for his number I haven’t got it with me just now

Edit. Here’s his number. 07802-627880

 

[D14]

As above.

Drying grain, combining and cultivating we’re not lasting a week on current capacity so either need to add another 5,000-10,000l tank or scrap what we’ve got and put in a 20,000l tank.

Plastic tanks are very cheap but not very secure in my experience. Current tanks are indoors. Any new tank would need to go outside.

Thanks

NFU Mutual told me last week that they are looking for all diesel tanks to be secure inside a building moving forward. To many cases of theft countrywide so it’ll be rolled out countrywide, so buy the cheap plastic and put it in a shed that you can lock.

 

[Andrew]

Got 2x (I think Titan) second hand plastic fuel stations, mains pump, bunded, 5000ltr each going spare

 

[Hesston4860s]

Got 2x (I think Titan) second hand plastic fuel stations, mains pump, bunded, 5000ltr each going spare

Wanna pm me a price I know someone looking for a tank, and he’s not on here.

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Western have got some promos going at the moment. They are probably the best tanks on the market.

 

[Properjob]

We have a 15000l Fuel proof tank, great company to deal with, top quality too.