He doesn't need to pump up hill, he is already putting the jerry can on the top of the tractor body when pouring it into the filler pipe.
Yes it would be more convenient to be able to leave the jerry can on the ground tho.
But less likely fit into the jerry can.
I do in fact have to pump out a 4" floor drain and use a low voltage bilge pump, but there aren't many small enough to go in there and they aren't diesel rated.
What’s your problem with that? Caravaners lift them in and out of water barrels all the time. They’re not a fixture, they just dangle at the end of your hose.
Tim
Have you moved a 20L jerrycan recently? I wouldn’t fancy hoisting one up on to a tractor bonnet if I could pump it from ground level.
38mm diameter. Pretty sure that will fit most 20L Jerrycans but it’s up to the OP to divulge the diameter of his.One suitable for diesel has already been linked to in this thread.
Tim
Yes.
Yes, like I said, it would be better to leave it on the ground.
But that one won't fit in a jerry can spout.
There aren't very many at all that will fit into a jerry can spout.
Diesel is a much messier liquid than water, dripping it all over the place is not desirable.
Yes, I did mention that earlier too, I expect one will go into a plastic jerry can OK but I doubt very much if they'll fit in a metal jerry can.
I'd much rather not though, pumping up from ground level into the filler is what I'm after. Half the problem at the moment is having to lift the can up.
Standard metal jerry cans, I doubt they'll fit, not to mention that the chances of getting entangled or caught at you pull it out is surely quite significant.
I'd be quite happy using one in a plastic jerry can as they tend to have quite large and smooth spout but metal jerry cans have complicated and 'not smooth' spouts.
Until you actually measure it we’ll never know.
Tim
I thought we were talking about tractors, farms etc? A few drips surely isn’t the end of the world?
Tim
Dear lord, you do seem to be imagining problems that simply don’t exist! It’s very easy to lift a slim inline submersible pump through a narrow neck. By the time it’s bumping up against the inside of the neck it’s very easy to manipulate it out.
Just measure one please. If it’s too small we can all move on. I’ve done my best to search on-line and the plastic ones generally look big enough but the are no dimensions for the metal ones available.
It would be crazy to dismiss an in-line submersible pump just because you
*think* it won’t fit or imagine that it’s difficult to remove. They’re easy to remove and only you can measure your metal jerrycans.In your position I’d be buying plastic cans that the pump *will* fit into if the pump won’t fit the metal ones.
Tim
There are loads of 38mm diameter submersible pumps on Ebay. If they won't fit, then a self-priming pump, such as:
Also, I imagine a battery pack with 4x 18650 cells could easily power a pump (the 38mm ones are 40W - ie about 3A). So you wouldn't need to drag around a car battery, a 12v powerbank or power tool battery may suffice if you're only pumping a can or two.
Theo
Unless it’s a *very* old tractor, the chances are it’s got a battery already that would be up to the job.
Tim
And stinks, so a mess is very undesirable.
So a submursible pump would be a nuisance. Lot easier to avoid a mess with the one I posted a link to with its simple stiff pipe into the jerry can. But clearly it would be much more convenient to be able to leave the jerry can on the ground when filling the tractor.
Those pumps drip too when you take them out of any liquid. Any portable pump not actually permanently plumbed into a tank has the potential to drip.
Tim
But it is very easy to let it drip into the jerry can when removing it from the jerry can since it is a stiff input pipe.
See above.
You are a troll and I claim my £5.
You really think you can’t do *exactly* the same with a submersible pump.
<plonk>Tim
It isnt *exactly* the same given that the submersible pump isn't a single stiff constant diameter over all of what goes in the diesel.
Fat lot of good that does you, you pathetic excuse for a bullshit artist.
I wonder if you could syphon it out? Raise the can above the filler cap, maybe by placing it on the bonnet. Insert a length of PVC flexible tubing into the can while keeping hold of the end. Then put your finger over the end, pull the tube out of the can until you see the oil. Flex the tube so that the oil is below the level in the can, put the end with your finger above the filling spout then remove your finger and put the end into the spout.
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