I've got 500 gallons of diesel fuel sitting in POLY fuel tanks. 2 tanks, each 250 gallons. The tanks are sitting next to the overhead door of my workshop
One of the local farmers was getting rid of a steel diesel tank with 120 volt pump, meter, etc so I picked that up from him for $350. The pump alone, if purchased new, is worth more than I paid for the whole thing. Local electrician helped me out to wire it. So inside the workshop is a timer, to pump fuel you have to flip on the timer, then go over to the tank, fuel up, and you can the drive away without having to return to the garage to turn off the electricity to the pump. The time shuts off in 15 minutes, so while nothing is theft-proof, it certainly makes the job of stealing a bit harder. Two infra-red/color day/night 700 TVL security cameras watch over the area too. We don't really have many problems out here but its better to be safe than sorry.
I picked up an electric transfer pump from Harbor Freight for $79, it connects to a regular garden hose, so given the amount of fuel that I need to transfer my best guess is that I'll be watching over this project for several hours. A bigger hose and bigger pump would make it go much quicker, but I rarely use a pump and the only one I have is a gas operated pump and its not rated for pumping fuel.
Best part is that I got this fuel for $0.00 per gallon. Actually I didn't. I got it for whatever the 'income tax' portion of the fuel would cost, so figure I'm into this fuel for about a $1 a gallon. I had a consulting agreement with a company and part of the agreement was, in addition to my fee, they would allow me a reasonable amount of fuel each week. I banked my fuel, filled the tanks!
One of the local farmers was getting rid of a steel diesel tank with 120 volt pump, meter, etc so I picked that up from him for $350. The pump alone, if purchased new, is worth more than I paid for the whole thing. Local electrician helped me out to wire it. So inside the workshop is a timer, to pump fuel you have to flip on the timer, then go over to the tank, fuel up, and you can the drive away without having to return to the garage to turn off the electricity to the pump. The time shuts off in 15 minutes, so while nothing is theft-proof, it certainly makes the job of stealing a bit harder. Two infra-red/color day/night 700 TVL security cameras watch over the area too. We don't really have many problems out here but its better to be safe than sorry.
I picked up an electric transfer pump from Harbor Freight for $79, it connects to a regular garden hose, so given the amount of fuel that I need to transfer my best guess is that I'll be watching over this project for several hours. A bigger hose and bigger pump would make it go much quicker, but I rarely use a pump and the only one I have is a gas operated pump and its not rated for pumping fuel.
Best part is that I got this fuel for $0.00 per gallon. Actually I didn't. I got it for whatever the 'income tax' portion of the fuel would cost, so figure I'm into this fuel for about a $1 a gallon. I had a consulting agreement with a company and part of the agreement was, in addition to my fee, they would allow me a reasonable amount of fuel each week. I banked my fuel, filled the tanks!