A simple alternative that I went with was utilizing a small utility trailer. This allows me to keep the tank indoors keeping it out of the elements and frees up the needed bed space in my truck. Also your not carrying a ton of gas around with you all of the time when not needed. I have to burn avgas but having the tank here at the farm keeps me from going to our local pavement to top off all the time. Just an idea that works great for me.

A lot of the farmers around here use those surplus military aluminum 600 gallon tanks, SIEMS sells them right there in Idaho Falls. One of them on a stubby little tandem axle trailer, and with an ag slow moving vehicle emblem on the rear end and I doubt you'd get hassled. You wouldn't have to fill it up all the way of course.

mtv wrote:

180driver wrote:.
I used a small transfer tank for some time, but I would NEVER put gas into an airplane with just one of those Goldenrod filters. Most of them won't stop water. A "No-Go" filter is mandatory, in my opinion. Bear in mind that most of those will also pass SOME water if the system pressure isn't right...like higher than you'll get with a hand pump.

MTV

Curious by what you mean when you say "most" of the goldenrod filters don't stop water. The manufacturer says the water block version filter to 17 microns and will absorb 1/2 cup of water before the filter plugs up and won't flow. Plenty of farmers seem to think it works and they have used them for years to keep water out of their equipment. Are you saying this is not true? I would agree they probably won't absorb every molecule of water but they are way better than nothing or using gas cans. And also I would love a No-Go filter but I can't find any that don't cost a fortune and that aren't huge. The high-dollar Velco Aquacon filters seems to operate via the same fashion (water-absorbing media that plugs when saturated), only with an aviation price tag. If you know of something better that is feasible I'd be glad to hear it.

I appreciate the thought's about putting a tank in a trailer but I already have enough trailers to maintain/license and I don't want another one. I thought about putting a tank in the trailer that I use for hauling firewood but my brother uses it as a garbage trailer when I'm not using it to get firewood. If he wasn't using it then that would work pretty good. I'd just have to remove the tank for a couple weeks each year when I go get firewood.

I use the 50 gallon tank that is part of my truck tool box. It has never had nothing but 100ll in it and the tool box lid covers the filler neck. I got it from northern tool.