Portable DIY gas can/fuel pump

[guy48065]

OK this is going to sound a little vague so apologies in advance.
This fall my next-door neighbor at my cottage was up the same weekend as I was and we were doing the same things--pulling the boats & docks out and winterizing.
On the tailgate of his pickup I noticed a 5-gallon plastic gas can with a small rechargeable battery & fuel pump strapped to it.

I didn't give it much thought at the time but now I'm curious what you can do with that setup. Anyone have/know of such a setup and is it safe & useful?

[BobL]

For those that don't (or can't) want to hold up a 5 gallon can of gas during the refueling process. Here are some comments on people that have bought them (or this particular one):

https://www.amazon.com/lifting-Transfer ... B00SBZRELY

[old jim]

Hmmm, 60 bucks, I like my jiggle syphon.
old jim

[Bamaman]

I just got one of the 14 gallon rolling Gas Buddy tanks and cut the "pump" off the end of the hose.

I set it up on a park bench and drop my boat down a little on my lift. Gravity offloads the gas in maybe 8 minutes without any assistance. Electric pumps scare me a little.

And every time I roll that trailer 50 yards, I save $24 over buying gas on the lake and marinas.

[guy48065]

I don't think it was a transfer system but more likely a substitute supply since the can is so small. I'll probably have to wait til spring to find out...

My 'toon has the regular 6-gal plastic tank on the end of the log. I also have a small 2-gal outboard tank setup with the same fittings & bulb for easy plug-n-play. I use it for "known good gas" or for swapping in a source of stabilized fuel for winterization.

[zoom650]

I use this one for my equipment around home. Works pretty good.

https://www.amazon.com/Sierra-Tools-Bat ... HR4W8HFP86

[guy48065]

[quote="zoom650"]I use this one for my equipment around home. Works pretty good.

https://www.amazon.com/Sierra-Tools-Bat ... HR4W8HFP86[/quote]

How long does that REALLY take to transfer 5 gals of gas from tank-to-tank on a level surface?
I've been thinking of getting one but suspicious a $15 battery-operated pump will be SLOW.

[mpilot]

My fuel fill is on the back if the boat on my swim area. I use blue tube jiggle siphon and it does good for me. The harbor freight one kinked up and was too big to get through the anti siphon stuff in the cap. I paid less than ten bucks and I can do 10 gallons in around 10 minutes which is what it takes for me to uncover the boat and wipe it down. The tank sits at deck level and the siphon can be put down through the hole (tank is in the transom) and drains almost all the gas out. I pour the gas from the first tank into the second and then use the nozzle to dump the rest of the second into the tank. I drilled small holes into the 5 gallon tanks and added tubing to them from the sacrificed harbor freight siphon and can dump 10 gallons in about 3 minutes if I feel like holding the cans up.

[zoom650]

Taking a wild guess, but it is probably twice as fast as a good syphon. If you position your source tank high enough, turn the switch off and it will syphon sans battery.


[quote="guy48065"][quote="zoom650"]I use this one for my equipment around home. Works pretty good.

https://www.amazon.com/Sierra-Tools-Bat ... HR4W8HFP86[/quote]

How long does that REALLY take to transfer 5 gals of gas from tank-to-tank on a level surface?
I've been thinking of getting one but suspicious a $15 battery-operated pump will be SLOW.[/quote]