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Post by victory on Sept 23, 2023 15:08:03 GMT -6
I agree with comments about water in the gas. I don't know why, but some of those plastic fuel tanks are terrible for getting water in them. I don't always remember, but every once in a while I just pull the fuel line off the bottom of the tank till the gas runs clear. Doesn't take much, but sure seems to help.
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Post by kevlar on Sept 23, 2023 16:27:25 GMT -6
Those plastic tanks sure are worse for moisture, I think condensation builds up in them, and being so big compared to the old metal tanks there’s a lot more surface area for condensation to form on.
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Post by northernfarmer on Sept 23, 2023 17:37:30 GMT -6
The good part about plastic fuel tanks is they won't rust but otherwise they sure are capable of expanding and contracting causing a breathing action drawing in moisture from the air. A couple of items that can help is making sure the fuel tank is full when its parked for a while and also if one has a nice shaded area on the north side of some grain bins or a building, that can help reduce the intense sun on the tank. They need to build tanks that have a moisture trap/sump below the fuel draw level and a drain at the very bottom to drain all the accumulated water. I haven't done it lately but have stuck a hose into the tank to the bottom and siphoned off most of the bulk of the water but that is a real pain in the rear to do. With that filter housing I have on the auger I can lift up the bottom of the auger causing the fuel tank to tilt up more and if there is water that does not take long to see it in that filter bowl and then drain it off.
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Post by Oatking on Sept 23, 2023 18:13:17 GMT -6
The good part about plastic fuel tanks is they won't rust but otherwise they sure are capable of expanding and contracting causing a breathing action drawing in moisture from the air. A couple of items that can help is making sure the fuel tank is full when its parked for a while and also if one has a nice shaded area on the north side of some grain bins or a building, that can help reduce the intense sun on the tank. They need to build tanks that have a moisture trap/sump below the fuel draw level and a drain at the very bottom to drain all the accumulated water. I haven't done it lately but have stuck a hose into the tank to the bottom and siphoned off most of the bulk of the water but that is a real pain in the rear to do. With that filter housing I have on the auger I can lift up the bottom of the auger causing the fuel tank to tilt up more and if there is water that does not take long to see it in that filter bowl and then drain it off. Strange how they make most of the gas tanks black ? Most fuel tanks are white to prevent extreme heat from the sun .
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Post by northernfarmer on Sept 23, 2023 18:36:14 GMT -6
They used to make the fuel tank red and the hydraulic tank ( back in the day of wheatheart for example ) but seems various ones have gone to black and not sure if its more sun resistant but would absorb more heat from the sun, certainly over white. I think I've come to the conclusion that they really don't give a crap, they make it and they can sell it as that is all that is offered ... the farmers have to take it or leave it. Same goes for some of these the crappy failure prone extremely over priced engines.
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Post by OptimallyDismal on Sept 23, 2023 21:41:32 GMT -6
I use a water blocking funnel on the augers, I drain the fuel tank into a jerry can and then run it through the funnel and it seems to help avoid some contamination problems: www.mrfunnel.com/Mr._Funnel/Home.html
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