I had several during the Biodiesel manufacturing plant days, Kept a couple.
They are quite "spendy".... As I recall, the 2" models I kept were in the $3,500 range.. Great pumps, however. If you use Viton diaphargms and component parts they will pump hazmat chemicals, water, oil, fuel, mud.... doesn't seem to matter. IMHO.. well worth the investment in a commercial use.. way over priced for "personal use"... hahah... On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 6:37 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Hmm - never heard of an air operated diaphragm pump before. It looks like > you can spend between $250 and $18,000 for one . . . > I have a decent air compressor - sure sounds easier than pumping that > handle 5 times per gallon. > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 8:27 PM, G Mann via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > Ahhhh.... gas... not diesel... for gas, I use an air operated diaphragm > > pump.... no sparks. Hand pump double action diaphragm works just as > well... > > just not as fast. > > > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 6:21 PM, OK Don via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > wrote: > > > > > I use the barrel to haul 87 octane un-leaded (no ethanol) to the > > airplane - > > > use a hand crank pump to get it from the barrel to the wing tanks of > the > > > Cessna. The low compression Continental can't tell the difference > between > > > mogas and avgas, and it's half the price or less. > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 8:10 PM, G Mann via Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Back up and slam the brakes on really fast..... self unloads.... ;)) > > > > > > > > As it happens, I presently have a barrel full of Jet A fuel in one of > > my > > > > trucks, loaded as far forward as it will fit. When I unload it, it > will > > > be > > > > with a 12 Volt Harbor Freight pump, into another barrel setting on a > > > barrel > > > > cart, at ground level... > > > > > > > > Total time to pump 55 gal of Jet A [schedule 52 Diesel] is about 20 > > > minutes > > > > using 1/2 inch clear hose with PVC pipe on each end to stick down in > > the > > > > barrel... To date, I've pumped about 1,200 gallons of generator fuel > > > using > > > > that same system. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 5:53 PM, tyee165 via Mercedes < > > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > How do you get it off of the tailgate? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my Galaxy Tab® A > > > > > -------- Original message --------From: G Mann via Mercedes < > > > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> Date: 2018-07-23 7:37 PM (GMT-06:00) To: > > > > > Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: G Mann < > > > > > g2ma...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - pickup un-loader > > > > > I believe a full 55 gal barrel might exceed it's structural limits, > > but > > > > > only because the rim of the barrel would be the only contact area > vs > > > the > > > > > weight load. > > > > > It might work if you set the barrel on a piece of plywood to > > distribute > > > > the > > > > > load beyond the rim of the barrel. > > > > > > > > > > With a load of dirt or rock, the weight is distributed across a > much > > > > wider > > > > > area [although perhaps the same weight] against the "tarp" which > > slides > > > > > across the bed of the truck as you wind the handle. > > > > > > > > > > I've used one for landscape rock... worked really well. > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 5:17 PM, OK Don via Mercedes < > > > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Has anyone seen one of these in action? > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.harborfreight.com/truck-bed-cargo-unloader- > 60800.html > > > > > > > > > > > > Would it work to slide a full 55 gal. barrel from the rear of the > > bed > > > > > onto > > > > > > the tailgate? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > OK Don > > > > > > > > > > > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, > and > > > many > > > > > of > > > > > > our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > > > > > > > > > > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. > The > > > few > > > > > who > > > > > > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the > electric > > > > fence > > > > > > for themselves." > > > > > > > > > > > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > > > > > > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > > > > > > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > > > > > > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > OK Don > > > > > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many > > of > > > our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > > > > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few > > who > > > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric > fence > > > for themselves." > > > > > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > > > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > > > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > > > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of > our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
