Transfer Pump assemly

[whake]

Because I am a little old and a little lazy I decided against lifting five gallon gas cans up to the wing and main tanks. For about a $100 investment I assembled a transfer unit. The pump is a 100 gallon per hour new unit from Ebay. The accessories are from Lowes hardware, Radio shack, the 5/16 hose and filter are from a local auto store. It is not necessary to to prime the pump and it has a bypass valve for when you turn off the globe valve at the tank. the system works fine. See attached picture

[N95334]

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Hey I like that. I am also getting too old and understand the problems.
Thank you for sharing your idea.
I have been thinking of a way to move the Taylorcraft in and out of the hanger better since these old bones don't move so well anymore. You see we are on a grass strip and it is a real pain to get the bird back in after flying. Powered tows go for around a thousand but I bet someone out there has some drawing or plans for one made a lot less.

[flybikefarm]

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You need a ground wire on EVERTHING. I have seen what a static electric flash fire can do, it is instant and devastating, can also be fatal. Don't thibk it can't happen to you. I am told that is how Poplar Grove aviation burnt several years ago. George

[whake]

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I remember the Popular Grove fire. I used to live in Barrington ,kept my plane at the Landings. A ground wire from the exhaust to the hangar door rail works, note the power supply is a 12 volt battery. The fuel tank is always on the floor. Plastic fuel tanks can accumulate static electricity as well as airplanes that have just been flown. We had two hangar fires here at Venice airport. An electrical device was left on, we think it was a radio on a work bench. It melted an overhead plastic water line and by shear luck it put out the fire. We think the second fire started in a 110 volt receptacle. It was dicovered early in daylight hours. The hangar doors were padlocked, no one could get in even the firemen, three hangars and three planes were destroyed, so much fo padlocks.

[N95334]

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FYI FOUND MAYBE A DIFFERENT SOLUTION TO THE FUELING PROBLEM. IN A/S CATALOG ON LINE HAS THIS: P/N 05-02196.
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1. GOATTHROAT FUEL TRANSFER PUMP
GoatThroat Pumps have been in the industrial market for 15 years. Recently introduced to aviators, these pumps deliver fuel efficiently and directly to the filler downspout with a finger contro......

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspages/goatthroat

AT $225.00 + ADAPTERS $39-$48 MORE MONEY BUT ALTERNATIVE TO THOSE WHO HAVE MORE MONEY THAT TALENT.

[astjp2]

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I am working on a 125 gallon tank mounted on a trailer with a fill right pump, only a few trips to the gas station. I have used 50 gallons in the last 2 days alone. I love my 2 week R&R's. Tim

[N96337]

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Here's a pretty good thread we had on plastic gas cans over on Backcountry pilot's.... http://www.backcountrypilot.org/foru...ht=plastic+gas

When I used to haul fuel, they wouldn't even let you into the refinery if you had a plastic bucket on the truck... ANYTIME fuel flows across plastic, there is a static charge built up...with NO way to dissipate it... I had a friend lose his J3 because of plastic gas cans, and luckily he didn't lose his life or hangar at the same time...
JH