Bruce's Journal

[greybeard]

I used to use a bulk tank, but no longer have a use for that much fuel. I or my wife just pick the can up and pour it in nowadays. It's 35lbs, which far less than a sack of feed. My oldest sis is 74. She still pours diesel into her Kubota from a 5 gal can, but like everyone else around here, got rid of that stupid flow release thingie they come with nowadays.
One of these I guess tho the suction/discharge hose looks pretty hokie.
https://www.amazon.com/Fill-Rite-FR1614-Diesel-Transfer-Hoses/dp/B00132AM9I
(note tho, that it weighs 23 lbs....without the 5 gal can of fuel)


A barrel pump with a nozzle on the end or diesel caddy are the other options.

 

[Pastor Dave]

I have an oversized funnel and can rest the fuel can on top of the cowling so it pours fairly easy.

Yes, but didn't you say you were a power lifting body builder not too long back?

 

[mystang89]

like everyone else around here, got rid of that stupid flow release thingie they come with nowadays.

They can be handy especially when mowing grass and having to fill multiple tanks but I'm about to do the same thing and get rid of it on my diesel can. Just takes to long and I never fill the whole tank up anyway.

 

[Mike CHS]

Yes, but didn't you say you were a power lifting body builder not too long back?

I didn't say I am, I said I was. And a lot of years ago.

 

[Bruce]

OK, pictures of the east side of the pond.
The closer part is where I dug in the NE "corner" where the plywood is. As you can see there isn't much water anywhere else. It is a little hard to see because the water that is there is reflecting the grass/weeds on the bank. Lots of dead or dying fish.


And over by the cattails. I was able to move some of that mud up and out this morning but not going real well. So mucky it slides back down and I can't reach any farther up.

 

[Latestarter]

Sounds like you're going to need to do this a bite at a time... remove some then bucket load it away to a drop spot elsewhere so it can't slide back down into where you removed it from. This looks like one of those jobs that looked like it was gonna be a breeze, only to find out it's gonna be a lot more work than originally thought.

 

[RollingAcres]

This looks like one of those jobs that looked like it was gonna be a breeze, only to find out it's gonna be a lot more work than originally thought.

I was just thinking that. Makes it so much more fun right Bruce?!

 

[Bruce]

I can't really do that @Latestarter, no place to make a pile I can then pick up other than one 16" bucket at a time. I'm already working with 2 wheels on the "hard" and 2 in muck.

 

[Latestarter]

Maybe it's time to go buy (rent) a dozer? Maybe you can hire a dozer to push it all out to where you can get at it to move it where you want? Since it's sitting on ledge, I'd have to guess a tracked machine wouldn't have any issues.

 

[Baymule]

That looks like hard hot work. Just for you, have a piece of our pig planted watermelon.