DIY Diesel Transfer Tank Build

[@noelabell7385]

In the early 1980's I share farmed six (6) thousand acres of broad acre sunflower and serial grains ( sorghum, wheat, and chick pea,). We had an old Bedford truck and a 1000 gallon tank and a petrol pump to access the machines in the paddock. Our 15 years old lad's job was to fill the supply tank on the truck and fuel the tractors and harvester etc. The Briggs & Stratton always started first pull. The motor started and a spark from the exhaust ignited the petrol and the lad fleed to the extinguisher and too late to stop the fire 🔥 so he went to the main stop-tap, on the mother tank, getting a few burns to his arms. We opted for the 12 volt motor pump. A little excitement on the farm.

[@tomichilek7246]

My dad had a big tank in the back of his pickup. But he had tractors and combines to fill. He grew wheat, corn, etc., raised cattle, and helped feed America and really enjoyed it.

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

Great job! That sure makes things way easier and cleaner! We built one out of a 55g plastic barrel and 12v pump. Paid for itself pretty quick.

[@ionaphillips8500]

your a handy gentleman! so glad to see Freedom becoming friendly and eating out of your hand,you all take care and God bless

[@kathymac21]

I love watching you hand feed the animals.

[@wykeishacraft6820]

I love watching this channel with that adorable family and beautiful animals. You can learn and see how to work with different things and stuff . Thanks for having a channel like this.

[@DelBelle0]

I LOVE it when the animals investigate the camera, it's funny & cute 🥰

[@charleshunter5977]

Great video Two boards on the bottom might help supporting it if you was worried about the 4x4 slipping off the dolly

[@wykeishacraft6820]

Good Evening to Arms Family Homestead and all others too!

[@joshmiller8663]

Danial we all love you and your family people will always support you because you a good man with a good family.

[@frederickweise3186]

Hey Daniel. Put casters on the 4x4, alot easier that way. You can either buy new casters or take the ones off the Harbor Freight cart.

[@surender4ify]

Pumping the gas in my dads company trucks was my job. We had a 500 gallon tank and hand pump. Fun Fun

[@tkens6505]

Those babies are getting so big. I’ve been waiting for a post about them. Thanks for showing them again.

[@sarahsistek4371]

Merry early Christmas whoever is reading this and arms family Homestead

[@alexmenell260]

Uncy un uuyyyyj

[@bennetts-revenge_2]

Merry Christmas to you too!

[@christinakirby2518]

Merry early Christmas to you also Sara Sistek

[@teresamurray250]

Merry early Christmas

[@johnnymoody2740]

Merry Christmas 🎄

[@budmanjnk]

I saw where a person had some bad transfers as they came in from vendor and the way to make use of them you scratch the face of the transfer and retain the scrapings and spread them under the transfer and you get a cool distressed looking shirt.

[@flyingpigpreserve8562]

So happy the Merchandise is going so well. You were smart enough to know that it's only legal to haul that much Diesel. Doug in Doug and Stacy didn't check into laws. He bought a 100 gallon tank and found out could only transport 50 - 55 gallons. Great setup. You just made your life so much easier. You are a very Handyman to have around lol. God Bless and Peace Be With You All

[@marywilson9660]

Maybe you could build a platform on top of the dolly to give you more surface to set your drum on. A piece of 3/4 inch plywood would probably work. It was so nice to see that Freedom is bonding with you and is eating out of your hand. I guess sitting on the feed bucket has really brought the animals to you.

[@mr.donald.jwilliams516]

Thank. You. Daniel for showing the miniature donkeys especially the baby. Donkey awsome. Sincerly. Mr. Don

[@carriegrosenick6426]

Nice to see the donkeys, alpacas, goats and all the babies. One job done with diesel tank great job. Love you guys. 🥰♥️💞

[@hotrodpc66]

Pretty sure Bear is my favorite animal on the farm. He's always smiling and happy.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

After 80 years now l thank God for it......... . Good day to get up....But my body does not think so at all...HaaaYes the golden years...But l just can't them.....Good deal on your fuel for sure....Thanks my young friend....!

[@royphelps8084]

If you have any kind of air compressor, you can make a transfer tank easy , use a regular water hose hydrant , solder in copper tube to reach the bottom put in small bung , drill big bung plug for a valve stem , use air pressure to move liquids, how I used a hand pump , for moving water and such , when I lived off grid on a ranch .

[@dantheman7344]

Suggestion. The spot you rolled the tank into, make that it's new home. Don't even try to put it up on shelf. With Forks you can pick it up and put it in back of truck. Then head in and fill it up. Come back out to farm, unload and keep it on dolly. just a suggestion. Love the videos.

[@jasonsutton4719]

Bear is a heck of dog eating goat food lol, the diesel tank is going to be a game changer.

[@leann4925]

Surly enjoyed watching you feed the animals. Gee you did good on gas tank. Thanks and have a great week. Love y'all

[@timothybryant8317]

I’ve followed a few other so called “off the grid” You Tube sites and you and your family are the best in my opinion. Your lovely wife keeps you on your toes, and both your son and daughter are destined for success...Oklahoma senator or congressman/congresswoman or whatever they want to become.

[@Hardtimes57]

Good to see DJ getting so much more comfortable in front of the camera!

[@jbbrown7907]

Taking the time to hand feed like that will pay off. I'm glad to see you taking the time to make your crew more hand friendly.

[@joefyda9105]

I used to work for a CO-OP. I was in the tire shop. I also installed and repaired pumps and filters on those tanks. They also delivered fuel but at a higher price.

[@thelazygardener6420]

I would add washers under the mounting points to keep any moisture from accumulating and rusting the mounting point.

[@normascammell9885]

Daniel, if you watch for auctions of grocery stores going out of business you may find a large cooler in great shape for a reasonable price. When my husband Frank was deer hunting on a farm in Bland Va, I bid on a cooler 12 x18 ft and got it for $400. It was set up and running so we were able to see it working. A new compressor to change it from 3 phase to 110 ( if I rem correctly) was $1200 but they used it for many years until Frank developed Alzheimer’s and had to quit hunting. We were supposed to go to retrieve it after the farmer died (@ 93 but by then Frank was not able to do so. So handy because with the kill permits, the farmer never had to have another of his breves butchered as they ate the venison that Frank killed each year. He was a terrific hunter and loved sharing his kills with the farmer and his wife who became loved family members. Anyway, the grocery stores most likely to shut down here are Food Lion stores altho our cooler came from a Deskins grocery. Wish we could have know some time ago because you would have been welcome to ours but you’d have to come for it or send someone for it. It was just four by eight sections held together by clips so was quite easy to move, a panel at a time. One auction goer told us that the door alone was probably worth around $20,000. Never checked it out as it didn’t matter. Anyway, the reason for this long message is just to suggest that you check out some grocery store or quick stop stores for a cooler at a good price. Take care, love your videos and your kids esp Emmalea.

[@normascammell9885]

That should be “beeves once Frank started hunting on the farm.” He was that great a shot.

[@joearceneaux9424]

It just makes your farm life easy brother. We burined our tank an fixed up a fill up station so just drive up to the ststion do what we need when the tank needs refill the bulk truck comes out an fill it an they ckeck the tank .we write it off on farm expenses an as a farmer you get a tax break because we also sale vegetables at the farm Vegetables stand like a farms market other farms bring their goods an ine day out the week we open to sale they bring fresh clean chickens .beef goat .goat cheese etc. Its been great helping out the community. An the other farms in the busy days of harvesting we open sometimes everyday. Some come an buy at the market then they might buy a goat etc. Its been great.wish you all the best brother you are a hard worker..stay safe to all mask up. Much kindness ❤❤🌈🌈🤟🤟

[@susanfrey7065]

You are sure getting things to make your life easier. God bless you from Michigan

[@wykeishacraft6820]

They all looks hungry! To Everyone have a happy and safe weekend! Happy Early Christmas to everyone. God Bless You All.

[@sandyoklahomatransient8557]

Daniel, Harbor Freight has these rolling lifts that will hold a lot of weight. You could put the tank on that, and have it raise to meet your needs. Our friend has one he uses to lift heavy stuff in his truck without having to use his tractor.

[@joanharkin6540]

Love the music you play on your videos. God bless all of you !

[@candacemccabe5861]

I remember the days on our farm! We had an outdoor 250 gal stationary tank with filter and a hand crank!

[@dazheart72]

Take the wheels off your dolly and put them on your pallet

[@karlheder7678]

Yea just mount some wheels on the bottoms of the 4x4's

[@JerryGDawg56]

I don’t think he wants them on the pallet since he’ll be loading it onto the truck to get fueled up. I could be wrong though.

[@erledavispapaescreations4225]

You can get locking rollers to put on the bottom of the 4x4s so it won’t roll around when transporting.

[@JerryGDawg56]

True, but you still don’t have the stability one would prefer to have when transporting fuel, and I say this as one who has transported fuel for 43 years.

[@JSomerled]

Outstanding kit.. Getting one for the ranch.. Not having to deal with all the gas cans makes it worth it..Huge cost save going with the manual pump too.

[@jamesblanton3744]

I love the little black and white spotted goat he is super friendly with your family

[@samanthaflynn6140]

I think that is Skip

[@chrisryan5339]

Great job time well spent. Chris from England.

[@virginiacurrey2019]

Like how the chickens come there too for the drippings. I believe in cooler weather they all are hungry more. Might be, not as much grass/acorns for them now.

[@Jaxster58]

That first pass over Bear eating the goat food was funny.

[@Nirrrina]

One of these things is not like the others.

[@lootllama8862]

Bear has been hanging out with them animals to long, he's eating the same feed. Lol. He needs some of that jerky you make.

[@brandonschutts4705]

Where is Houston.

[@brandonschutts4705]

Damn. You’re messing to go who’s hungry

[@tammywragg6254]

@@brandonschutts4705 Houston goes to school,so he isnt around much, but the last few he was in,so go check it out

[@EdKirkpatrick10]

I love it when a plan comes together, good job Daniel

[@DDL2728]

My husband just built a workbench out of a laminated beam that weighs about 400 lbs, & he bought 4 casters that swivel & have lockdown brakes. All his saws are on the bench, & he rolls it outside the garage when he needs to. Each caster cost under $20 & have a weight capacity of 450 lbs each - rubber wheels - very quiet. Seems like that would be more stable than the dolly.

[@doyleshaw3063]

Small things in life that get us excited, good job

[@larrychandler3298]

It's the small things to people like us that matters can't wait to get my kids Xmas hoddyes hope they come in on time

[@jasonnichols70]

I remember filing five gallon cans and taking them out to the hay field and filling up the tractors. Having a service tank makes it a lot easier even though it is a hand pump it sure is a lot easier than using a can.

[@JerryGDawg56]

Good stuff! I really enjoyed this. I love the relationship you have with your sweet wife. Y’all really pair well with each other. 😊

[@newfization]

I love watching you feed the animals. When I watch Flair feed his it's like Night at the Thunderdome crossed with Mad Max, a total mad house. You sit on the dang bucket in amongst them all and they're all calm as could be!

[@joearceneaux9424]

Its cool down here in Louisiana. Have them delivered you a special tank it comes on a stand with a filter already for you an they come an refill it for you.

[@SagebrushRambles]

Then there's delivery charges and a charge for the tank rental. This way everything belongs to Daniel.

[@douglamoy5838]

I totally understand the feeling you get from doing a project like this that has been on the back burner for ages and finally gets brought to fruition. Nice job. It looks so professional-- you could have edited out the couple little "engineering adjustments" you made and we would have been none the wiser. And you didn't even realize the bad( or good?) pun you made near the end of the video. You were SUPER PUMPED to do it LOL!

[@dananelson1743]

Watched another channel where he was sawing logs. He had a tank like yours with a hand pump. Sure makes it look easy. Besides you work hard and deserve it.

[@ScotWalt858]

Nicely done! I'm looking to do the same thing. Stating the obvious, but keep the spin off filter in mind when shortening that length of pipe.

[@wendyh3891]

Well done on your handiwork Daniel ❤️ God Bless you all. Stay safe ❤️ from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@kittymorse7402]

Happy for you Daniel.

[@marciaborg77]

Love how bear eating the goat's food. Love Kane hair and how big he is getting now.

[@fallshillsidehome]

Nice build! And always good seeing the animals. My three kiddos are off to see an Alpaca farm after church. Trying to convince them that they are donkey poodles! Haha

[@danielrobinson5224]

Bear really likes the sweetness to the feed.

[@masondenton8090]

My dad built one of those and well just use the forks on the tractor and put the tank in the back of the truck and take it to the co-op and fill it up with fuel and we’ll be good for a while

[@jongipson1454]

Need the filter straight up and down. So contaminants stay at the bottom of the filter. Old diesel mechanic telling you

[@markdonahoo2912]

You should of left the 4x4's longer about 1 foot on each end, then put the dolly sideways. The dolly lifts the frame high enough to slide forks underneath the 4x4's, but skill saw an inch off the bottom in sections for forks to slide into (this will keep the heavy load from sliding left/right when carrying with the forks to and fro. Best to have a wider balanced fork load. When the box is full you will have a heavy cube of fuel and hard to balance on tight forks. How are you getting in and out of the truck bed to go fill it (forks), so make sure you don't drop it with a tight fork lift. Why didn't you just cut 6" on the pipe? It extends. So cut 6", cut the suction holes, extend the pipe, then place in box. It will collapse as you push down, and will be at the bottom, and not bottom out. Thanks for all your great video's and including us in your life.

[@janiefugate6287]

Great music especially when you are using power tools. Neet job.

[@jimaleecurtis4875]

Love it all..and the music speaks volumes about you..God bless you and your 👪

[@jackiehorsley9263]

That's awesome looks like a pretty handy tank to have around glad you were able to find a way to make it easier for you to keep diesel in bulk

[@annfears1724]

Hi 👋 Bear 🐻 🐕 I miss you and Gemma, Bella. Enjoyed watching 👀 👊

[@charleswise5570]

Daniel, great idea with the fuel tank. My thoughts are, if you use a dolly, front wheels lock in place, and rear wheels have a wheel lock. Just my thoughts for safety. Looks great!

[@IkonicLionProductions]

Congrats to you all. Have a blessed time.

[@ponygirl1073]

Daniel! You advertise that razor company but your looking like the guy on the spice bottle.🤣 JUST MESSIN WITH YA! I saw Kev at Hidden Heights Farm purchased a portable electric pump for his gas instead of pumping by hand. Just saying.🤷‍♀️ I really like the way you improvise if something doesn’t go quite the way it should. Well done.👍Love lil Cain. Poor Bear, was so hungry. Love DJ’s smile especially when she’s messing with ya. Your my fav KZbin Channel! Went back & watched your first vids & my fav is The Tea Party! What an amazing Dad you were then & are now. Love you Arms Family! God Bless🥰🙏👩‍🌾🙋‍♀️

[@jtdamomma]

You could use some 1x1s along side the dolly to 'anchor' the dolly under the tank. Then, do the same on 2 sides on top of the base, securing the tank within it's parameters. Just a though, so when it has to go over some gravel, the dolly won't slide out from under the tank.

[@TheKat1959]

It was funny when Bear chased the goats 🐐 out of the feed pan he decided to chow out of. He’s done it before but he was far more serious this time 😀😃😄😁😆😅😂🤣🥲☺️😊 I was sincerely impressed with your Diesel Tank. Especially knowing that the wheel base supports 1,000 lbs. I always enjoy viewing projects through their completion. Next project a Sawmill? 😉 We’ll watch whatever you endeavour. I know I enjoy them as everyone else does. Y’all have a blessed day today and every day. 😊❤️🌎

[@theovanniekerk3726]

So the way you feed the donkeys out of your hand is a very good thing, because if a stranger would approach them at night, they will bulk and make loud noises to get attention and possibly a bite out of their hand. So if its not a friendly visitor, this might alert you to save them :)

[@adventuresinmichiganwlisa9852]

Things are coming together nicely for you and dj. Great job both of you! Much love from Michigan

[@robertbraker93]

I use a chain on my 55 gallon tank and the welded brackets have been fine !

[@suzaufdy7795]

there are longer furniture dollies... for pianos and such... also have one that a pusher bar can be attached

[@sharon7181]

I would go with the adapter choice in case you get a different tank . But guessing you don't want to wait . Bear wants some food too !!!

[@julie-annecordwell3290]

Love the music you’ve been playing in this video and others you’ve done

[@bubgeorge1482]

Simple engineering at be it's best..you jst saved yourself time and money..

[@cheryllynnphillips5797]

Very proud of you I love your show I can't wait for the next show

[@ellennugent6964]

Awesome job Daniel Be safe and God bless 🙏 your family.

[@brianforrest3377]

Great video Daniel I would put me some heavy duty caster wheels on the wood frame u boated the tank to

[@bradcarby3765]

Can you please weld up a little tiny plough for the little tiny donkeys? It would be so cute for them to help set up the vege patch in the spring.

[@carolyngaulin8297]

We have cold wet snow ! Hi from Massachusetts

[@joanharkin6540]

Love all your animals you take great care of them !! Bear just wants to fit in Lol !! Glad you getting a essay way to get your gas !! God bless you all !!

[@levismither2808]

I love how u post about every day love this channel

[@barbarannie]

Cane is adorable!!!

[@deedisano6919]

LMFAO! You speak of addictive SAWMILL VIDEOS as I binge watch yours!! I love it.♡ Shoot for the Moon!

[@christenastachowski2880]

I love your animals and all your videos. The bulk diesel tank is a great help for you. You do know that donkeys are the only animal that carries the cross on their backs. Jesus rode on a donkey's back so they are very Biblical animals. May God bless you and your family.

[@borikennautical6649]

Merry Christmas Arms Family! God bless you all! You guy's rock's

[@ronmiller2667]

I think your whole family is great, God Bless!

[@alclements7876]

Merry Christmas 🎅 to you and your family! I remember when I was younger and listened to the ol folks back then that the animals that were outside a lot had a trick hairy coat that it was going to be a cold 🥶 winter!

[@NoelBOwens-fd4xz]

All the animals are hungry because it is winter. Bear was cute trying to be a goat! Who is the polka-dotted goat? He tries to be in the way all the time, he is cute!

[@paulatwood998]

I have a tank the same size as yours but I use mine for gasoline for my mowers and other equipment at home. Whenever I want to refill my tank I leave it on a very small xtra I also went with a manual pump instead of electric due to using gasoline. My xtra trailer that I have just take it to town and fill it up and leave it on that trailer. I too got tired of lugging around 5 gallon bottles.

[@sandybuchanan3479]

Wow this is like having your own gas pump at home. Love it!

[@oilswellnesswithmarsha3159]

I'm so happy for you. I noticed you smashed your index finger. Hope it heals fast. Much love from David and Marsha here in Kansas.

[@robertashley192]

I need to do the same thing. Filling my skid steer with 5 gallon cans gets old quick. Not to mention a decent plastic fuel can these days will cost you $40-$50. I’m still trying to decide if I buy a portable tank like this or mount one in the back of the old truck

[@robinemanuelgwin4670]

That couch is pretty.

[@garyzipprer41]

use 1/2 inch pvc cap for you gas cans that are missing caps. holds tighter than the original caps.

[@neoncatfish3585]

I was going to give you a little bit advice about the tank! But you seem to have plenty! I've heard work dogs would start eating the food of the animals they protect! Y'all stay safe my friends!