fuel tank 1390xp

Tom Dunlap said:
You got my curiosity up. According to the spec sheet there is a 24.5 gallon fuel tank on the 1390

That should give you 11-12 hours @ 2.2 gal/hour

I e found the fuel gauges to be pretty innacurrate. Before going on the larger fuel tank route I'd get a more accurate read on consumption and the gauge

A couple of fuel jugs in the belly box until
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Tom,
This got me thinking a little. I filled up last night on the way home. We ran on heavy removals (crane ran for 6.5 hours) on Osage orange chipping everything up to 12" or so (about 38 yards). On the way home the gauge read 1/4 so I fueled up to prepare for tomorrow got 14.2 gal in. The hour meter ran up 5.2 hrs. Which runs me up to 2.7/ hr on heavy stuff. It does seem the gauge is off a bit, and I'm burning much more fuel per hour when into the bigger jobs. I think you are right keep an extra can watch it for a while longer. See if I can nail down the consumption a little better. Thanks
 
flyingsquirrel25 said:
Ok I guess 5/8 tank wasn't enough for the day. But Filling up every day is absolutely ridiculous and and a huge waste of time. Not to mention the fuel wasted due to expansion in the tank. Which brings up the second problem with this tank and why I didn't get fuel first thing. It started off at 35 degrees in the morning expecting 65 by noon. The expansion of the fuel has bit me twice already (once in my yard and once on a clients driveway). As the fuel expands it pours out the fill tube and onto the ground. And I'm not going to make it a habit of replacing blacktop because my fuel tanks is poorly designed for the machine. That's just bad business.
It's my fault I didn't look into that part of the chipper more. And should have spent more time running the machine. And I'll pay the price or suffer with it.
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How full is the tank when this expansion causes a spill? Seems like the sticker on my tank states to leave 1/2" of airspace at the top of the tank. I'm not defending Bandit for the spills. I'm just curious. We fuel every thing up every morning. Not sure why that is rediculous and a huge waste of time. It's much less time consuming to stop and get fuel in passing than to pull off a job and go fill back up so you can finish. Just my .02.
 
CTS1999 said:
How full is the tank when this expansion causes a spill? Seems like the sticker on my tank states to leave 1/2" of airspace at the top of the tank. I'm not defending Bandit for the spills. I'm just curious. We fuel every thing up every morning. Not sure why that is rediculous and a huge waste of time. It's much less time consuming to stop and get fuel in passing than to pull off a job and go fill back up so you can finish. Just my .02.
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Sorry about that I should have explained the design a bit better. The fuel neck on the tank is just over 4" tall with another 4" +/- inside the tank. There are two holes in the neck below the top of the tank (I can't tell how far though) to allow the fuel to get into the tank after it hits the bottom of the neck. The auto shut off on the pumps don't shut off until the fuel is up into the upper end of the neck leaving no room for expansion (the last couple days I've been stopping it at 7/8 According to the gauge). I believe this is because the nozzle doesn't get down in below the top of the tank the required 2" according to the sticker on the tank.

As for the waste of time, we have what we call Wawa's around here that offer a pretty good fleet program. The problem is they also have a really nice convenience store with their gas stations. If you go between 7 and 9 am or 430 and 6 pm you get the breakfast and dinner crowds that get fuel and food. So these people park at the pump and go grocery shopping (that's a whole nother thread of frustration). Some mornings you can pull in and the cars are 2 deep at the pumps and only 2 of 12 are actively fueling. This some days can take a half hour to wade through. But if you get 15 min outside of those ranges you are fine.
Unfortunately my trucks park at my house, so leaving before everyday is out of the question due to noise ordinances and a complainer for a neighbor (I am zoned commercial but all around us is residential).

I agree with you it is definitely less of a waste of time to fuel everyday then get screwed mid day especially with a crane running (I got lucky and a buddy brought his service truck out and topped me off). This is something I didn't think about when going from the 10" to the 15" but it's probably something I'm gonna need to deal with for a bit or pay the price for my mistake.
I appreciate everyone's comments so far.
 
RIVIEZZO TREE EXPERTS said:
Gas chipper isn't going to work more compared to a diesel when chipping bigger stuff. Buy a lil gas caddy for that thing get a 275 diesel tank n fill your stuff at yrd/ house
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I was also going to ask if your zoning would allow a fuel tank at the house. I'm not sure that a tanker driver would love your place either though. That is a long driveway to come up or drag a hose up.
 
monkeylove said:
I was also going to ask if your zoning would allow a fuel tank at the house. I'm not sure that a tanker driver would love your place either though. That is a long driveway to come up or drag a hose up.
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Don't think that would be a problem. I had a 50 gal off road tank for a while but it was a pain. And always empty and delivery wound up costing more than at the pump.
AmericanArborist said:
I don't know your setup, but if you also have a pickup truck you can always install a fuel transfer tank. They can hold a lot of fuel.
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I do like this idea, I'll have to think about it a bit more and figure out if I want to keep the ezdumper in the pick up available or get a tank. Also I've been thinking about a support vehicle for the mini, dump trailer and mats (still in design, financial and approval phases). Would be easy to add fuel as well.
Putting a tank on the ground or in a shed at my yard won't pass muster with the wife. She has stricter rules (aesthetic) then the twp. And it logistically wouldn't work well for access, delivery costs, or weather protection.
96coal449 said:
Those bed mount tanks are not DOT approved for volatile fluids. And I'm pretty sure he goes out with chip truck loaded with gear.
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You are correct the chip truck goes out almost everyday. With only one driver the fuel tank may not come out but it would take the pain out of daily fueling at the gas station. If I go this route I'll check the DOT regs, I think I would have to up my ins to cover the hazmat.
Now we are getting somewhere! Thanks guys keep up the ideas!!!!
 
I thought that the in bed tanks were kosher as long it was under a certain capacity? Everyone around here has them, but i also just remembered that diesel is different from gasoline so that might be correct...forgot we were talking about gas.
 
craneguy1 said:
I thought that the in bed tanks were kosher as long it was under a certain capacity? Everyone around here has them, but i also just remembered that diesel is different from gasoline so that might be correct...forgot we were talking about gas.
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My buddy a landscaper has a 100+ gallons of both gas and diesel on his service truck. Tows his mowers, skid loaders and other equipment around with it. Has fuel on site everywhere he goes.
 
AmericanArborist said:
Can you support this claim? Seems like a silly product to sell if you can only fill them with water.
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Yes. Most transfer tanks are ventless and intended for fuel oils. A DOT approved tank for volatile fuels, (gasoline and alcohol), require a vent with a roll over valve. There are tanks made for this DOT approved.
I was refering to the average transfer tanks at Tractor Supply and Northern Tool.
Sorry .... I should have been more specific.
 
96coal449 said:
Yes. Most transfer tanks are ventless and intended for fuel oils. A DOT approved tank for volatile fuels, (gasoline and alcohol), require a vent with a roll over valve. There are tanks made for this DOT approved.
I was refering to the average transfer tanks at Tractor Supply and Northern Tool.
Sorry .... I should have been more specific.
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Good information to know when I decide if a mobile transfer tank is for me.
Thanks
 
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