12v Diesel fuel transfer pump from plastic jerry cans

I’ve done similar to Mike, Bungara. During 2 trips into the Simpson, in ‘21 & ‘22, I took 4 x 10L Penrite oil containers for extra diesel. First year they worked well, but on the 2nd trip, one sprung a small leak. But the successful conclusion was they are easy to lift & dispense the contents. Used a funnel to top up the fuel tank.
Since then, I’ve purchased 4 10L Jerry cans, to achieve easy refuelling for my 70 plus limbs.

Have had an Enmach 80L poly diesel tank, that Batt’s mentioned, for years that I plan to fit under the rear of the tray, syphoning into the rear 90L tank. May not need the 10L cans then?

Bob

Mikee similar age to you and still quite fit and capable.

I can still lift the 20kg up there but its also about using brains at times, out the bush on your own its just prudent to start thinking about options of doing it easier.

Basically, once the 20kg is up on the roof rack for example then syphon is a no brainer. If I keep Jerry cans downstairs inside or on the caravan then the idea of a simple pump appeals to me.

10L containers are an option but a bigger foorprint

Putting all that weight up high on the roof is not a smart idea in the first place for vehicle handling etc. I've never stored fuel on the roof I consider it too dangerous for the weight and the slim chance it can leak then it runs down the vehicle and possibly into the cabin.
A swing away rack on the rear of the vehicle for example is safer with the jerry cans on the opposite side to the exhaust and a more comfortable height to lift them into place.

They look like what Ronny Dahl used to put extra fuel into the Grenadier in his last episode. Thanks mate.

20+ years ago. I made a version of that for getting fuel out of 200L drums.
Never used it, but it is still in my tool box. :)

The top one, not the bottom one................
Would not be too difficult to make one to suit any fuel container.
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome

A bit of a thought bubble, but you could probably use a couple of ratchet straps around the jerry can to prevent ballooning or with a bit of stitching make a webbing jacket.

Sitting on boat decks I’ve seen them more round than square. Never seen one fail. So long as they have the standards marks it’s amazing what punishment they can handle. I still have an original Canadian made sceptre from the 1980’s.

Warren, although a tad sceptical about your idea of utilising a couple of ratchet straps, I gave it a go this morning & it made all the difference, worked well. Thanks for posting it.

Sadly though it's not going to help me.

When I bought it, I now recall, I had to order it to fit the Fuelsafe brand of jerries I had, which is what I used the Tanami pump on this morning.

The disappointing bit is that the Fuelsafe jerries don't fit into the aluminium box on the cab roof, custom made to fit 4 x Sceptre jerries ( & no others I tried a few) & the Sceptre jerries have a different (larger) cap size to the Fuelsafe ones. Bugger!

In reality I reckon the only time I might fill the jerries would be on the Canning. 350 litres in the fuel tanks will likely be sufficient for any other route (& in fact enough for the Canning if purchasing at Kunawarritji). I reckon I'll buy one of those plastic battery operated pumps if need be.

It's not just lifting the jerries to fill the tanks which is a problem, the tank filler caps are set in under the motorhome body making it hard if not impossible to tip the jerry up sufficiently to empty it. So if planning to use them I will need a pump of some sort.

If I thought I was going to use the jerries on a regular basis, I'd build a slightly larger enclosure to hold the Fuelsafe jerries I have, but it feels like to much stuffing around without a great deal of justification.

Pedro.
If the poly jerries were a close fit in their holder, when initially filled, the poly material absorbs hydrocarbon fuel and GROWS around 2% in all directions, which will make them tighter in their rack. Some people with restrained tanks in vehicles, find they cannot remove the tank after initial installation because of the expansion. 20mm increase in a 1 metre long tank does make them become firmly secured. Some tanks even split at corners because of the poly materials own expansion pressure. Racks made for metal jerries may not suit poly jerries because of this material expansion.

Never fill them all the way up I use to put around 1 ltr less even with my 5 ltr plastic mower fuel can I only put in 4.5 lts max.
Releasing the pressure gently before removing I had to do that sometimes with steel jerry cans.
You should be able to push the side in on a plastic one then put the lid on that should help it to be removed in some cases. But if it becomes to much of a problem maybe the carrier is too tight not allowing for expansion.