Jump to content

Refuelling diggers.


Recommended Posts

Has anybody found a foolproof way of refuelling a digger without spilling bits of diesel. I don't know how many times I've refuelled Digger on site and I think I've maybe not spilt diesel just once out of all those times. I sometimes think that the last thing any Digger manufacturer thinks about is how difficult it's going to be to refuel their machine.

Surely they can come up with an easy, safe way of preventing fuel spills. 

 

Anyway, anybody regularly fuel their digger without a drop of diesel being spilt?

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Ah, Dave.... If only that were the case, I have a breathable spout. I have a Jerry can. But last time I didn't notice that the seal in the Jerry can was poorly fitted. Just enough to cause a leak. 

 

So I spilled a whole load.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, Russell griffiths said:

Er, funnel ...

 , and that means 

I have four Russ: one for white, one for red, one for petrol.  On many of the smaller machines, the filler tube is placed almost always in such a way as to make the funnel -flop- one way or the other and that means the funnel wobbles. And so spills.

Yes bigger machines are more sensibly organised. But smaller ones are a nightmare.

 

@Kelvin - syphon pump.... good idea. Recommendations ? Please!  The ones I've seen on Tinternet seem cheap and nasty - or very expensive.

Edited by ToughButterCup
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...