ToughButterCup Posted Wednesday at 06:17 Share Posted Wednesday at 06:17 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 More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted Wednesday at 06:55 Share Posted Wednesday at 06:55 get a jerry can and a breathable spout. You wont spill a drop. https://www.toolstation.com/jerry-can/p77106?store=MQ&utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=googleshoppingfeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted Wednesday at 07:09 Author Share Posted Wednesday at 07:09 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 More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted Wednesday at 07:22 Share Posted Wednesday at 07:22 Er, funnel bigger newer machines have their own pump, put it in the drum and turn the switch on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Posted Wednesday at 07:22 Share Posted Wednesday at 07:22 Use a syphon pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted Wednesday at 07:54 Share Posted Wednesday at 07:54 1 hour ago, ToughButterCup said: Anyway, anybody regularly fuel their digger without a drop of diesel being spilt? NO 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted Wednesday at 09:10 Author Share Posted Wednesday at 09:10 (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 Wednesday at 09:11 by ToughButterCup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Posted Wednesday at 09:14 Share Posted Wednesday at 09:14 I have something like this. Nice and simple. https://www.screwfix.com/p/hilka-pro-craft-fuel-transfer-siphon-tool-10mm/219PG?tc=UC4&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw-O6zBhASEiwAOHeGxfNemsw8U96sWkdqCMAYqGm9g0vvOgiI-btJeX1JyQxj6SifdxWWLxoCF_IQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted Wednesday at 10:59 Share Posted Wednesday at 10:59 (edited) https://www.amazon.co.uk/flintronic-Petrol-Transfer-Gasoline-Solvent/dp/B0BKKZM6LX/ref=mp_s_a_1_3 About the same as a gallon of fuel. Edited Wednesday at 11:00 by SteamyTea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceverge Posted Wednesday at 12:41 Share Posted Wednesday at 12:41 Those syphons are very slow. I have a big 5l jug with a big spout that I transfer the drum fuel to first. Seems to be tidy enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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