Thanks. Yep, both a water and particle filter on 100 gal transfer tank. Just got off phone with dealer. Recommends draining all fuel. Apparently on tractor, have to remove a plate to expose tubing connector that communicates with both tanks as that is the low spot. Kick, kick, kick.
Oh. I see how my post is confusing. The transfer/storage tank is fine and was capped. The tractor fuel tank was the one I left uncapped. It was laying on top of the storage tank.
Thanks. I do have multiple piles of slash and much more to pile up into "teepees" to burn. I do use diesel soaked cardboard or rags to start up using care not to let diesel get into soil. Tractor holds 9 gallons and is full so will have more than i need as fire starter. I had the same idea about pouring the drained fuel into my storage tank and allowing the filters to do their work but is it worth the risk? I could try draining aliquots of fuel from the bottom of the tractor tank and checking for water levels in a clear container. Theoretically, water will drain out first so when I see no more water/fuel partition, I can assume the water is drained. I did check out Mr. Funnel as suggested by Dirty Deed. Might be worth a try. Thanks for all the help guys. Hoping this is the first and last time I pull this stunt.
Is it worth the risk to try to clean it up to use it as fuel? 9 gallons? NO. Not a close call. Risking running water, even a small amount, through the injectors to save less than $40 worth of fuel which you could just as well use to burn slash piles just doesn’t add up.
Ty. Good thought. I could also siphon out the tanks from above where it's easier and then drain the balance by draining at the bottom or using the fuel pump as you suggest. Will take the task on tomorrow and report back.
Yes. To be honest, we would have had to be very careful to draw from lowest layer of drain pan first to get an accurate measurement of water. But we wanted to get done before dark and so did not take great pains to do so. But I did place some of the turbulent aspirated fuel into a clear container and sure enough, there was some water. Tough to see in following pic but there is bit in bottom of jar. If I wanted to be strictly scientific about it, I could separate water from the 3 gerry cans to measure but I've lost alot of time having to fix my error and need to get back to my projects before winter comes to kill us. Lol. Mabye I'll save fuel for a wintertime experiment.
