On Mon, 18 Apr 2016 17:47:22 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2016-04-18 5:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> Last week my new diesel tank arrived. It arrived strapped to a wooden
>> pallet. The two young guys set it down on one end by my barn and
>> departed, so I was able to screw the legs in. But then I had to
>> muscle it over in position closer to the barn and get it up on the
>> blocks... darn thing is heavy and clumsy, but this old guy managed by
>> himself... give me a lever and a fulcrum and I can move the planet...
>> I used an 8' 2" x 4" to jockey it into position, lined it up and
>> flopped it onto the blocks, then was easy to level. Today I picked up
>> all the fittings at the local hardware store in town... that's where I
>> bought the blocks last week, four large blocks, 16" X 8" X 5" thick
>> for $6, for all... not fancy but strong. It took me all morning to
>> attach all the fittings... here it is ready to be filled:
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>Congratulations. Will you actually use that much diesel in a season?

Yes, I use about 10-12 gallons a week for 26 weeks of mowing, plus
plowing snow in winter.

>Seems to be a good time to fill up. When I had a diesel pickup the fuel
>was cheaper than gasoline. For a while diesel was more expensive than
>gas around here. Gas and diesel have both been relatively low for the
>last few months but gas took a jump last week and diesel dropped.

It'll cost less because I'll be able to order Agri diesel, about a
dollar less a gallon, only difference is the dye color, just don't get
caught using it for road use... I figure the tank will be paid for in
two years.