Gas tank for motor

[milkie62]

Been gathering info on a new splitter build and been looking at the HF 22HP engine. Only problem no fuel tank with it. Any place to get a fuel tank and possible fuel pump if I could not locate it for gravity feed ?

 

[homemade]

Any junkyard that might have riding lawnmowers. And I think you’ll need a vacuum operated fuel pump. A small engine shop should be able to find you one. K up

 

[milkie62]

I guess somebody with common sense had to wake me up. I have worked midnites for too many years. I know some shops with mowers in the back thanks Ed

 

[rancher2]

The last splitter build I did I used a 10 gallon aluminum tank I bought from Speedway motors Lincoln Ne not cheap but a nice tank.

 

[homemade]

Another thought is a boat gas tank. We have one on a 18hp Briggs at the fire station. It’s mounted high enough to be gravity fed. I can usually find one or two of the old metal ones at garage sales through out the summer.

 

[alleyyooper]

I bought this 12v electric fuel pump to by pass a defective difram type fuel punp.
Works great is low pressure type for small engines. As others said a boat tank or a gast tank from a scraped put lawn tractor will work great and if mounted a little higher than the engines carb a fuel pump may not be required.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L8IHM9K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Al

 

[NSMaple1]

Kinda thinking if you get the tank above the carb, you shouldn't need a fuel pump. Not 100% sure about that. But all kinds of larger small engines do it that way - motorbikes, ATVs....

 

[Guswhit]

Another thought is a boat gas tank. We have one on a 18hp Briggs at the fire station. It’s mounted high enough to be gravity fed. I can usually find one or two of the old metal ones at garage sales through out the summer.

This is what I did on my last build, then I could just take the tank(bunge strap holding it in rack) with me when it low instead of hauling gas cans out.

 

[Huskybill]

I picked up a farmall A gas tank for my next log splitter build.