X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-pw0-f52.google.com ([209.85.160.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.3) with ESMTP id 4150084 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:57:47 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.160.52; envelope-from=wdleonard@gmail.com Received: by pwi10 with SMTP id 10so525715pwi.25 for ; Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:57:12 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=yCf00Ojvq5nh8N3bZigHicOsrNls7CtqgLhZNr/MuDY=; b=fJGGXO2oI2cX3ImS4Nkya8sF4zWkGN5QRxE6jPyoBOaL6bWf4zP2UulAw25hAeRJMn n9XOT40cbiLlOidKIdiBMEDRKXzQBoqrns88tslmHAp7lPAnKJLcGUyHRMWU22VCnBYG fY6AlVnIy5oqdwURGRZvLTn4jbl+AHYRrou+4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=v1oVgGPoMmmF9d6te6dD9E4SDOpgZiokFg1JGqqW0bT3ZLTT7K2WizdGUaGcepFvQy pwaPA7Cu+7u9OtivNSrIs8fvGtrE/Xq3XnEdjPfQP+UdfPWCdcOtOphjUsKBTVA4Suvq d8NC2wUQnp8J+eBNsXgPOSwYU2XAUJrsfPcxE= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.141.1.1 with SMTP id d1mr3797606rvi.134.1267581432258; Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:57:12 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 17:57:12 -0800 Message-ID: <1c23473f1003021757g2a196d91i34c5229f4ef3615f@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel transportation From: David Leonard To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000e0cd0ebc8fe60240480dbcca2 --000e0cd0ebc8fe60240480dbcca2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Funny, I had the exact same thing happen to me.. but OK I was filling a 30gal gas caddie in the back of my SUV. May not have been legal... But the guy still stood right next to me and argued :-) Where do they come from? -- David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 9:58 AM, wrote: > Steel 55 gallon drums are DOT approved containers, and gasoline is shipped > in them every day. Fillrite pumps are DOT aproved, and have a suction tube > with threaded pump base that screws right into the drum. I added a Fillrite > fuel filter on the pump discharge, with a clear sediment bowl to keep an eye > out for water and other contamination. I've never had any trouble, nor been > questioned about it except at a gas station; some self assigned authoritaian > told me I had to take it out of the bed of the pickup truck and set it on > the ground to fill it.....! I pointed out it is a DOT approved container, > made of steel and grounded to the truck. He ran off to the attendant kid > arms-a-wavin'. The kid came by and said......"hi"....."what's up?" I asked. > "I'm just here to make sure you don't spill" says he. > The self important one stood at the back of my truck glaring with dire > hatered for a few moments, then got in his car and drove off. > I wondered: If he thought I was going to blow up, why did he stand so > close??? > Scott > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John > To: Rotary motors in aircraft > Sent: Tue, Mar 2, 2010 5:43 am > Subject: [FlyRotary] fuel transportation > > Mike, each state has their own rules. Here in Michigan you can have 3, 5 > gal cans, after that amount it must be in a container that is Federal DOT > approved, These are available at most farm product stores. If you have a > spill the government and lawyers will erase every thing you have. JohnD > --000e0cd0ebc8fe60240480dbcca2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Funny,=A0 I had the exact same thing happen to me..=A0 but OK I was fi= lling a 30gal gas caddie in the back of my SUV.=A0 May not have been legal.= ..=A0 But the guy still stood right next to me and argued :-)=A0 Where do t= hey come from?
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David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net
http://RotaryR= oster.net

On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 9:58 AM, <shipchief@aol.com>= wrote:
Steel 55 gallon drums are DOT approved containers, and gasoline is shi= pped in them every day. Fillrite pumps are DOT aproved, and have a suction = tube with threaded pump base that screws right into the drum. I added a Fil= lrite fuel filter on the pump discharge, with a clear sediment bowl to keep= an eye out for water and other contamination. I've never had any troub= le, nor been questioned about it except at a gas station; some self assigne= d authoritaian told me I had to take it out of the bed of the pickup truck = and set it on the ground to fill it.....! I pointed out it is a DOT approve= d container, made of steel and grounded to the truck. He ran off to the att= endant kid arms-a-wavin'. The kid came by and said......"hi".= ...."what's up?" I asked. "I'm just here to make sur= e you don't spill" says he.
The self important one stood at the back of my truck glaring with dire= hatered for a few moments, then got in his car and drove off.
I wondered: If he thought I was going to blow up, why did he stand so = close???
Scott



Sent: Tue, Mar 2, 2010 5:43 am
Subject: [FlyRotary] fu= el transportation

Mike, each state has their own rules.= =A0 Here in Michigan you can have 3, 5 gal cans, after that amount it must = be in a container that is Federal DOT approved,=A0=A0 These are available a= t most farm product stores.=A0 If you have a spill the government and lawye= rs will erase every thing you have.=A0 JohnD



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