X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [129.116.87.143] (HELO MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 1002707 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:08:51 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=129.116.87.143; envelope-from=mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C63D7C.9E639B01" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Transfer Tank for Gasoline... Texas regulations. Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 16:08:06 -0600 Message-ID: <87DBA06C9A5CB84B80439BA09D86E69E03DF64B2@MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Transfer Tank for Gasoline... Texas regulations. Thread-Index: AcY9e4tWT7Ds6ZZ2Rgy9Fh2HVo2A2QAANGzg From: "Mark R Steitle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C63D7C.9E639B01 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable OK, just mount a small generator on the trailer next to the 125 gallon tank, connect a line to it and you'll be legal. =20 =20 Mark S. =20 ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bobby J. Hughes Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 3:59 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Transfer Tank for Gasoline... Texas regulations.=20 =20 No one at the state could help me but they did manage to send me around in a circle for a couple of hours. I ended up contacting a transfer tank manufacture here in Texas and of course they could answer my question right away.=20 =20 1. If the tank is used to power equipment directly i.e. boat, generator etc then you can drag around 125 gallons.=20 2. If it is a transfer tank with pump and hose for filling other equipment you are limited to 25 gallons.=20 =20 There may be an exception for certified tanks. I found one manufacture in California that make certified transfer tanks for gasoline. 70 gallons for $735. It might take a couple of years to breakeven verses 100LL. But that is not including spark plug costs :) =20 Bobby =20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C63D7C.9E639B01 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

OK, just mount a small generator on = the trailer next to the 125 gallon tank, connect a line to it and = you’ll be legal.

Mark = S.

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bobby J. Hughes
Sent: Wednesday, March = 01, 2006 3:59 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] = Transfer Tank for Gasoline... Texas regulations.

No one at the state could help me but they did manage = to send me around in a circle for a couple of hours. I ended up = contacting a transfer tank manufacture here in Texas and of course they could answer my question right away. =

1. If the tank is used to power equipment directly = i.e. boat, generator etc then you can drag around 125 gallons. =

2. If it is a transfer tank with pump and hose for = filling other equipment you are limited to 25 gallons. =

There may be an exception for certified tanks. I = found one manufacture in California that make certified transfer tanks for gasoline. 70 gallons for $735. It = might take a couple of years to breakeven verses 100LL. But that is not = including spark plug costs :)

Bobby

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