Harbor Freight: Rotary Transfer Pump REVIEW / No more siphoning
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- Опубліковано 10 гру 2020
- A review on Harbor Freights rotary crank pump for fuel oil / No more taste testing the fuel oil / Making things easier for me out here off the grid
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I always love the background chicken talk. They were very considerate during this video.
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Lot of people talk trash about Harbor Freight but they have some good stuff.
Yes and I’m actually about to purchase there cement mixer. I hear good things about them! Have to get some cement footers going soon for this cabin build!
I use this for wash water from a rain catch - had to be cleaned because it's greased, heavily. I ran hot soapy water through it about 10 times after a near-boiling on my wood stove... checked it for grease and couldn't find even a trace, then repeated the process. The manual tells us not to use it with water but it seems to work fine that way - better flow than I expected. For water it needs to be primed, (flip upside down and add water in the tail end.) Seems very sturdy and should last several lifetimes if cared for. Don't forget to de-grease if you plan to use it with water.
Beautiful facing boards on your house and shed, btw. I make my own lumber as well.
Glad you guys are close enough for the Escanaba or Marquette Harbor Frieght locations...All in a days work....Thanks for the update....
The Soo actually! A bit of a drive but worth it! Thanks for watching!
@@9252LIFE Awesome its official the soo has just about everything now!!
I did same thing, had to remove from head and put bung on. like you said who reads the directions. However I did put teflon for gasoline on all the joints.
So much better then what you where doing!👍. Glad you got this...have a wonderful day 👍💗😁
For sure! You have a wonderful day as well!
Hi! Thank you for this video! I have a barrel for rainwater. This is amazing I ran out right after I watched this and bought one! Thanks again!
No problem! Thank you!
Sam, how is it working for your water barrel?
dont use cast iron for water it will rust and seize up go with plastic rotary or EZ55 amazon
Great review! Now I just have to have something to use it on. LOL! Harbor Freight you need to sponsor this guy!
You can use a battery operated drill to turn the pump just take the handle off the pump slid drill over were the handle slides on squeeze the trigger and fill up the tank
Definitely make sure the barrel is covered, or you have some way to keep water from getting down the collar into your fuel supply. Good to know these work. Looking at making a water pump/filter utilizing a whole house filter in combination with water catchment and a pressure tank to have pressurized and filtered water when the power is out.
I would like more information on how to do what you're speaking of. The city here has been faulty lately.
Looks like a very useful addition/ up grade. Your goat seems to like it too or at least the box it came in. 😆
Haha yeah she’s a real pain in the butt! 😂
Yeah this reminds me I need to finish setting up my off-grid fuel station 💡
Video?
@@9252LIFE who knows, maybe it'll be one of my 4 minute, I mean 2 minute Tuesdays?!
That’s pretty cool. Good prices at Harbor freight also. Thanks for sharing
Thank you!
thats great, I need one to transfer water so thanks for posting
I’m not sure if this would work for water. I believe it’s for oil based substances.
It’s a good pump! Greetings from Mallorca Spain
Greetings!
The hens wanted to know what you were doing there!
They are just as nosy as the goats! 😆
I'm sick of getting low on fuel oil and having to have it delivered at high cost and delivery charges. I want to buy a 55 gallon barrel, fill it, and pump my own. Good deal. I'm going to look into it
Yes a cordless drill to operate the crank!
Those pumps that little bracket that fits the barrel that is for you to adjust where you want that pipe to sit off the bottom that's how you adjust you know the pipe that way you're not sitting directly on the bottom and get nothing you bring it up off the bottom tighten the thing down and pump away I've worked with those a lot when I was in the service they're a pain in the ass when they break too but a good one won't break and that looks like a real good one surprised for harbor freight
At the bottom of the pipe it’s got a notch cut in the bottom of it that way it can sit on the bottom and not pick up any trash. I was surprised on the quality of this pump. Works great.
Good job reading the instructions...
Thanks! 😆
Mine sucks. I bought one after watching your video and the stupid thing leaks from everywhere. It pumps the diesel pretty fast and it turns easily, but it leaks from the crank shaft and from the threads on the output tube. I even tried putting Teflon tape on the threads, but not even that stopped it. If it was attached permanently to a barrel I could just put a pan under it, but I hold it in 5 gallon cans and pump into my 100gal tank in my truck bed because with my Canopy on I don't have the room to tilt the can above the tank. Fortunately it wasn't expensive since they won't return it after it's been used. I spent more money cleaning out the diesel out of the bed of my truck and off the outside of the tank.
Sorry to hear that. Ours still works great today. If you purchased it at Harbor Freight they’ll take it back even if it’s been used.
They were very adamant about not doing a return on it after its been used. (Same thing with the siphon hoses I get there) and UN-used they said there would be a "restocking" fee to return it. I'm glad yours is working good though.
Real men dont need directions! 👍
Would like to see you review the after 1 year.
I use one that runs off of any 12v power source.
L#2👍🐐
It is a pain to lug a battery but I run mine off a truck or piece of equipment.
It’s been 10 months now and I’m still using it. 😆 and I just got this comment just now. Lol
Looks like a good one 👍
Oh a life saver!
That’s a good pump, the one I bought came with a hose. Weird... wonder if they changed them.
There was one with a hose but it seemed not as heavy duty.
You could always use a cordless drill into the shaft,that way you could still have it hand crank or electric 😆 just something id end up doing, ive subbed you because i like the content. Keep it up buddy.
Someone else told me that too. That’s a great idea! It definitely get a bit tiring after the first 55 gallons! 😆
@@9252LIFE 😄 once I read the box saying 5 gallons in 72 turns my mind just crazy thinking 3900+ turns ain't very fun. Still funny to think about it though 🤣
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I was at my local harbor freight last week they where out of cordless angle grinders but I still found stuff I needed. Also grabbed 3 more 10 packs of masks great deal. Who knows maybe Cuomo will lift the mask mandate but I'll be set for a couple of months. didn't get more nitrile gloves yet but they also seem to have the best deal around on those if anyone needs them. As for tools my cheap cordless drill works great after over a year and the battery holds a charge even after sitting a couple of months unused.
Harbor freight can definitely be handy!
If you raise the pump a little bit and re-orient the discharge tube.....You could probably just set the fuel can on top of the barrel to fill it, instead of holding it up with one hand.
Yeppers we have a local store here in Georgia
They are great!
Nice video bro
Thanks
That poor chicken sounded like it was dying 😂
Good deal!! Harbor Freight can have some decent deals but they can also carry some real crap too...but I'm a sucker for anything that falls under my definition of novelty tools. Anyway, another great video on the continuing saga of your Off The Grid life!👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍
Yeah harbor freight is my go too ! I’ve spent lots of money on real tools in my day and still have em all. So now if i needs odds and ends ima go cheap! Ish
Good buy!
Thanks for the video man. Is the pump still working out well for you?
Yea it works great! I am eventually going to make a attachment to be able to turn it with a cordless drill. It gets tiring pumping 100 gallons
Very cool! I love harbor freight... Some products more than others. But you'll have that, you get what you pay for... Haha
Yes for sure! Thanks for watching!
Better flow than a middle aged man!.... seriously, nice work- beats sucking fuel from a tube. Once you get a hose it'll be perfecto👍 Do you plan on putting a fuel filter on it too?
No. There’s one in the tank. But maybe it wouldn’t hurt?
@@9252LIFE I mean I dunno, I might put one on the fuel tank that I'll be using for all my small motor machines & vehicles. Is this just for the heating fuel for your cabin? Not surw how sensitive that would be, may not even need a filter on it. 🤷♂️
@@MountainRoots well my truck and tractor may need a shot here and there
@@9252LIFE yeah well it's not a major investment if you did put one on there, and it certainly wouldn't hurt anything if ya did.
You just beat me to the roast comment.
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looks awesome. With how dirty diesel is are you going to put a filter on the bottom?
The tank has I pump it into has a filter.
Thank you!
I wonder if you can use this for water? thank you for the video
It says on the box you can’t. But it would probably work.
I wonder If you could connect it to a drill? Have a drill pum or use the handle.
Yes you could
I wish I brought this one I assembled the one I have but, can’t figure out the handle part 😒
UA-cam it! 😆
that chicken wants to be a youtube star
No kidding! 😂
How did this hold up? I need one that will transfer Basil bark oil. It's close to Diesel oil. Nothing seems to be able to hold up to this stuff though. After A few times the pumps quick working.
So far so good. I’ve pumped quite a bit of diesel through it.
"Chicken Roast coming soon" I love chicken even more than Harbor Freight. Can you pump stuffing thru that?
I bet it would pump stuffing! 😂
Apparently they don't sell these at Horror Fraught anymore. I've searched six ways to Sunday (May 2022) and nothing. Looks like Amazon has a grey cast iron one that looks like the same one for $72.00 (Terapump)
I just bought one last week from harbor freight
@@christopherpurgarich8542 where, what state / city?
tilt those drums away from the two plug holes that way if left out No water gets in as it does by capillary hard lesson learned many years ago in new guinea the land of the 44gallon drum also used a similar pump will out last you if looked after ,when you get a spare day why not make your self and indicator on the tank an easy job and would cost cents if you have to purchase items
Good call
Mine rusted up froze up when I used it to pump water
Yeah it does say not to use for water.
@@9252LIFE I have a HF 12 volt diesel transfer pump in a 55 gallon drum drum I use for storage for my kubota’s. Tractor supply sells a good hose and nosel kit.
use plastic rotary 3003 or ez55 for water
Have you used with gasoline? Manual says not to but I can’t figure out if it’s because of static electricity concerns or corrosion.
The gasoline has no lubrication like fuel oil. It would wear out the pump pretty fast. But I’ve heard of people using it with water but I’d definitely not recommend it
@@9252LIFE thanks for replying back! So you think that in a pinch I could use it to transfer gas into tanks or into a vehicle? I have a 12volt pump and bought this primarily as a back up but I’m trying to blow myself up 😂
@@SouthMSPrepper i would not recommend it. All it would take would be one tiny static spark and BAMM! Yep totally gone! Don’t do it.
@@9252LIFE thanks brother!
will it works with water?
I believe it says not to use with water. I have not tried it.
Is it good for pumping gasoline?
I’m not sure if you can. I know it needs an oil based lubrication to keep the pump working in it so gasoline may be to dry.
Is it going to leak without Teflon tape?
Nope it didn’t leak.
cool
I did it this way for one winter never again lol
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How did u prime it ?
I didn’t. You just turn it and it sucks it up
Is this suitable for drinking water?
No it needs petroleum based liquids to keep the internal parts lubed
Can this be used for gasoline?
I’m sure it could but it says it needs a petroleum based liquid which probably keeps the pump lubricated. It would probably work but not last too long is my guess.
It's like we can 'see' you thinking...
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Yeah it'll reach...
It will now! I just picked up a hose
@@9252LIFE meant the barrel pipes, but good thing ya got that hose too!
@@MountainRoots oh 😆
makes a crappy job easier hate messing with fuel oil seems like the smell never comes out
For sure!
Thread tape?
Nope! I pull it back a part and store it in our shed.
@@9252LIFE nice. We're in Grayling and looking at some acreage in the central UP for a off grid cabin.....
@@Fish-yr7vv awesome! It’s hard to look at a lot of property up here in the winter! We tried looking up here in February last year and it didn’t work out to well! But there is a lot of nice affordable property out this way!
The chicken and rooster sounds are natural to your environment. Don’t worry about it. Laugh out loud
If read it right 72 turns for 5 gallons. that means 792 turns for 55 gallon drum. Holy cow better bring your lunch and thermos of coffee cause you gonna be awhile. LOL
It would be ideal to take the handle off and rig up an electric drill
Wouldn’t it be easier to run hose from the pump into the large storage tank. Cranking the pump would be better than climbing up that ladder with a gas can.
Yes for sure
Yes for sure
Yes for sure
Mayhapps be a good water pump to ..😁pip pips
It says not to use for water as it needs the petroleum for lubrication
Hahahahahah you're welcome buddy.... How far is that hardware store
What’s so funny? Hater! 😆
@@9252LIFE no hate here brother.... All love... Loved it
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A hop skip and jump away! Over yonder! Real close to my workplace! 💪
save those instructions, that chinese paper is like gasoline what great kindling..... I gotta get me one of them teflon it you will get better suction
Yup! Lol
@@9252LIFE bunch of numbers in that video any hint drops in there? Am I gonna get 2nd retirement for winning this truck load of money your giving away?
@@NoneyaTexasontheback20 not in that video! I’m slowly promoting it though! Be ready!
@@9252LIFE ohhhhhh I'm Waiting.... I always need a good smile
Can't get mine to work
Make sure your connections are tight and sealed
I bought it used on clearance open box for 25$
Who's Jason?
A buddy of mine. His UA-cam channel is Homesteading Northern Michigan
Chad “Cut”
Wife “ ..did you have to go read the instructions? ,..”
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How are you off the grid yet on UA-cam 🤔🤦♂️
Well we live over 30 minutes off the road in the middle of the woods. There are no power lines or water lines /public utilities running to our property. We have a little cell service out here. I work a regular job and can upload videos there. We are not living like pioneers but living off the grid.
Put a electric drill on the shaft
Yes that works great! Just have to be very mindful when pumping fuel. Drills have a spark to them when running. But I’m not scared. 😆
Darn... not 1st
Slacker!
@@9252LIFE turtle turtle
Knife >= wrench
Chicken roast
Yep! Noisy lil cock! 😂
Oh and take the black handle off and put some loctite on it will save you a lot of swearing
I can totally see that! 😂
1st?
Is that all you do is sit around and wait for my videos all day!?? 😂
@@9252LIFE something like that 🤣
@@lazypondfarm lol
Always
Keep the pipe off the bottom or you'll be sucking up sludge.
I suck all of it up every time so it doesn’t get a build up.
I suck all of it up every time so it doesn’t get a build up.
Hey. The Chickens were watching you the whole time !!! Lmao.