4 Benefits of Fuel Delivery for Your Farm Equipment
Fueling large off-road equipment onsite is not a new idea and has been going on for years. However, finding the right contractor to work with can make the practice much more manageable. For farmers with large tractors, harvesters, and other equipment that runs on diesel fuel, onsite fuel offers some key benefits.
1. Store Less Fuel on the Farm
Fueling your equipment on the farm requires you to either have fuel deliveries regularly or to store the fuel you will use on the farm somewhere. With a properly implemented storage system, you can store enough to keep your operation running between deliveries. However, storing fuel isn’t ideal and come with many challenges.
If you choose to store fuel on-site, set up your fuel storage system in an area to protect it from the sun. Tanks that sit in the sun can lose a considerable amount of fuel through evaporation over time.
Instead of storing the fuel you need, you can choose to have it delivered to the farm so you can fill the machinery directly. This can reduce the cost of fuel loss. Though delivery requires some planning to ensure you have enough fuel until the next delivery, methods like minimum tillage, using GPS tracks on your fields, and using equipment that is the right size for the tractor can reduce the amount of fuel you use overall and help you plan out how much to have delivered.
2. Reduce Safety Hazards on the Farm
Anytime you are storing flammable liquids on your property, you carry the risk of fire or explosion. The requirements are stringent for fuel storage on your farm, and you may find it hard to meet the requirements without spending a lot of money on a fuel storage system.
Onsite fueling of equipment reduces the risk of storing a large amount of fuel on the farm. If you can fill the equipment once a week, fueling onsite can work for you, and you won’t have to deal with a large tank sitting on the farm and the resulting dangers.
3. Spend Less Time on Public Roads
With any large equipment, moving it over a road or highway is more difficult than moving a car. The tractor may take up the entire road and make it harder for traffic to pass. If the road has no place to pull over, you could end up with a line of cars behind you, just waiting to speed around your tractor first chance they get.
The situation can present a huge safety risk. However, having fuel deliveries on your farm reduces the need for driving your large equipment to the fuel station. The fuel company can bring the fuel station to you instead. This saves you the trip, helps the flow of traffic around you, and keeps everybody safe.
4. Track Your Fuel Costs
Knowing what it costs to run your farm is critical to making a profit and staying afloat. With fuel delivery services, the delivery driver will fuel all your equipment and record how many gallons of fuel he put into each tractor or harvester.
Ask the delivery company for an itemized invoice each month so that you can see where your fuel is going. If you have one machine that is using an unexpected amount of fuel, you may want to look at what that tractor is doing and why the fuel usage is so high on it.
At Paul Murray Oil, Inc. , we specialize in fuel, oils, diesel fluids, and lubricants for your heavy trucks or equipment. Our drivers service all fifty states and can deliver your fuel to you, and fuel your equipment where it sits. Give us a call today, and we can show you how our service can make your operation more efficient and productive.