Carrying gasoline for generator

Scroll through this and also look at the text of the special permit itself

DOT LEGAL TRANSFER TANKS

Then this table from fmcsa (pdf form)

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs144p2_043004.pdf

Its weird, but from what im reading now it SEEMS to indicate
1. you can go up to a 119 gallon transfer tank.
2 But you have to placard it
3 and buy a dot approved tank
4 and carry a special permit
5 not requiring hazmat endorsement
6 but requiring special training
7 carry the msds for it
8 and have it specially inspected every 2.5 years
9 and MAYBE have a bol for it... (this is the wierdest part)

Thats quite a pain in the keister, if i could find an aluminum round one in 50 to 100 gallons meeting the specs, thats probably what id go for.

 

Thats a fair reading, but every bit of guidance i can see has to do with fuel tanks for operating the equipment on which its mounted.

I see a good arguement that yes its fine cause it is simply powering your own equipment, just not the powerplant, BUT i havent found any clear guidance to that end. probably easy to contest and maybe win in court, but personally i dont want to deal with that kind of hassle.

Personally i dont see the big deal, mounted generator vs engine, a gas truck or rv can have a massive fuel tank, but the second its used for a generator its a big load of regulation? Feels weird.

 

I'm thinking of a 6 boat tank... I have a few extra for my boat.... I'll just need to change the top from Evanrude to Yamaha...

 

So to comply, with both, you’d need to mount the transfer tank on the outside of frame on Tractor. And then only use it as a transfer tank to fill the generator. I’ve always heard of the 8 gal max can. Also heard of no gravity fed tanks. I’ve often wondered about this exact thing. I see no reason why an auxiliary tank, mounted on the outside of the frame wouldn’t be Legal. If I read Dino’s regs correctly, it seems the DOT approved criteria is a top draw tank, for gasoline. Diesel tanks have a draw that’s on the side. The gas can is a pita. Generator always needs refilling, as does the can. I planned on a bigger tank. Thanks everyone for doing the research on regs. I’d sure want a copy of them, just in case I run into the one DOT Guy. Next thread, propane Tank regs. One thing at a time. Lol.

 

But … no.

What Dino is asking has a simple solution, the regs apply to portable containers, but beyond the 8 gallons, the use of a dot qualified container like a gas tank that is mounted to the frame removes the hazmat requirements, the same goes for any the dot qualified mounted tank.

 

most of the extend run tank kits bypass the generator fuel tank and run straight from the remote tank

it's in the little green book you have