Five Gallon Cans

TM 104320-202-15

reduced flow rate. If the upper portion of a

(5) To prevent traffic congestion along

tank is filled at a high rate, turbulent surge

a main highway, sufficient parking area

may cause a kickback of fuel and consequent-

should be provided for vehicles awaiting fuel-

ly spill-over before the tank is full. Tanks

ing. If the bypass road is sufficiently long to

should not be filled above the bottom of the

accommodate all vehicles, additional parking

filler necks. As each tank becomes full, the

area may not be necessary. Surfaced shoulders

nozzle valve should be closed, fillercap re-

may be employed as parking area if the right-

placed, and dust cap placed on nozzle tube.

of-way along a highway is sufficiently wide. If

If spills should occur, they should be wiped

a d e q u a t e parking area is not provided to

up or covered with earth immediately. When

accommodate all vehicles in a convoy or ele-

the fueling of all four vehicles is complete,

ment, the convoy should be divided into march

the dispenser may be slowed down while the

units so that only a reasonable number of

vehicle engines are started and the vehicles

vehicles will arrive at the fuel station at one

move out of the area.

time.

(5) As the vehicles move out of the area,

(6) If the normal movement of traffic

4 vehicles waiting to be fueled move into po-

along a highway must be affected by fueling

sition opposite the 4 fueling points. The dis-

operations, road markings should be provided

penser s p e e d is increased and the fueling

to assist the movement of traffic through the

operation is repeated. If the second refueling

area.

operation is to be delayed, the dispenser should

b. Fueling Procedures. Procedures for using

be shut down.

the 50 GPM dispenser for fueling vehicles

Caution: If at any time fire should

are very similar to those for filling 5-gallon

occur in the fueling area, the dispenser should

c a n s (para 223). When fueling vehicles,

be shut down, nozzle valves, closed, and ve-

follow applicable procedures outlined in para-

hicles moved out of the area until the fire is

graphs 2-12 through 221. After dust caps

extinguished and all hazards are removed.

are removed from hose nozzle tubes, tubes

should be inserted into fuel-tank filler necks,

and metal-to-metal contact between nozzle tube

2-23. Five Gallon Cans

and filler `neck should be maintained during the

The procedure for filling 5-gallon gasoline

entire filling of any tank to insure static bond.

cans with the 50 GPM dispenser is the same

The following sequence of operations may be

as that for filling 55-gallon drums. Because

employed at a typical convoy fuel station

fluid leaves the nozzle under great pressure

having four fueling points:

while entering a relatively small container, ex-

(1) Four vehicles move into position

treme care must be exercised to avoid over-

opposite the four fueling points, and vechicle

flow and spillage. If available, the hose and

engines are shut down.

fitting kit (fig. 25) should be used in the

can-filling operation. The hose and fitting kit

(2) Fillercap is removed from filler neck

designed to adapt the 50 GPM dispenser for

of each vehicle fuel tank.

the filling of 5gallon gasoline cans and for

(3) Dust caps are removed from hose

fueling vehicles. The kit consists basically of

nozzle tubes, and tubes are inserted into filler

two Y-branches, four 25-foot, collapsible dis-

necks. Contact between nozzle tube and filler

charge hose, and four dispensing nozzles. Dust

neck is maintained until fueling operation is

caps and plugs are also supplied to provide

complete and nozzle valve is closed.

for flexibility of operation. When the kit is

(4) Nozzle valves are opened and dis-

used with the dispenser, the 2 component 1 1/2

inch nozzles are removed from the dispenser

penser is started. As fuel level approaches the

top of a fuel tank, operator should release

d i s c h a r g e hose and replaced by the 2 Y-

n o z z l e level slightly to reduce flow and

branches. To these are added the four l-inch

should fill the remainder of the tank at the

hose, each fitted with a discharge nozzle.

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