What would you do with these?

[mark2]

I've acquired quite a few fuel bowsers from a service station which has closed down. They're fairly late model bowsers with digital displays etc. I also have the LPG bowser with hoses and fill connector things but the petrol/diesel bowsers dont have hoses. Apparently it will cost more to have them re-certified than they're worth.

The pump motors appear to be single phase motors. Looks like there's heaps of quality fittings and valves in them. The diesel bowsers are low flow.

No photos yet but will get some soon. Is there any thing in them which would be particularly useful, apart from the stuff I can recognise like motors, pumps, fittings etc?

[incisor]

they can pay big money for that sort of gear on ebay at times...

[LandyAndy]

Any petrol head would snap one up as a static display in their bar/shed.
REAL OLD ones are worth heaps,even copies!!!
Andrew

[CraigE]

As said a static display, bugger you are so far away.
Paint em up in servo colours and sell them.
Cheers
Craig

[mark2]

Unfortunately they dont have the visual appeal of the older bowsers which you dont seem to see anymore. These are the same as the ones you see/use everyday..............................

[tombraider]

Unfortunately they dont have the visual appeal of the older bowsers which you dont seem to see anymore. These are the same as the ones you see/use everyday..............................

A fuel pump has appeal? Am I missing something?

Its a device not dissimilar to a Taxation Officer... Bleeds my wallet and shows diminishing returns as time progresses :p

[abaddonxi]

Well this one's obvious.

Start your own servo.

:D:D

Cheers
Simon

[Pedro_The_Swift]

yea, single phase FLAME PROOF,,,

;)

[CraigE]

Painted up they will still look great. Strip the guts out and whack in a bar fridge or turn it into a cupboard. Better still for LandyAndy Put in a fridge, a home brew keg and dispense it through the bowser nozzle. Would be rather unique and original.
Cheers
Craig

[BMKal]

A beer keg with a flowrate the same as a fuel bowser - now you're talking my language. :twobeers:

[Fusion]

Painted up they will still look great. Strip the guts out and whack in a bar fridge or turn it into a cupboard. Better still for LandyAndy Put in a fridge, a home brew keg and dispense it through the bowser nozzle. Would be rather unique and original.
Cheers
Craig

Can we use the same price as fuel for beer :D;) . $1.45 a litre sounds great for beer :cool::wasntme:

[strangy]

What Brand? Gilbarco would likely buy them from you if they are their own pump.
Contact Metric Calibration Services in Smithfield Sydney. They are a service company and may be interested in the pumps, regardless of make and type.
Anyone who bought them for commercial use would have to have them calibrated as part of the upgrade to the site so not your problem for sale. Any private buyer does not need it calibrated to .05% so again no worries.
Digital display type pumps are not collectors items at this time.

If they are goers you will have little trouble selling them, yellow pages for fuel installation companies. (maybe ebay) to property owners with their own fuel installations. Or depending on age some country servos will buy them to upgrade their older equipment without the huge expense of new stuff.

High flow diesel pumps are the big ticket items and are sought after in truck yards and properties.

[p38arover]

A beer keg with a flowrate the same as a fuel bowser - now you're talking my language. :twobeers:
I dunno, didn't you read the first post properly? They'd be no good for you! :p


The diesel bowsers are low flow.

:D:D

[Lotz-A-Landies]

I've acquired quite a few fuel bowsers from a service station which has closed down. They're fairly late model bowsers with digital displays etc. I also have the LPG bowser with hoses and fill connector things but the petrol/diesel bowsers dont have hoses. Apparently it will cost more to have them re-certified than they're worth.

The pump motors appear to be single phase motors. Looks like there's heaps of quality fittings and valves in them. The diesel bowsers are low flow.

I know that lots of farmers and other businesses etc will buy them at the right price. Most fuel carriers will no longer pump petrol into overhead tanks for gravity fill, so farmers etc (if they use petrol in any of their vehicles or small engines) can no longer buy petrol in bulk - so are either buying in drums or not getting petrol at all.

That's what we have had to do in any case, now only diesel for the truck, the hi-lux ute and the tractors, while my Rangie and mums toyota go to the petrol station.

Diana