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I haven't been following all your posts, but I just want to let you know if you intend to put anything into the ground such as a pipe to carry gasoline you will need a local/county/state and possibly a federal license to do that. Things are tight today when it comes to putting in tanks or anything that carries gasoline.

Jack Sim


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Yes I've noticed that quite a bit. I've been talking with my local zoning officer about what is allowed and not allowed, as well as what he thinks zoning vartan wise I could apply for. I've actually come up with two different ways to make the island possible that he thinks one would be fine and the other definitely won't be a problem. The no problem route it above ground tanks trailer mounted or in a bunker style retaining area with over head supply lines to the island. The other is again trailer mounted or above ground bunker style but running a piece of 8" diameter 3/8" thick steel pipe with 90* elbows at each end, coated in a linex style product inside and out to fully prevent the steel from rusting away basically and run pipe over the bunker wall to the island threw the just below the surface conduit way. The zoning officer thinks this will fly just fine as long as I have the local EPA inspect it yearly or bi-yearly in accordance with how we (my lawyer and I) write the various request. Sence its privately be used and not publicly he doesn't think it will be a problem sence I'll be adding manually ball valve at each tank and the valve will be closed while not in use. With this thinking and some simple volume math of two 1 1/2" fuel supply hose is side of the 8" pipe, the pipe should be less then half way full of diesel and gasoline even if both supply hoses burst open while not in use. Now of course if the valves are open then that math doesn't fly not even 3/8". But that's the two we currently have in the works. A possible third is above ground drive over channel that is more like a speed bump on one lane with two fuel rated hose running threw it. A cross between both ideas.

Again nothing has been built or blueprinted yet because I most definitely want no issues on the tail end. I will only start building the island after all my ducks are in a row and the government is happy with the plans.

I'll try and get some pictures up of my current refueling trailer and setup for you guys in the next couple weeks. This summer has been extremely busy work wise for me so not a ton of progress on the project yet. But I did get two 86s and one 48s pump. And I'll post pictures up soon as well.


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Oh and Jack this picture is for you. My newest truck added to the running and working fleet. 1963 Kaiser Jeep M51 Gasser dump truck. Hoping to restore him (Mason) back to Korean war colors.

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Where Liberty Dewells, There Is My County.
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