Sunday, Jan 04, 2009 at 13:22
Hey,
Good to see another manufacturer has obtained the rights for the Tanami Pump. Used to be manufactured by Latstone Fluid Transfer Systems but that company doesn't appear to be around any more.
From the picture on the web site, it appears to be an exact "copy" of the Tanami pump I have.
They are bloody good too. I never have to remove to the jerries from the drawbar on the camper and use air from the spare wheel to provide the operating air pressure. (I made up a length of air hose with a clamp style air hose connection on either end and a conrtol valve which you only just need to crack open.
I have found 55psi in the spare is more than enough to do three transfers, although I generally only carry two jerries on a trip.
At my leisure, usually after setting up
camp, I then "air up" the spare tyre with Big Red.
The Tanami Pump saves the back and there is no spillage either and it transfers practically the entire contents of the jerries.
For safety reasons, the only thing you need to ensure if you are tranfering petrol, is that you have an earth between the jerries and the vehicle you are filling up to negate the possibility of static electricity. I use a jumper lead to give a neutralising earth path even though the safety chains probably provide the same earthing functionality.
Bill
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