Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 25 minutes ago

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With diesel prices being so high lately and a serious back injury keeping me away from heavy operator work for the foreseeable future (while I sit on a two-year surgery waiting list), it didn’t make much sense letting hundreds of litres of diesel sit in old machines slowly going stale.

So, with some much-needed muscle from my son to handle the heavy fuel cans, we set out to drain the tanks from 9 old machines parked around the property.

Because this fuel has been sitting for a while, it needed a proper clean before going anywhere near a road vehicle. To remove water, rust, and any rubbish, I ran the entire batch through a multi-stage filtration setup:

10 micron primary filter
5 micron CAV filter
2 micron final stage filter

I also added some Biocide to the tank.. The result was clean, clear diesel ready to use, and a pretty satisfying saving at the pump.

I’ve linked playlists below for the machines featured in this video if you’d like to see more on any of them.

Thanks for watching.

Playlists of machines I drained -
Hough 30 Loader - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrCvcRxFfyzuOQ8QffqbFHZVMuvBDi7eH
David Brown 990 - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrCvcRxFfyzvbfurQ8uO33VkcqrGqKYkS
Kubota L1802 - youtu.be/0EwEQALYpNo
Fiat 55-66 - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrCvcRxFfyzsKpfVhB36wvCcbTEa3YES-
David Brown 1200 Orchard tractor - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrCvcRxFfyztd09f9r6vYwI36B7cvOdMF
David Brown 990 Dozer - youtu.be/HJy4V_5Vvj0
Aveling Barford Grader - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrCvcRxFfyzt-umMedXDEXuufA2ws8ClJ
Mitsubishi v8 Dump Truck - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrCvcRxFfyztNpu2g-Dar9W8Ip50q3wp8
Hitachi UH043 Excavator - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrCvcRxFfyzs547f5Zo7Pwtz6ocSoA7BX