SECTION INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your choice of a FUELCUBE to complement your refueling operation. This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet the needs of a discriminating buyer for efficient on-site refueling of equipment. Safe, efficient, and trouble-free operation of your FUELCUBE requires that you and anyone else who will be using or maintaining the tank, read and understand the Safety, Operation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting information contained within the Operator’s Manual.
SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION Always provide your dealer with the serial number of your FUELCUBE when ordering parts or requesting service or other information. The serial number plate is located where indicated in the image below. Please mark the number in the space provided for easy reference.
USER’S NOTICE is designed for the storage of diesel fuel – UN 1202 / UN 1993. Other The FUELCUBE fuels may also be stored in accordance with UL approval. Closed top diked tank. The FUELCUBE is a double-walled UL-142 and ULC S-601 diked tank. ...
SECTION SAFETY SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL This Safety Alert symbol means ATTENTION! BECOME ALERT! YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED! The Safety Alert symbol identifies important safety messages on the FUELCUBE and in the manual. When you see this symbol, be alert to the possibility of personal injury or death. Follow the instructions in the safety message.
SAFETY OVERVIEW GENERAL SAFETY YOU are responsible for the SAFE operation and maintenance of your 1. Read and understand the Operator’s FUELCUBE YOU must ensure that you and anyone else who is going to use, Manual and all safety maintain or work around the FUELCUBE signs before using, be familiar with the using and maintenance maintaining, adjusting...
2.2 EQUIPMENT SAFETY GUIDELINES 1. Safety of the operator and bystanders is 6. This equipment is dangerous to children one of the main concerns in designing and persons unfamiliar with its and developing a machine. However, operation. The operator should be a every year many accidents occur which responsible, properly trained and could have been avoided by a few...
2.3 SAFETY TRAINING 2.4 SAFETY SIGNS 1. Safety is a primary concern in the design and 1. Keep safety signs clean and legible at manufacture of our products. Unfortunately, all times. our efforts to provide safe equipment can be wiped out by a single careless act of an 2.
PREPARATION OPERATING SAFETY 1. Never use the unit until you have read 1. Please remember it is important that you and completely understand this manual read and heed the safety signs on the and each of the Safety Messages found FUELCUBE .
10. Establish a lock-out tag-out policy for 2.7 MAINTENANCE SAFETY the work site. Be sure all personnel are trained in and follow all procedures. 1. Good maintenance is your STORAGE SAFETY responsibility. Poor maintenance is an invitation to trouble. 1. Store the unit in an area away from human activity.
SECTION SAFETY SIGN LOCATIONS The types of safety signs and locations on the equipment are shown in the illustrations that follow. Good safety requires that you familiarize yourself with the various safety signs, the type of warning and the area, or particular function related to that area, that requires your SAFETY AWARENESS. THINK SAFETY! WORK SAFELY! REMEMBER –...
SECTION OPERATION TO THE NEW OPERATOR OR OWNER The FUELCUBE is a double-walled steel tank with baffles for transferring diesel fuel with an electric pump (available as optional). Be familiar with the machine and its accessory equipment before starting. It is the responsibility of the owner or operator to read this manual and to train all other operators before they start working with the machine.
MACHINE COMPONENTS The FUELCUBE is a double-walled tank for Description holding, transferring or dispensing fuel. The fuel Outer Tank with Removable Lid tank mounts inside outer tank. FUELCUBE is designed so the outer tank is large Inner Tank enough to hold all the fluid should the inner fuel tank Hatch Lid break, crack or leak (110% capacity in the TDG Placards...
PRE-OPERATION CHECKLIST MACHINE BREAK-IN Efficient safe operation Although there are no operational restrictions FUELCUBE requires that each operator on FUELCUBE when used for the first time, reads and understands the using procedures recommended that following and all related safety precautions outlined in mechanical items be checked: this section.
FIELD USE The FUELCUBE is designed to efficiently and effectively transfer and refuel equipment in any location. Each owner and user of the FUELCUBE should review this manual as part of the regular training and review procedure. Follow all instructions. 1.
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The three-inch (3”) fill cap located on the top of the FUELCUBE must be securely closed prior to moving or transporting the tank. Follow this procedure when preparing for transporting empty, uncleaned tanks: a. Turn the pump off by moving the control lever to the off position. b.
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6. REFUELING: The FUELCUBE works well as a tank to refuel other tanks, machines or equipment. Review the pump manual prior to using the pump. Follow this procedure when refueling: a. Transport the FUELCUBE to refueling area. b. Refer to Step 3 “Filling FUELCUBE ”.
9. PARTS AND SERVICE: It is recommended that genuine replacement parts be obtained from Western Global such as nitrile gaskets, fusible fill caps, pressure/vacuum relief vent and gauges. Call USA Toll Free: 866-814-2470 Please have the model Canada Toll Free: 1-866-588-2637 or number and serial number of your FUELCUBE model ready and the parts description.
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an approved container, seal it and dispose of it in accordance with local regulations. Do not pour on the ground or put in drains. If severe sludge or trash formed in the interstice, it is recommended that the inner tank be removed and the outer tank be completely washed out.
SECTION TROUBLESHOOTING The FUELCUBE is a double walled tank for storage, dispensing and distribution of fuel. It is a simple and reliable system that requires minimal maintenance. In the following section, we have listed many of the problems, causes and solutions to the problems that you may encounter.
BOLT TORQUE CHECKING BOLT TORQUE The tables shown below give correct torque values for various bolts and cap screws. Tighten all bolts to the torques specified in chart unless otherwise noted. Check tightness of bolts periodically, using bolt torque chart as a guide. Replace hardware with the same strength bolt. Bolt Torque* Bolt Diameter...
TIGHTENING FLARE TYPE TUBE FITTINGS* Recommended 1. Check flare and flare seat for defects Turns to that might cause leakage. Tube Size Torque Tighten Size OD Across Value* 2. Align tube with fitting before (After Finger Flats tightening. Tightening) (in.) (in.) (N.m) (lb-ft) (N.m)
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SECTION INDEX Bolts ..............10, 15, 20, 24 Outer Tank ........9, 10, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20 Bolt Torque ................ 24 Parts and Service ........... 3, 8, 11, 14, 19 Caution ................5 Placards (TDG) ..........3, 10, 14, 15 Cleaning ..............
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