They make a listed fill/pump station that can be filled and pump the fuel into the tank, but IIRC it’s quite salty. There are a few jurisdictions out there that either mandate the fill be at a certain height or require stairs with rails etc that are impractical and that’s typically what we provide to solve that issue.
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