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03-15-2021, 03:12 PM #11
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What about replacing the fuel tank with something like this?
https://www.transferflow.com/shop/product/0800115319
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03-15-2021, 05:09 PM #12
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03-16-2021, 12:20 AM #13
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@GLWSCC I have been in your circumstances. My F350 came with a 32 gallon tank. Towing my 5th wheel made for quite a few stops for fuel. My solution was to replaced the OEM fuel tank with a Titan 55 gallon tank that occupies the same location as the original tank. Transfer flow also makes one. Not satisfied I added a gravity fed 41 gallon tank to my truck bed. Total capacity is now 96 gallons which equates to 1,600 not towing and 1,000 miles towing. Unfortunately my bodily functions are not as long range as my truck so there are still stops but I can be more choosey with my diesel fill up. For safety sake please replace your OEM tank with a larger one and avoid the risky move of hauling 5 gallon gasoline containers.
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03-16-2021, 12:27 AM #14
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03-16-2021, 07:15 AM #15
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Our Ram has a 32 gallon tank and I initially thought it was going to be a problem as we traveled. Turns out it hasn't been a problem at all, on most trips we have @ a 300 mile range but we are ready to stop a little before that anyway. We do carry a yellow 5 gal diesel can just in case.
Lots of aux tank options using diesel, Using gas is more of a problem as not many aux fuel tanks are available aftermarket.
Yes we can't pick and choose long haul where we get fuel or at what price, but for now the price for diesel fuel in a 300 mile radius isn't that much different cost wise versus the cost for installing an aux tank. Maybe $10-15 difference in price for fill ups versus $1500 and up for an aux tank. We use RV Trip Wizard to plan our trips and fuel stops and love it. We aren't that much of penny pinchers, however I understand for some it makes a big difference as in traveling through California and other fuel costly states.Last edited by Steven@147; 03-16-2021 at 07:29 AM.
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03-16-2021, 07:54 AM #16
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03-16-2021, 08:09 AM #17
I used to be in the camp of massive fuel reserves, but to do so actually has more cons than pro. Now, largest possible factory tank, and fresh 5 gallon reserve can in the bed. Pretty much anywhere we'll drag a 5er, that's at least 50 miles of backup and that's enough to get to the next fuel stop, to cell service, or major highway. I use a Surecan sitting inside an open HDPE tote for added spill protection.
I did the math after owning a big in-bed auxiliary. The investment never paid off. It was diesel, and by the time you consider cost of the tank, the antifungal, the filters... The extra range didn't justify it for recreational towing (dragging my cars and campers).Rob & Nikki + Cloverfield
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03-16-2021, 11:53 AM #18
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03-16-2021, 11:56 AM #19
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They will happily take down your name and record your interest. But they will also admit that it is not very likely, because gas tanks are much more difficult to get certified than diesel. So they rarely offer gas options, and they've had poor success with those. Some of that is just poor choices -- they offer a gas tank for the F150, which has a limited market niche for large fuel capacity. They should have spent that effort on a superduty tank. But OTOH, superduties are 75% diesel so that niche is not huge either.
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03-16-2021, 10:05 PM #20
I would talk with the larger fuel tank mfg’s, in some cases the gas and diesel versions use the exact same tank but they are only marketed for diesel.
The other option is something like this; https://www.transferflow.com/shop/product/0800115195
Or this; http://www.rdsaluminum.com/auto-transfer.html2020 Grand Design Imagine 2400BH
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