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06-29-2020, 05:09 PM #21
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06-30-2020, 07:25 AM #22
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I added a 60 gallon fuel tool box combo to my 2018 F250 soon after i bought it. I would not even consider rving without it. It is so nice to travel with piece of mine, no stress about finding an easy gas station to fill up and if you have a TDS fuel discount card you will save a lot of money between truck stops. I have mine wired to a upfitter switch in the cab going to a fuel pump. I get two fill ups from the auxiliary tank. Really not sure why you would even think about rving without it unless your not traveling across the country like i do.
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06-30-2020, 07:28 AM #23
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You don't need a fancy setup either. Just a tank and in my case, i couldn't get gravity feed to work so i installed a fuel pump and wired it to an upfitter switch. You will educated yourself on how many times you can fill up your OEM tank with a full auxillary tank. No expensive in cab gauges.
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06-30-2020, 08:02 AM #24
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I had a Transferflow in my '00 Ford. Skipped putting a tank in the '06 but didn't do much traveling but a real pain having to fill all the time. Now, on my '18 I put in an RDS auxiliary tank with a pump to transfer (on the go) to my main tank.
Even tho the truck has a 34 gallon tank the most usable fuel seems to be at 29 gallons; and even then the low fuel warning light, alarms, and such are screaming at me. So it isn't wasn't such a good option to have just the main tank.
My RDS sits under my Rolltop cover. So I had already given up the space above the bed but making the bed length effectively shorter. The 37 gallon RDS takes up a bit more bed but does not effect me for load carrying when not towing nor does it effect me when pulling the fiver. btw - I only get 33 or 34 gallons out of the "37" gallon RDS
In retrospect I should order a custom tank from RDS so the filler neck was more convenient and so it was a bit taller and shorter. That would give me a bit more bed space but my primary reason for changing would be for filling convenience.
I considered a Titan and Transferflow but now get more fuel on board than those options at a much less cost. I did it myself.
I set up a pump control circuit that, once armed, and then activated will transfer 10 gallons and automatically cut off until re-armed and re-activated. It includes an indicator light when the pump circuit is on (or I can listen to static on the CB as the pump is noisy!!).
Brent, I think your signature line has an out of date truck listed??Larry KE4DMG
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06-30-2020, 11:47 AM #25
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Not yet. Truck just bought. Have to install the puck under-bed hitch mount along with inbed 7-pin. Superglide 2714 on order along with the hitch mount and tools to do the job. The 2008 F250 just detailed. Picking up today and will put the Superglide 4400 in it, snap a bunch of pics along with some video, and put her up for sale. She's been tuned her whole life so the engine is rock-solid. Hitch still works perfectly as well with 10 years of use on the rig. We may have to use her with upcoming reservation at local campground Maumelle Park in Little Rock on the Arkansas River if the new truck isn't ready by then.
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06-30-2020, 11:52 AM #26
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I have an RDS 51 gallon gravity fed on current truck. Not wanting to install something that big again. I think 2 or 3 cans of diesel will be the interim fix to possibly adding a tank later if I want.
Brent & Gina
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07-02-2020, 07:30 AM #27
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I too put the Titan tank in my truck, a 2016 Silverado DRW 3500 Duramax, nearly doubling my capacity to 60 gallons. Nice to have that much on board. Only real issue is the miles till empty is not accurate on the driver info center. I also have considerably more than the 3-5 gallons left when the low fuel light comes on. Didn't see any way to program the truck for the larger tank in the BCM or ECM.
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07-02-2020, 08:28 AM #28
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I put one of these in my 1996 Dodge...http://www.aerotanks.com/inventory/d60.html They make Chevy and Ford tanks also.... They did the install... Maybe the best Mod. I did on the truck.... Still have the use of my 8 ft, bed when not Rving.... I fill at about 600 miles, when towing our 230RL which is enough driving for a day..... Once when not towing went from Tampa to Houston without a fill up. Wife still not happy about that.... It's been in the truck 20 years now with no issues.....
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07-02-2020, 09:32 AM #29
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With regards to the computer reporting fuel level and mileage left, here is my experience with our RAM 300 DRW after having replaced the stock 32-gallon tank with the Titan 55-gallon tank. As soon as I left the dealer's lot I filled up at a fuel stop within a 1/4 mile from the dealer. The fuel level gauge indicated 100% and the miles left display indicated what I experienced with the 32- gallon tank, 240 miles while towing, but as I drove it started increasing to well over 400 miles when it started to decrease and the 100% level remained for 90 plus miles before dropping gradually as I drove further. Not sure if a re-program is available for my truck, but so far it seems to have adjusted on it's own.
Regards, Bruce, Lin An, Kenji & Suki (Our two Akitas)
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07-04-2020, 03:02 PM #30
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No...because it is most likely a short bed. To get the 48 gal tank, it has to be a long bed. Just traded in my 2013 F250 for a 2020 F350 long bed dually. My F250 had a 26-27 gal diesel tank and a GVW of 10,000. For my new fifth wheel, I was over the 10K...got 14K with the F350 long bed and a 48-gallon tank. With the F250...I carried four five-gallon diesel containers in the rear bed. Don't want to run out of fuel with a diesel...or you will need a tow to get the lines purged. Unlike a gas engine.
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