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Ron3rd
May 03, 2017Explorer III
How do you know your black tank is full or filling up?
Optical allusion in some cases because the black tanks are only as tall as your frame rails which could be 6 or 7 inches tall. So you're looking into a very thin tank (that tank might be 40 gallons or more)!
But the the tank is also long and wide and should hold the gallons your trailer specifies. I've seen the same thing; you think the tank is almost full but it's got a LONG way to go before it's really full.
Optical allusion in some cases because the black tanks are only as tall as your frame rails which could be 6 or 7 inches tall. So you're looking into a very thin tank (that tank might be 40 gallons or more)!
But the the tank is also long and wide and should hold the gallons your trailer specifies. I've seen the same thing; you think the tank is almost full but it's got a LONG way to go before it's really full.
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