Yamaha EF1000iS Fuel Tank Conversion
Hi all, I’ve recently purchased an Okanagan 811SL TC and love it, but we all know the storage constraints that come with a TC. Hence the reason I purchased a small Yamaha EF1000iS generator, which ...
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Just checked my 2020 F250, YES you CAN EASILY fit GC2s in front and behind the wheel wells.
From inside bed to the wheel well I am measuring 8".. With 20" from rear of wheel well to tailgate is 22" minus the tie down of 2" and you have 20" battery length potential.
GC2 is 7 3/16" deep and 10 3/8" long and with a little noodling I would bet you could fit TWO GC2s behind the wheel wells in the bed..
I have a short bed so only could fit one GC2 in front of wheel well but long bed I suspect like the rear TWO GC2s would fit..
So, you have the potential of up to FOUR GC2s in the bed..
Underside you have space enough to fit two GC2s in front of the wheels if you turn the batteries side ways on the drivers side, didn't check passenger side but it should be similar..
That would give you space for FOUR GC2s using both sides on the outside of the from rails..
You really have the possibility for up to EIGHT GC2s giving you 840Ahr of battery capacity if you were willing to do a little detective work..
If you use 840 Ahr of battery capacity per day, you must be doing something pretty crazy with electric usage..
I have camped as low as 50F at night, furnace ran not much and a single group 24 battery was plenty sufficient for overnight use..
Group 24 typically gets you about 60Ahr-70Ahr max but half of that would be 30Ahr-35Ahr..
If you can't get it done with 840Ahr worth of battery capacity, probably should not be cold weather camping..
I personally would not enjoy camping with a generator buzzing all night so a combination of enough battery capacity and a generator of suitable size to recharge the batteries during daylight hrs is far better idea than kludging an extended run fuel tank..
From inside bed to the wheel well I am measuring 8".. With 20" from rear of wheel well to tailgate is 22" minus the tie down of 2" and you have 20" battery length potential.
GC2 is 7 3/16" deep and 10 3/8" long and with a little noodling I would bet you could fit TWO GC2s behind the wheel wells in the bed..
I have a short bed so only could fit one GC2 in front of wheel well but long bed I suspect like the rear TWO GC2s would fit..
So, you have the potential of up to FOUR GC2s in the bed..
Underside you have space enough to fit two GC2s in front of the wheels if you turn the batteries side ways on the drivers side, didn't check passenger side but it should be similar..
That would give you space for FOUR GC2s using both sides on the outside of the from rails..
You really have the possibility for up to EIGHT GC2s giving you 840Ahr of battery capacity if you were willing to do a little detective work..
If you use 840 Ahr of battery capacity per day, you must be doing something pretty crazy with electric usage..
I have camped as low as 50F at night, furnace ran not much and a single group 24 battery was plenty sufficient for overnight use..
Group 24 typically gets you about 60Ahr-70Ahr max but half of that would be 30Ahr-35Ahr..
If you can't get it done with 840Ahr worth of battery capacity, probably should not be cold weather camping..
I personally would not enjoy camping with a generator buzzing all night so a combination of enough battery capacity and a generator of suitable size to recharge the batteries during daylight hrs is far better idea than kludging an extended run fuel tank..
