Benefit of extra fuel tank.
I just went 1237 miles between fuel stops. I towed for about 600 hundred of those miles. I've got an extra 90 gallons in the truck bed. With rising fuel prices it's nice to avoid the gas station.
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fj12ryder wrote:PA12DRVR wrote:That sums up my reasons for having an auxiliary tank quite completely.
FWIW, I'm in the "it adds convenience so why not" crowd. When I pulled a 39' fifth wheel, the extra fuel from an in-bed tank gave me a total of about 1200 miles range before needing a fillup. That meant I could gas up after dropping the trailer and setting up camp rather than worrying about getting into any given station with the trailer attached.
The convenience was worth it for me...never did the math nor took the trouble to chase the cheapest fuel, but sure did like just wheeling the truck into a station.
I couldn't even make it home form Spokane to Seattle in the brodozer with the new toyhualer behind it on one tank....
Pathetic....
SOmehow we can get almost $100k trucks that will tow, literally a house and massage you @ss while driving down the road listening to your favorite music on satellite radio with a 200W sub, in the middle of BFE while using adaptive cruise control, lane keeping and active collision avoidance, yet have to stop in less than 3 hours to fill up or you'll be walking.....
All because old guys with enlarged prostates have to take a whiz more often??
I don't get it....
