Ford is raising their fuel capacities.

I would love to have a 48 gallon tank on my truck.

Plenty of times I could have used another 10 gallons in my truck.
OEM is just 25 or about 170 to 190 range when towing.

A lot depends where you go...if pure pavement, then just enough to go from station
to station...so OEM sized is just fine for that usage

Off-roaders, serious off-roaders know the value of carrying more fuel, water, food, etc...

Converted my 1973 K5 Blazer's OEM 24 gallon tank to a 54 gallon and made my trips
much easier on me not having to worry about fuel...and have to turn back
'cuz getting low on fuel

Here is a pic of my K5 before the conversion to Dana 60 front and GM 14 bolt rear,
that 54 gallon main tank and the tire rack still had only two Jerry Cans...later
welded it up to carry four Jerry cans.


Boise Idaho...typically there twice a year. Then wife's family lived there...left
her to to shopping with her mom and my daughters...while I went to the secret
place up in the Panhandle...some of the BEST fishing I've ever had

MyK5 MyK5Blazer K5Blazer

I saw this and thought it was also going to be offered on the gas engine as well. I immediately started thinking about switching brands. I can't stand a 250 mile driving range. I tried to buy a F250 until I found out it only had a 26gallon tank. I'm also impressed with the torque increase on the 6.2 gas engine.

Wife can ride along for 200 miles MAX..

but I like a rest area and NOT a gas station/truck stop... for a stretch .

so I would welcome more fuel on board.. 35 on my F 250. @ 9 mpg.

I try to Plan .. Gas stop and a meal...

and a stretch is when needed...

If you're going from a 35 gallon tank to a 48 gallon tank, that's 13 gallons difference.

Gas and diesel are about 7 or 7-1/2 lbs/gal.

13 x 7.5 = ~98 lbs

If you're running your truck so heavy that 98 lbs is making it overweight or not able to carry your things, you need a bigger truck, regardless of the extra fuel tank capacity.

Nicholsfamily05 wrote:
Hm now if others would catch on it would be awesome.

We installed a transfer flow tank to get us some extra miles.
We have 36 below and 50 gallons in the bed.

Makes it so much easier when towing our 5th wheel.

Have to agree with this. We took out the 26 gallon and put in a 50. Never need to stop for fuel while towing, or running close to empty. Love the peace of mind.

romore wrote:
I guess you Ford guys need all the fuel you can get.:B Seriously, that extra fuel takes away from payload and as was mentioned who can drive that many miles without a break. 35 U.S. gallons gives us all the range we need.

:R

Perhaps Ford is STARTING with MORE "payload" than the "other brands"?

I know myself for my 2013 F250 Gasser I welcomed the bump in fuel tank from 26 gallon to 35 gallon.. Kind of wished it was a bit bigger yet.

It is really refreshing to make stops based on my bladder instead of fuel tank.. Used to have to start searching for fuel at 225 miles (1/4 tank left) to now 275 miles..

I added a separate 15 gallon portable tank in the bed and now I can go as far as 450 miles without the need to look for a gas station.

It has nothing to do with searching for lowest price fuel and more about the need to find fuel stops every 200 miles and ones that are easy in/out.

As far as taking away cargo capacity, Ford does have a pretty high cargo rating on 2011 and up Super Duties. Mine is a 4x2, Super cab, XLT, short bed with 6.2.. Cargo capacity is 3415 lbs..

I suspect 4x4 Diesel F250 would be around 2900 lbs capacity and if you move to F350 depending on if you buy above 10,000 lb GVWR you will have more than enough cargo for most anything you want to tow.

rhagfo wrote:

donn0128 wrote:

Nicholsfamily05 wrote:
Hm now if others would catch on it would be awesome.

We installed a transfer flow tank to get us some extra miles.
We have 36 below and 50 gallons in the bed.

Makes it so much easier when towing our 5th wheel.

I dont see it? Carrying around another 500 pounds, cost, letting it get contaminated with moisture, all for what? Save three cents at the pump? Drive an extra 300 miles? My backside is ready for a break after 300 miles, and there is always fuel available in that distance. Except maybe on the ice roads of northern Canada.

X2
We figure we can go 300 to 350 towing on our 35 gal tank. If we are on an interstate, driving 60 to 65 true average 55. 350/55 = 6.3 hours. That is more driving than my bladder can go, so why give up payload, for the extra miles?

If you don't want the weight don't fill up. I like to camp in remote areas and extra fuel is always welcome in that scenario. Or this summer when we went through Nevada on our way to southern California - the ability to carry additional fuel is great when you're in the middle of nowhere.

As long as there aren't too many compromises in terms of packaging a large tank in the undercarriage I see no disadvantages to additional capacity.

donn0128 wrote:

Nicholsfamily05 wrote:
Hm now if others would catch on it would be awesome.

We installed a transfer flow tank to get us some extra miles.
We have 36 below and 50 gallons in the bed.

Makes it so much easier when towing our 5th wheel.

I dont see it? Carrying around another 500 pounds, cost, letting it get contaminated with moisture, all for what? Save three cents at the pump? Drive an extra 300 miles? My backside is ready for a break after 300 miles, and there is always fuel available in that distance. Except maybe on the ice roads of northern Canada.

X2
We figure we can go 300 to 350 towing on our 35 gal tank. If we are on an interstate, driving 60 to 65 true average 55. 350/55 = 6.3 hours. That is more driving than my bladder can go, so why give up payload, for the extra miles?