Refueling

[rmalik1]

Background - used to have a dually with a diesel transfer tank and now own a gas HD truck. I don't want another transfer tank and not not sure how to refuel now that I can't go through the truck stop diesel lanes. I know my new truck w/ my 5've can't make the turn if the pumps are set up facing in/out of storefront. With only 36 gallons of gas, I will need to refuel a lot than the 88 gallons of diesel I use to carry in my dually!

Reason for not getting transfer tank are weight and now we just are vacationers and maybe a snowbirds/sunbirds, so we aren't on the road nearly as much after my cancer.

[laknox]

sgfrye wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
"I could be wrong but believe that you cannot buy a gasoline transfer tank for the back of your truck anyway. Diesel only."

They are available, but not as common as diesel tanks. And I don't think they can be plumbed directly into the fuel tank.

this is correct... i have researched the heck out of it.

dot approved tank for gasoline and pump with nozzle only.

Dunno. My old '78 short bed gasser only had a 16 gal tank. I added another 16 gal aux tank on the other side, with a manual switch to change over. Worked great for me for a lotta years. Truck before that was a '74 2500 long bed. IT only had a 16 gal tank and, with 4.10 gears, even when not towing, only got about 16-17 mpg. I was in school at UC Davis and it was a 5-stop trip to from PHX to get there. That was when the limit was 55, too, so it was loooong days. With the '78, it was a 2-stop trip.

Lyle

[laknox]

RobWNY wrote:
I use RV Trip Wizard when planning my trips and it has all the available fuel stops. Before I add one to my trip, I google Earth the station and make sure I will have the room to get in and out. Then I add the stop to my trip. It takes a lot of the guesswork out of things and makes for a more stress free traveling experience. That is until you pull into a truck stop that doesn't have a designated RV lane but plenty of room for RV's. You pull into a pump behind a 1987 rusted out Plymouth Reliant K car with a donut tire on the front passenger side and cigarette smoke billowing out both sides of the car. You assume the driver has gone into the store to pay their $7.02 bill but as time goes on, you realize they are either shopping, having lunch or decided to watch TV on the store television. So you ask the teenage passengers if someone would move the car so others don't get blown up because they aren't bright enough to not smoke at the fuel pump and it would let others get fuel. You learn that they don't speak or understand English. So you sit in your truck wondering if you can drive into the back of their car and push it out of the way without having to explain yourself to the local Law Enforcement. You decide that's not a great idea, nor would using a bunch of F bombs to voice your displeasure so you sit there P.O'd for 25 minutes. Once they leave, you get fuel and you're back on your way. You barely speak a word to your wife for the next 2 hours because you are still P.O'd. You don't lighten up until you arrive at your destination and can crack open the first of several cold beers. Oh what great times we have some days.

Or...You could go into the station and talk to someone working there and ask them to tell the idiots to move. Just sayin'...

Lyle

[sgfrye]

fj12ryder wrote:
"I could be wrong but believe that you cannot buy a gasoline transfer tank for the back of your truck anyway. Diesel only."

They are available, but not as common as diesel tanks. And I don't think they can be plumbed directly into the fuel tank.

this is correct... i have researched the heck out of it.

dot approved tank for gasoline and pump with nozzle only.

[fj12ryder]

Dave H M wrote:
:S man I cannot believe how urban chit chat is repeated on the net.

Folks have given some real inaccurate information about having an aux gas tank in the bed and how it is plumbed.

Well, instead of just whinging on about it, why not actually be useful and post corrections instead of complaints?

[Dave_H_M]

:S man I cannot believe how urban chit chat is repeated on the net.

Folks have given some real inaccurate information about having an aux gas tank in the bed and how it is plumbed.

[ACZL]

Another way of looking at it is, how many MPG's do you currently get when towing? Based off that, plan your fuel stops accordingly and look/plan ahead as to where they will be and what's avail then. If you ave say 8mpg's x 30 gallons, that should give you a range of 240 miles (leaving some as reserve), so base your stops off 200-250 miles each. Most folks will travel 300-500 miles a day, so it's possible you could also plan an overnight at each fuel stop and just take truck to get gas.

[valhalla360]

Never really had an issue. Obviously, small urban stations won't work but most rural stations are fine.

Also if you are in a more relaxed mode, how many miles a day do you plan to do? We usually just fill up before hooking up.

[RobWNY]

I use RV Trip Wizard when planning my trips and it has all the available fuel stops. Before I add one to my trip, I google Earth the station and make sure I will have the room to get in and out. Then I add the stop to my trip. It takes a lot of the guesswork out of things and makes for a more stress free traveling experience. That is until you pull into a truck stop that doesn't have a designated RV lane but plenty of room for RV's. You pull into a pump behind a 1987 rusted out Plymouth Reliant K car with a donut tire on the front passenger side and cigarette smoke billowing out both sides of the car. You assume the driver has gone into the store to pay their $7.02 bill but as time goes on, you realize they are either shopping, having lunch or decided to watch TV on the store television. So you ask the teenage passengers if someone would move the car so others don't get blown up because they aren't bright enough to not smoke at the fuel pump and it would let others get fuel. You learn that they don't speak or understand English. So you sit in your truck wondering if you can drive into the back of their car and push it out of the way without having to explain yourself to the local Law Enforcement. You decide that's not a great idea, nor would using a bunch of F bombs to voice your displeasure so you sit there P.O'd for 25 minutes. Once they leave, you get fuel and you're back on your way. You barely speak a word to your wife for the next 2 hours because you are still P.O'd. You don't lighten up until you arrive at your destination and can crack open the first of several cold beers. Oh what great times we have some days.

[RobWNY]

I use RV Trip Wizard when planning my trips and it has all the available fuel stops. Before I add one to my trip, I google Earth the station and make sure I will have the room to get in and out. Then I add the stop to my trip. It takes a lot of the guesswork out of things and makes for a more stress free traveling experience. That is until you pull into a truck stop that doesn't have a designated RV lane but plenty of room for RV's. You pull into a pump behind a 1987 rusted out Plymouth Reliant K car with a donut tire on the front passenger side and cigarette smoke billowing out both sides of the car. You assume the driver has gone into the store to pay their $7.02 bill but as time goes on, you realize they are either shopping, having lunch or decided to watch TV on the store television. So you ask the teenage passengers if someone would move the car so others don't get blown up because they aren't bright enough to not smoke at the fuel pump and it would let others get fuel. You learn that they don't speak or understand English. So you sit in your truck wondering if you can drive into the back of their car and push it out of the way without having to explain yourself to the local Law Enforcement. You decide that's not a great idea, nor would using a bunch of F bombs to voice your displeasure so you sit there P.O'd for 25 minutes. Once they leave, you get fuel and you're back on your way. You barely speak a word to your wife for the next 2 hours because you are still P.O'd. You don't lighten up until you arrive at your destination and can crack open the first of several cold beers. Oh what great times we have some days.

[lenr]

Fly'n J is the best with RV lanes out front dispensing both gas and diesel, and big parking lots with plenty of room to move around. I avoid Pilots because the older ones typically have crowded auto lanes. I have noticed a few new Pilots and Fly'n Js built the same way--one long row of diagonal auto pumps. I used to gravitate to Loves because they usually have enough room to navigate around with our 27' trailer. However, we just upgraded to 36' 3" and I'm figuring the auto lanes are out. I dream of a 36 gal. tank like the OP. We have a Ford short bed with 26 gal. of diesel. Seriously thinking of a 50 gal. replacement tank.

[Happyemptyneste]

My parents carry two full 5 gallon gas cans in the back of the truck just in case they can't get to the pumps in one town they can make it to the next.

[fj12ryder]

"I could be wrong but believe that you cannot buy a gasoline transfer tank for the back of your truck anyway. Diesel only."

They are available, but not as common as diesel tanks. And I don't think they can be plumbed directly into the fuel tank.

[agesilaus]

When we had a gasser I just made sure to give the lot setup a good look before entering and always used the outside lanes for refueling. Seeing a big class A with a toad trying to back out of a restricted inside lane once burned that lesson in....heh.

I could be wrong but believe that you cannot buy a gasoline transfer tank for the back of your truck anyway. Diesel only.

[Pine_Barren]

I have a super duty gasser and relay don’t have problems refueling as previous person stated on avoiding certain places because of parked cars. I have found that a lot of Pilots or Loves have plenty of room to turn. Also when we get below half a tank the wife will start lookkng for stations and look at satellite view to see if it looks ok to get in.

[MFL]

I don't really have much of a problem refueling, but you certainly do need to avoid certain stations, especially ones with restaurants, any place that has lots of parked vehicles. I sometimes double tow, making being selective an even bigger issue. When camped, I always make sure to fill the truck, before hooking up/leaving.

Jerry