Diesel fueling Etiquette
This is actually a source of stress for me when pulling our TT in uncharted areas. Truck stops, am i to use the semi areas, or the stalls for regular travelers? Will I fit at that station? Is...
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RAINEYTXX wrote:
The auxiliary tank was my solution. Pulling a 43' fifth-wheel, it was always stressful wondering when the next stop would be and if I could find an easy in/out when driving in unfamiliar areas. We recently went from Dallas to Destin on "one tank" meaning we did not have to stop for fuel. We usually get about 9 mpg's when towing so with just the factory tank, it wasn't long after filling that I would begin to worry about the next stop. No stress now and can fill en-route with trailer attached at truck stops or continue to campground and fill truck tanks when disconnected when making trip un excess of 1000 miles. We have a comfortable 1000 mile towing range with the auxilliary tank when towing.
Yep. With the aux tank, when I had the 39' 5th wheel, we had about 1000 miles towing before even having to think about refueling. Since it was rare to do a marathon tow, that typically meant that we had no need to fuel during the day and could simply top the truck off where convenient after dropping the trailer for the night.
Being obsessive about "will I fit" "what's the protocol" "do I have the right card".....it was quite stress-relieving to simply be able to drive the truck to dinner at night and top off on the way back to the CG.
