Auxillary Fuel Tank ?

[Gulfcoast]

2006 Chevy 2500 - 6.0

My Chevy 2500 has only a 26 gallon gas tank and the range is not too far when towing a trailer.

Curious...is there an auxiliary tank available for gasoline?

Ideas?

[Gulfcoast]

No thanks on $1500, I will just keep what I have.

[MitchF150]

I know that deal with only a 26 gallon tank! My old 97 F150 with the 5.4 had a 26 gallon tank... It got to 1/4 tank so fast!

Got the 13 F150 with the 36 gallon tank and where I was stopping for gas on a 200 mile trip, I don't have to worry about gas at all until I get there.. I still stop every couple of hours just to stretch the legs and such, but not having to get gas makes it an easier stop..

As was said, if you can get a replacement tank with the extra capacity in the stock location, that's the way to go...

Good luck!

Mitch

[Edd505]

I install a transfer refuel in my F350 from Trailer Supply. First 2 pumps were Fill Right 12V & both crapped out in under a month from another supplier. I now have the GPI pump from tractor supply about a year. I mounted the pump on the drivers side and always fuel the TV from it and refill the transfer tank from the station pumps, keeps fuel fresh. Otta see the attendants eyes when you hand them $200 on pump 3, 80 in the transfer and 38 in the TV. 🙂 :W

[Durb]

Aluminum Tank Industries makes DOT refueling tanks suitable for gasoline. I have one of their diesel transfer tanks. It seems to be a well built product at a fair price.

[happy2rv]

I've been looking into the same thing for a 2017 RAM 1500. From everything I've been able find out, it appears that auxiliary tanks for gasoline have been outlawed. There are lots of options for diesel, but nothing for gasoline. There are a few options for transfer tanks. The difference being that a transfer tank sits in the bed and holds fuel, but is not plumbed into the fuel system or fed into the stock tank. You would have to pull over, get out, and pump the fuel into the onboard tank. I've found titan has 15 Gallon saddle tank but it doesn't have a built in pump only siphon. I've also seen combination toolbox / transfer tanks with built in pumps in the 50+ gallon range.

I have a 26 gallon tank and the only option I've come up with for a larger plumbed in tank is, as others have suggested, to replace the stock tank with a larger tank if it was an option or there is an aftermarket tank available. I followed the link enblethen posted above and it appears the tanks from summit are only for diesel as well. I haven't seen an aftermarket larger tank for the RAM. The OEM XL tank is 33 gallons and if you can find a dealer willing to quote it, most won't, the consensus seems to be it will be in the $3-4K range. Not worth it to me for 7 gallons.

With respect to others advice of just stopping, its not always that easy. It's a chore to get into and out of even the large Travel Stops with a 37' trailer in tow. I start looking to fill up around 1/4 tank and most times its not a problem, but on at least one occasion I have had to resort to finding a spot to unhook the trailer because I was running on fumes and there wasn't a gas station I could get the trailer into. I tend to stop and stretch my legs every couple of hours, but I prefer to do that where there's plenty of room to park. There are also still a few areas of the country and especially the trans Canada highway where I would definitely want more range than my stock tank offers.

[enblethen]

Why not replace the small stock tank with an after-market larger tank.
52 gallon fuel tank

[LanceRKeys]

Did any of the trucks of that year come with a bigger tank? If so you might get a good deal at a junk yard. If not that, I would second the titan suggestion.

[Colo_Native]

X2 on Titan. 500+ range. Took a little while to get used to the fill up cost.

[ford_truck_guy]

Titan Fuel tanks... I have a 51 gallon that is sitting in the same spot that the original tank was sitting in under the truck

[PA12DRVR]

Second the post above to use Google and decide where to go from there.

FWIW, although diesel, I had a previous truck with a small-ish tank and a big 5th wheel. It was not a problem stopping, as per others, about every 200 miles....but we got an auxiliary tank (125 gallon) anyway. The biggest benefits were: a) if we wanted to stop every few hours we could, but we didn't have to; and b) with about a 1200 mile range between aux and factory tanks, even if we wanted to stop a lot, we never had to fuel during the day and could top off in the evenings after we parked for the night and no longer had to worry about maneuvering through the stations with a 39' 5th wheel on the back.<<<< that was worth the price right there.

[Gulfcoast]

It's sure good to stop and walk around for a bit, it really makes the trip seem easier as we get older.

[the_bear_II]

I prefer not having an auxiliary tank so I have to stop every 200 or so miles to get fuel and stretch my legs.

When I was younger we would drive for 8 hours with fuel stops as needed. Now that we are older we try to limit our daily drive time to a maximum of 4 hours and usually hit 2-3 hours a day. Makes for a less stressful towing experience.

As others have indicated there are many options for auxiliary tanks or larger primary tank.

[RoyF]

If Transferflow does not make an in-bed auxiliary gasoline tank (that pumps directly into the truck's main tank), they do make in-bed refueling tanks. Not as convenient as an auxiliary tank, but they give you the same additional range.

[ReneeG]

We installed a Transferflow aux tank in our '99 F250 V10. At that time, towing our fiver, we got 9mpg. It stopped at every gas station. The aux tank helped, but we eventually traded in our current truck.

[fj12ryder]

Yes, there are several different brands out there, with prices all over the map. They aren't as common as diesel auxiliary tanks, but they do exist. It would probably be easiest to google "Auxiliary gasoline tanks". You should get a lot of hits, and decide where to go from there.

I have a 36 gallon tank for my diesel and it is wonderful. Very much a worthwhile investment IMO.