best in-bed combo toolbox/aux fuel tank?
I'm pulling a 5'er with an 8' bed crewcab. I've been thinking a diamond plate aux tank/toolbox might be handy to have and not compromise towing and backing the coach. Lots of US made brands availab...
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Only here would a guy with a 60grand truck and 100? Grand trailer 37,000lbs say an aux tank is silly and suggest a plastic Jerry can as a suitable replacement.
To each their own, but that is the perfect situation for more fuel IMO. Some days that setup won’t make it 300mi between fillups!
To the question “Do semis carry extra fuel?” LOL
No they don’t, they carry as much as they carry but it will get them a heck of a lot farther than 300mi between fillups.
The arguments against tanks, aside from it a person doesn’t have the money are silly, as long as we’re talking silly.
I’ve never had slip tanks in my personal trucks and stopping 4x a day for fuel sometimes s ucks , but last trip I popped the little 50gal cube tank out of my work truck and into the old Didge for a x country road trip. Was nice only having to fuel up once between Seattle and WI. Plus I saved a bundle of $. Some places had diesel for like $.50/gal cheaper. It was red.....weird, but seemd to run alright!
To each their own, but that is the perfect situation for more fuel IMO. Some days that setup won’t make it 300mi between fillups!
To the question “Do semis carry extra fuel?” LOL
No they don’t, they carry as much as they carry but it will get them a heck of a lot farther than 300mi between fillups.
The arguments against tanks, aside from it a person doesn’t have the money are silly, as long as we’re talking silly.
I’ve never had slip tanks in my personal trucks and stopping 4x a day for fuel sometimes s ucks , but last trip I popped the little 50gal cube tank out of my work truck and into the old Didge for a x country road trip. Was nice only having to fuel up once between Seattle and WI. Plus I saved a bundle of $. Some places had diesel for like $.50/gal cheaper. It was red.....weird, but seemd to run alright!
