robert46123
Indianapolis, IN
Senior Member
Joined: 03/17/2005
View Profile
|
I'm not sure why anyone would need much over 300 miles range before stopping. 420 would give you plenty of cusion. I rarely let my MH get down to half a tank. It's really not even good for you to seat in the driver's seat any longer than that. Enjoy the drive and stop to fill up occasionaly.
Family: JoAnn, Robert, Shelby and Robbie - Indiana - Texas Bound!
Camper: 2004 Damon Daybreak 3285 WorkHorse 8.1
Toad: 2008 Honda Fit MT - BlueOx Baseplate/Aventa II/Apollo
Toys: 2000 Jeep Cherokee/2006 Ninja 250R/2006 Mustang GT
|
driveby
Vancouver BC Canada
Senior Member
Joined: 01/07/2005
View Profile
 Offline
|
robert46123 wrote:I'm not sure why anyone would need much over 300 miles range before stopping. 420 would give you plenty of cusion. I rarely let my MH get down to half a tank. It's really not even good for you to seat in the driver's seat any longer than that. Enjoy the drive and stop to fill up occasionaly.
I agree and use your methodology, however if you do actually use your math and fill at 1/2 full then you'll get ~200 miles per half tank. I like to land in a campground after a long day with enough reserve where I can get home if I have to (weekend trips etc) and ~200 range for 1/2 tank would be too small for me.
2008 Itasca Sunova 35J Class A
1997 TJ Sahara, hard and soft tops and AC
Held together via Roadmaster Falcon 2 tow bar and stopped by US Gear Unified Brake system.
|
427435
Rochester, Mn
Senior Member
Joined: 11/12/2005
View Profile
|
Geeez-----I have a 75 gallon tank and I'm looking for a gas station by the time I get to 400 miles. I guess you get used to that when you drive a gasser pulling a 5000 lb toad. 
And I've never had a problem finding one even on the Alaska Highway.
Mark
2000 Itasca Suncruiser 35U on a Ford chassis
2003 Ford Explorer toad with US Gear brakes,
ReadyBrute tow bar, and Demco base plate.
|
Tom N
Sarver, PA/Crystal River, FL/Indiana, PA
Senior Member
Joined: 07/25/2005
View Profile
Offline
|
Doesn't make any difference.
Who would choose a Workhorse FRED over a Freightliner FRED? No one that I know including Tiffin.
The Workhorse FRED is doomed to failure the same as it's R series and the UFO.
Workhorse should work on refining it's bread and butter products. The W gas series line! The W22 & W24 gas chassis'. Ford is quickly gaining market share in the 22,000 and 24,000 gas chassis market.
Sarver, PA/Crystal River, FL/Indiana, PA · FMCA 335149 · Mystic Knights of the Sea
2005 Suncruiser 38R · W24 chassis, no chassis mods needed · 2003 Honda Civic EX · 2008 Honda Odyssey EX-L
|
Tom N
Sarver, PA/Crystal River, FL/Indiana, PA
Senior Member
Joined: 07/25/2005
View Profile
Offline
|
robert46123 wrote:I'm not sure why anyone would need much over 300 miles range before stopping. 420 would give you plenty of cusion. I rarely let my MH get down to half a tank. It's really not even good for you to seat in the driver's seat any longer than that. Enjoy the drive and stop to fill up occasionaly.
Do you know the generator will stop pulling fuel when the tank is between half and a quarter full? Use 20 and 30 gallons and stop for the night and you could run out of fuel for the generator.
|
|
|
rjdjbd
Northern California
New Member
Joined: 02/12/2007
View Profile
Offline
|
Tom N wrote:
The Workhorse FRED is doomed to failure the same as it's R series and the UFO.
Anyone with a 2002, 2003, 2004 or 2005 W20 or W22 chassis can tell you why... you're right; Workhorse should not only improve their current W-series, they should resolve the brake-issues on the above listed chassis.
* This post was
edited 12/08/08 10:15am by rjdjbd *
Richard
RV.net member rjdjbd
2005 Winnebago Sightseer 34.5A
Workhorse chassis w/ Allison 5-speed transmission
RV There Yet?
|
bagman
L.K.M.
Senior Member
Joined: 04/01/2001
View Profile
|
I think Workhorse should listen to the folks that own their chassis to find out what we really want. Already today I have spoken with two pretty smart members of this RV forum and both feel that a 40 gallon fuel tank is a non-starter or simply put, a bad idea! Bagman.
Trying To Survive In The L.K.M.
|
Sully2
Cincinnati
Senior Member
Joined: 01/20/2003
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club
|
robert46123 wrote:I'm not sure why anyone would need much over 300 miles range before stopping. 420 would give you plenty of cusion. I rarely let my MH get down to half a tank. It's really not even good for you to seat in the driver's seat any longer than that. Enjoy the drive and stop to fill up occasionaly.
You CANT be serious... My COMMON day consists of 600 miles a day and Im not flying or doging it at all. At the end of MY travel day I refuel so that Im ready to go as early as sunup ( usually not before about 7:30 AM though) if I need to get crackin. Depending on conditions I can make it 750 to 800 miles before the well is dry.
2000 Country Coach Allure; Cummins ISC 330 HP; 71/2 - 8 MPG regardless
2002 Jeep Liberty
|
fishboat1
southern ca, SW Riverside County
Senior Member
Joined: 12/06/2001
View Profile
Offline
|
robert46123 wrote:I'm not sure why anyone would need much over 300 miles range before stopping. 420 would give you plenty of cusion. I rarely let my MH get down to half a tank. It's really not even good for you to seat in the driver's seat any longer than that. Enjoy the drive and stop to fill up occasionaly.
After owning several MH's my opinion is that you can never have enough fuel capacity. At times, while driving in Mexico some remote fuel stations might run out of diesel or gas and it could be a long way to the next station. In the US, price differences in different areas enable you to store less expensive fuel when it is available. Like money, you can never have too much.
My FRED has a 80 gallon diesel tank with about a 800 mile range on a good day. I would prefer at least a 100 gallon tank and I am considering a larger capacity replacement tank as I have the room and capacity for a larger tank in my MH. I stop frequently for rest stops but I do not like looking for diesel at every stop.
Mike H
2007 Allegro Bay 34XB FRED
2002 Dodge Dakota 4 wheel drive Toad 4.7 v8
Four Winns fishing boat
|
Count_D_Money
Western MI
Senior Member
Joined: 09/18/2003
View Profile
|
bagman wrote:I think Workhorse should listen to the folks that own their chassis to find out what we really want. Already today I have spoken with two pretty smart members of this RV forum and both feel that a 40 gallon fuel tank is a non-starter or simply put, a bad idea! Bagman.
If you are not going to buy one, what do you care?
|
|
|
