I carry 114 gallons of extra fuel in an aluminum tank from a dump truck. It's mounted on a rack in the rear of my truck and plumbed into the fuel filler hose. With that and the 34 gallons in my truck, I have a range of around 1700 miles. To the weight police: it's getting lighter as I drive so try not to be concerned too much. This allows me to buy at the most reasonable places and to go almost across Canada to Alaska at a cheaper cost. Oh yes.........it's also aluminum (silver) colored by the way. Truck does fine with the weight.
I always carry 2 extra 5gal cans filled when towing, and extra 100 miles is always good.
And since the family can't seen to hold it long enough till the next fuel stop, while they are taking care of business at the rest stop, I empty the extra 10 gal into the truck...
Jeff
2007 Dodge 1500, SLT ThunderRoad, 4x4, QC, 3.92, 20" Wheels 2006 Ford F350 6.0L PURCHASED BACK BY FORD! 8/28/07
2003 Ford Expedition, 5.4L
2001 Harley Davidson FLHT
loubee wrote: My Harleys a Diesel and I don't like the attention it gets at the gas station so I fill it up at the campground.....
I thought the whole point of owning a Harley was to get attention. I've never seen (and definately never heard) a Harley that I thought was in stealth mode.
As mentioned yellow is the can color for diesel. For those with red cans, marked diesel. if you have a response by the fire dept for what ever reason, they go by the red color, NOT the diesel writing on it, as they assume the worst, and hope for the best. Not that I would blame them on this, as it is there life if flames are around that they need to protect also.
Personally, in over 50K miles of towing with family on longer trips, There was only one time that I got worried, and I would have had the same issue in a gas rig! Even traveling thru Yellowstone on 9/12-13 and traveling until 9-16 home, with all the rumours flying around after 9-11, no issues with finding fuel! The reality is, unless you are not watching the fuel guage etc, there should not be a problem finding diesel. I had more issue with my 88 BB on the road, max length I could go was 200 miles or there abouts, with my 96 6.5TD, I could go over 300 miles! Personally, in the US and lower sections of Canada, there are few places with stretchs much over 50-75 miles between fuel stations!
marty
05 Chev CC D/A LS Dooley
92 Navistar dump truck, 7.3L 7 sp, 4.33 gears with a Detroit no spin
00 Chev C2500, V5700, 4L80E, 4.10, base truck, no options!
92 Red-e-haul 12K equipment trailer
3 Single axle utility trailers
bendonahue wrote: I'm buying two yellow ones because chevy decided to only put a 26 gallon fuel tank in my truck. This way at 11 mpg I will get an extra 110 miles if I can't find a fuel stop because sometimes I just don't know where I'm going.
I was going to say, because I get about 350miles with my Dodge towing, but it's a 34gal. tank, by that time I'm ready to camp for the night.
Not all states require the new ventless fuel containers. I picked up 2 diesel containers a couple years ago when we were vacationing out of state. I think it was NY or somewhere on the way to Georgia. I just can't remember which trip it was. I think the new style can is meant more for off-highway use (mowers,generators, etc.), not for topping off your truck on a trip. That is the reason I bought 2 gas cans on a trip also, they were not the newer style, so they are alot nicer to work with. How did we ever manage years ago without all these new necessities. Makes you wonder sometimes what they are thinking.
2005 Ford F-250 PSD CC 4x4
2006 Forest River Wildcat 29BHBP
I'm lucky enough to have one old style with the vent and 2 new style without a vent and the new style neck. The new style is a pain because you have to press the neck into the fill hole to let the diesel flow. Real pain. Easier to dump the diesel from the new can into the old can and use it.
Only time I had a problem was on my Alaska trip and I was depending on the info in the Milepost. Got to the station and it was closed and a long way to next. Thanks to the extra diesel I had no worries, otherwise I might still be there waiting for the next truck with spare diesel.
Why pick it up and pour it? I use my battery powered kerosene pump to move it from the can to the tank. Takes about 3 minutes for five gallons, and no holding the 5 gallon can up in the air!
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I carry a plastic Teat Dip container (about 14" dia X 30"). Stained from Iodine but rinse and dry it out, it's all good. Through in an 8' piece of garden hose and good ole mouth siphoning works just great.
Had 4 of these aboard on a Caribou hunt to Quebec. Darn glad I did!
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