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Grit dog
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Gdetrailer wrote:Grit dog wrote:
You apparently have it bad there in PA. Hard to find LP and diesel?
How hard is it to get non ethanol, av gas and race gas?
I do live in a very rural area, closest small city is 25 minute drive one way, larger metro area is 1 hr drive one way.
Non Ethanol gas?
Nope, even though "Gas buddy" says I can, in reality the gas stations that is local to me that Gas buddy says sells it, doesn't so don't depend on Gas buddy as it is wrong.
Can't buy Non Ethanol gas in bulk, if I wanted to pay $20 for a single pint bottle for lawn mowers, sure but I am not paying $80 per month in fuel just to trim my yard.
AV gas?
Nope, not available to the general public, ALL small airports near me that have AV gas have it LOCKED behind fences so you must contact the airport manager to get access and unless you have a valid "tail number" the airport managers will not sell it to you.
Race gas?
Nope, not available to general public, the stations which are close to a popular dirt track (which is one of the World of Outlaws circuit) that have it will only sell race fuel to you IF you have a valid entry pass for that day of the race.
Reason why I know these things is I asked local fuel vendors back in 2011
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Lantley wrote:ford truck guy wrote:Like many already stated, when I am traveling into area's I am not familiar with I use Google Maps ahead of time to check things out... I usually have an idea of how far I will go and how far I can go before needing to fuel
Looks like you have a diesel tow vvehicle. Finding places to fit is much less of an issue because you can use truck stops a diesel islands at convenience stores.
Finding places to refill with gasoline is a much bigger issue vs. diesel You can't use the diesel pumps unless you have an auxilary tank. The high speed nozzles are bigger than the filler on your truck. I have a 40 gallon aux tank in the bed so I can use them.
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Mayor30 wrote:Lantley wrote:ford truck guy wrote:Like many already stated, when I am traveling into area's I am not familiar with I use Google Maps ahead of time to check things out... I usually have an idea of how far I will go and how far I can go before needing to fuel
Looks like you have a diesel tow vvehicle. Finding places to fit is much less of an issue because you can use truck stops a diesel islands at convenience stores.
Finding places to refill with gasoline is a much bigger issue vs. diesel You can't use the diesel pumps unless you have an auxilary tank. The high speed nozzles are bigger than the filler on your truck. I have a 40 gallon aux tank in the bed so I can use them.
I’ve had diesel tow vehicles since 2004, and I have not yet met a fuel nozzle that did not fit into my tank
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I've had a Diesel since 2005 and have yet to find a nozzle that wouldn't fit.
Now if you have a Diesel Passenger Car, that's a different story.
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Grit dog
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Mayor30 wrote: You can't use the diesel pumps unless you have an auxilary tank. The high speed nozzles are bigger than the filler on your truck. I have a 40 gallon aux tank in the bed so I can use them.
What kind of truck doo yoo have?
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Michelle.S wrote:I've had a Diesel since 2005 and have yet to find a nozzle that wouldn't fit.
Now if you have a Diesel Passenger Car, that's a different story.
"Ditto" to post/s by Ford Truck guy -and- Michelle.S:
First diesel truck was a 1985 Ford (1T, crew) - drove it all over the US a couple of times Towing a TT. NEVER had a problem with a nozzle that wouldn't fit...![[emoticon]](http://www.rv.net/sharedcontent/cfb/images/scratchead.gif "scratchead")
Same for/with the Ram/Cummins I have now & 34' 5ht wheel.
Yes - had to "plan ahead" once in a while for station & pump locations - no big deal, and......no Google Earth back in 1985 !!...![[emoticon]](http://www.rv.net/sharedcontent/cfb/images/awink.gif "awink")
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We here in the shadows of megatropolis, outside the Sanctuary city of Philadelphia do not have a lot of choices for those items…. Now Opioids, crack cocaine, fentanyl, we got that and then some !
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Michelle.S wrote:I've had a Diesel since 2005 and have yet to find a nozzle that wouldn't fit.
Now if you have a Diesel Passenger Car, that's a different story.
I have to agree the diesel Nozzle is simply not an issue.
Getting diesel is far easier than getting gas, simply because the 18 wheelers need fuel.
Rv'ers using diesel are able to take advantage of fuel stops designed for 18 wheelers.
Gas engines for the most part have fewer options.
Once upon a time I towed a 38' TT with a V-10 Excursion and I played the Next Exit, Google Maps, plan your stops carfully game.
Eventually I traded that V-10 Excusion for a 7.3 PSD (diesel) Excursion
and discovered getting to the diesel pumps while towing is much easier.
Now days I don't plan my stops at all and have no station access issues.
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Lantley wrote:We here in the shadows of megatropolis, outside the Sanctuary city of Philadelphia do not have a lot of choices for those items…. Now Opioids, crack cocaine, fentanyl, we got that and then some !
Thats Funny!
I assume you meant choices for good gas. While I hate to hear that your city is a dump, know that ours is too, so I get it.
But at least I can buy like 7 or 8 different flavors of hot rod gasoline within about a 20 minute drive!
Don Smalls even has 2 flavors of unleaded race gas at the credit card pumps next to the premium non ethanol. Leaded comes in 2 flavors out of bulk tanks at a couple different locations.
Cenex has 3 flavors of non ethanol. Reg mid grade and premium. Can fill up cans while filling the slip tank (wink wink) with farm fuel with a credit card.
And most any local airstrip, pull in and get however much Av gas you want!
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