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12-09-2017, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by notanlines
Pop, your F350 is probably a 26 gallon tank; pretty standard for a short bed these days.
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Nope. IF I have waited long enough to fill it up that I scared myself I only get 20 gallons in it.
But, the fuel gauge could be off by 6 gallons. I should read the spec.
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12-09-2017, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by PopBeavers
Try pulling into a station with a 35 foot FW!.
What appears to be a tool box in the bed of my F350 is actually a 35 gallon fuel tank plus a little bit of room for tools.
The main tank is 20 gallons (silly to be that small) so I have 55 gallons of diesel. That will take me 700+ miles not towing and 500+ miles towing. I don't like to drive more than 350 miles per day, so I just buy fuel once a day when I am not hooked-up.
Transfer flow makes aux. tanks and also larger replacement tanks. There are probably other suppliers out there.
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Tandem tankers pull into those stations all the time, you just need to look ahead and plan ahead. I think you are over thinking the size of your rig.
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12-09-2017, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by rhagfo
Tandem tankers pull into those stations all the time, you just need to look ahead and plan ahead. I think you are over thinking the size of your rig.
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The day after I bought it I damaged the roof to the tune of $9200.
I damaged a leveling jack, $900.
I ripped the awning off, $1500.
I have been towing a TT and then driving a MH since 2005. 35 feet long and 12 feet high is a lot bigger than I realized.
Maybe I should have gotten a 28 foot TT.
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12-09-2017, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by mfifield01
Depends on location. We took a friend's rig to Colorado in 2014 (Diesel Ram). To my surprise we couldn't find diesel in towns in West Texas. We got pretty low before we found one. In planning the trip, that wasn't something I considered to be a concern.
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GasBuddy is your friend..
But this ain't my first time with a diesel. I've been driving a diesel since 1983...
All them ranchers and farmers got diesel pickups and they buy it at Allsup's [emoji16]
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12-09-2017, 05:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PopBeavers
The day after I bought it I damaged the roof to the tune of $9200.
I damaged a leveling jack, $900.
I ripped the awning off, $1500.
I have been towing a TT and then driving a MH since 2005. 35 feet long and 12 feet high is a lot bigger than I realized.
Maybe I should have gotten a 28 foot TT.
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Yep.. big trailers make you pay attention...
That tank is 27 gallons... my long bed is a 37 gallon.
Javi
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12-10-2017, 04:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PopBeavers
The day after I bought it I damaged the roof to the tune of $9200.
I damaged a leveling jack, $900.
I ripped the awning off, $1500.
I have been towing a TT and then driving a MH since 2005. 35 feet long and 12 feet high is a lot bigger than I realized.
Maybe I should have gotten a 28 foot TT.
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I hope you didn't do this all in one trip!!
As Javi stated you need to be thinking about what you are towing, we are near 13' 6" tall and the 5er is 32' long, not that much difference.
I assume the leveling jack was hydraulic based on the cost, some do hang low, but the other two, you really need to be aware of height and width.
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12-10-2017, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by rhagfo
I hope you didn't do this all in one trip!!
As Javi stated you need to be thinking about what you are towing, we are near 13' 6" tall and the 5er is 32' long, not that much difference.
I assume the leveling jack was hydraulic based on the cost, some do hang low, but the other two, you really need to be aware of height and width.
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Other than a little more tail swing I find no difference pulling my neighbors 32' 5er, my last 35' 5er or my current 43' 5er. Height and width are the same. Actually, because of floor plans the loaded PW of the 35 and 43 are only a few hundred apart.
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12-11-2017, 10:03 AM
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I do well with height and width most of the time. But for some turns I have just recently learned that the FW will not only track inside the truck, it tracks 10 feet inside the truck, when executing a 190 degree u turn. You should see the divot the inside wheels in the FW make in the dirt. Glad I don't need to make that turn on hard pavement. That would be some serious scuffing.
The roof was a tree limb at home, making an S turn, while dragging the rear bumper, around a big rock and an oak tree. The last time I got out and looked I was more than 3 feet from the limb. Now I know I need 5 feet. That just seems like a lot. I need to lift the axle. Can't do a flip.
The awning was around the corner of the garage. Made that turn many times. This time I need an additional 6 inches of clearance.
The hydraulic jack sits very low and close behind the tires. I had gone up onto a curb in a mall parking lot without knowing it. When the tires came down the jack hit the top of the tall curb.
I try real hard to avoid driveways.
The roof was an insurance claim. I ate the rest.
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12-11-2017, 11:23 AM
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The owner's manual says 26 gallons. When the gauge reads empty I can only add 20 gallons.
Apparently empty means I still have 6 gallons of fuel. I do not think I have ever had a car or truck with that much discrepancy in my life (64 and counting).
I wish that fuel gauges could be calibrated.
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12-11-2017, 11:26 AM
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Mine is very similar. I have a 32 gallon tank. If I fill up when the low fuel light comes on, I can only put about 26 gallons in it. The most I have put in was about 28 and the DTE read --.
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12-13-2017, 07:03 PM
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Had the same dilemma this summer. Had a 4 month old half ton and got a 30ft TT. It pulled it but I was not comfortable with it. Traded the 1/2 ton for a 3/4 ton gas and it feels much better. Took me a little bit to get the wdh dialed in and I still feel the wind of passing trucks but it feels like I have much more control. Would love to have a diesel but I don’t tow or drive the truck that often.
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