How Low Can You Go without fueling?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Big Road Skateboard, May 10, 2022.

  1. Big Road Skateboard

    Big Road Skateboard Road Train Member

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    Nah, not another beeching post about rates. We're talking fuel. I've made a colossal miscalculation on my fuel level (needs new sending units).

    Most I've seen run out around 2" roughly. I've got 3" with 31 miles to go.

    Filled up Thursday in Deming, NM. Unloaded in Amarillo then home to Arkansas. Picked up and delivered in Nebraska this morning and reloaded.

    1650 miles right now.
     
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  3. Brettj3876

    Brettj3876 Road Train Member

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    My fuel gauge will actually go below empty and I still have about 8th in both tanks left.

    150s (ok 157s being technical)
     
  4. PSM379

    PSM379 Heavy Load Member

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    Mine also go below empty I’ve gone 160 miles at empty and when I filled up according to my math still had like 30 gallons between both tanks
     
  5. supergreatguy

    supergreatguy Road Train Member

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    My gauge will be about 1/16th under E and I can run for about 150 miles, ran out of fuel coming up to cross train tracks and went neutral through it thank god.
     
  6. PSM379

    PSM379 Heavy Load Member

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    that sounds like some really good fuel mileage.
     
  7. God prefers Diesels

    God prefers Diesels Road Train Member

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    I've gone below empty as well. I didn't strap the tanks, so I don't know how deep the fuel was, but I put 139 gallons in two 75 gallon tanks. That was scary enough. Especially as hilly as it was.
     
  8. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    i would think going that low is just going to suck up all the crap from the bottom of your tanks
     
  9. supergreatguy

    supergreatguy Road Train Member

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    I does to an extent. I went through 3 fuel filters in a month after I bottomed out
     
  10. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Whats a fuel guage? Mine hasnt worked since the wreck lol.

    That said i know i can get 800 miles from a full fuel load at minimum mileage. And i know 4" on the stick is about 60 miles before it sputters and i best hussle to find fuel.
     
  11. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    when i was with swift. i filled up 141 gallons in 150 gallon tanks total. thats the lowest i've ever ran.
     
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