Picking Fuel Tank Capacity....

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Miami Trucker, Jan 24, 2013.

  1. Pedigreed Bulldog

    Pedigreed Bulldog Road Train Member

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    Ain't no scales 'tween here & there if you plan your route correctly....:biggrin_25511:
     
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  3. terrylamar

    terrylamar Road Train Member

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    Maybe no place to fuel, either!
     
  4. ralph

    ralph Road Train Member

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    That's the professional driver's creed!
     
  5. Pedigreed Bulldog

    Pedigreed Bulldog Road Train Member

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    Figuring out where to buy fuel is part of trip planning...
     
  6. dirtyrabbit

    dirtyrabbit Medium Load Member

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    Man, this ain't no easy question. Me, I like 120's, cause honestly I've found with the set up of that particular truck it gave the best all round results. I could scale 49K, run two days on long runs (1000-1200 miles), and that "07 KW pulled real nice (not the best, but good). But the real question is the whole truck and what do you want to do with it? You need to be specific with your needs, and ask yourself some hard questions. There are lots of truck on the market and if you buy a flat top I'd hope you don't expect to do well pulling a van.

    So SPEC it to the job!

    Good Luck Driver, wish I was the one buying my own truck!
     
  7. dirthaller

    dirthaller Road Train Member

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    I like my 150's. Went over 1500 miles on the last fill up . SLC to San Diego and back. Got a level one at St George Ut poe this morning dude was looking at my logbook asking where my fuel reciept said I didn't have one, havent fueled since I left home.
     
  8. RedForeman

    RedForeman Momentum Conservationist

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    I can count on one hand the number of times my truck with 150 gal tanks has been topped off in the past year. Very few circumstances where fueling heavy makes sense, but it's nice option to have when you're trip planning.
     
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