Anyone care to post their auxiliary tanks or provide any info as to which brand to look into or stay away from. Deezee has a nice black diamond plate combo tank, 43g, 80g or 92g but has a big price tag.
Auxiliary fuel tanks
Discussion in 'Expediter and Hot Shot Trucking Forum' started by procharged392, Jul 30, 2019.
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I have a 74 gallon dual tank from the factory so no tips for an aux tank from me other than its worth every penny when you don't have to stop twice a day for fuel. My 74g will take me 1200 miles bobtail and about 800 miles loaded.
Don't forget that 1 gallon of diesel is 7 lbs. A 92g aux tank will weigh down your drive axle by nearly 650 lbs. I'd go with 40-50g tops. Hitch weight is 20-25% of the trailer weight. Every lb on the drive axle will steal about 4 lbs from your hitch load which is the issue I am currently dealing with.Lite bug Thanks this. -
I have a 80 gallon RDS tank. Awesome setup I don’t know how I went three months filling up sometimes three times a day without one. Best investment for a hotshot truck.
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I’ve have seen cab and chassis trucks with cylinder style 100-120 aluminum tanks mounted behind the cab but am not sure how they install them. Those can be picked up for $400-500 from big truck parts places but installation would require a lot of custom fabrication I’m sure. The square diamond plated tanks that you often see mounted in pickup beds are pricey. Around 1500 and that doesn’t even cover installation.
I would like a bigger tank also but the prices are turning me off. I have a 36 gallon aft mounted tank on my ford cab and chassis and it doesn’t last nearly long enough. There is a 48 gallon drop in tank that I found but even they want $1000 for it. Ehh...maybe. At least installation would be relatively straight forward. -
Yep, they’re pricey. I’d like a combo that I can fit tools in as well. Still doing my research, looks like the guys over at the cummins forum have the rds aux tank.
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Also, gravity fed or pump style?
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So I had to take care a few things now back to this Auxiliary tank. Anyone have any issues with a DOT officer regarding the install of the filler neck?
Not sure if I’ll get hassled when they see something like this underneath...Attached Files:
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