Filling DEF tank on right side of tractor?

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    Odin's Rabid Dog Heavy Load Member

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    So what do you more experienced guys do about filling a DEF tank sits on the curb side of the vehicle?

    I'm driving a T800 and I've always driven T800's in the past out of either like a company lot or something like that where you're filling at a company def pump and it's no problem but pulling into a fuel Island the wrong direction doesn't seem like a good practice to me.

    Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
     
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    There are some truck stops where it is not a big deal to go through backwards. You just need a bigger, less busy truck stop to do it or fuel at a less busy time. I follow Supetruckerdan on YouTube and he has this issue with his truck as well.
     
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    A lot of fuel island's I use have signage for the right side def pump.
     
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    Our DEF pump has access on both sides. My truck has the tank on the drivers’ side, but on the twin screws it’s on the passenger side.
     
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    If need be, you can drop the trailer and go in backwards. Just in case some prick noses up to you.
     
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    When I drove a company truck at JJW I had the same issue with their truck having DEF on the right as well. Most of the time I would crowd the truck to the right side of the fuel island and try n stop where the tank was just passed the pump at the end the DEF hose was. I would fill up on diesel and hopefully the guy to the right of me had finished fueling and I would grad his DEF hose to fill my truck up as they would just reach most of the time.
     
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    Carry a plastic jug, or buy the boxed version of it.
     
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    Wait for the fuwl island tp your right to be open - that hose stretchs.
     
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    Sell the truck and get a normal truck.
     
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    Company truck. The good news is it's high mileage and will be rotated out soon.
     
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