That's over 1000 lbs of hazardous material... might need a placard :P
That's over 1000 lbs of hazardous material... might need a placard :P
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote: Don't most pumps only let you pump $75-$100 at a time? That would be annoying.
i would imagine you'd try to fill it at commercial fill stations that probably dont have that a cap that small.
If I drove one of those I could fill the tanks and not do it again for more than 6 months.
Lesley wrote: Jesus. I was on the Mega Cab launch back in 2006... we went to a working ranch and towed big farking logs around. A lot of the guys couldn't even park ... imagine them trying to park that big bastard?
Who cares! It's the ultimate in 'murican engineering. Can't built a small efficient car that isn't Japanese derived for crap, but you bet your ass we can give you a truck that will pull a mall off its foundation.
I love driving my old '85 C-30 Dooley. If I'm out in the minivan, I see people carelessly meandering across the center line as I'm coming towards them in the opposite lane all the time. Drives me batty. But when I'm behind the wheel of the Dooley, the rear tires damn near go from the white line on the shoulder to the double yellow in the middle. Instant respect. They see my wide towing mirrors and flaking clearcoat, and they scurry for the shoulder like the little rats they are. Heh, heh.
1988RedT2 wrote: I love driving my old '85 C-30 Dooley. If I'm out in the minivan, I see people carelessly meandering across the center line as I'm coming towards them in the opposite lane all the time. Drives me batty. But when I'm behind the wheel of the Dooley, the rear tires damn near go from the white line on the shoulder to the double yellow in the middle. Instant respect. They see my wide towing mirrors and flaking clearcoat, and they scurry for the shoulder like the little rats they are. Heh, heh.
And this is why I want one. People tend to steer clear of them.
You want people to get out of the way, drive a '66 Cadillac with no paint. Works like a 25-year-old dually 
On my way home from the Mitty, I had our big new trailer hooked up for the first time. Between the 32' length of the trailer and a problem with the hitch that prevented me from making tight turns, I ended up going to the commercial pumps. What a pain in the butt. Sure, the pumps can dump 30 gallons of diesel into the tank in about 15 seconds, but if you're a civilian you need to park at a pump, take a long walk to the cashier (if you can find it), get the pump turned on, walk back to the pump, pump for 15 seconds, walk back to the cashier and get a receipt that's about as big as a high school report card before you return to the truck. Of course, every time you go to the cash you have to wait in line. It took me 25 minutes to fill up once. If you're a commercial driver, you're already set up with company cards and the like. Having a 170 gallon tank would have probably shortened my 1700 mile trip home by a couple of hours even if I'd still made pee breaks. Meanwhile, the "civilian" pumps cut off at $90 and pump about three gallons a minute.
My Cummins is installed in a 2010 Dodge. I have no complaints about the truck, it's a great long-distance hauler for doing 1000+ miles solo in a day. But I have to admit I bought the engine and the truck is just the carrying case.
John Brown wrote: Cause they stoopit.
And you are still here ?
If it wasn't north of $40-50K and as long as my house, I'd consider it just for the tank. Instead of filling up 2-3 times a week I could fill it every other week or three. I hate stopping for gas, and there are days I have to stop twice. 
In reply to Keith:
Yeah, but I don't think I'd want to carry that in the back of my van. 
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote: Don't most pumps only let you pump $75-$100 at a time? That would be annoying.
Some have raised the limit. I just filled up yesterday and noticed the limit on the pump was $200.
Ian F wrote:92CelicaHalfTrac wrote: Don't most pumps only let you pump $75-$100 at a time? That would be annoying.Some have raised the limit. I just filled up yesterday and noticed the limit on the pump was $200.
In my neck of the woods, you can fill up over $100, but your account will receive two debits; one for $100, and one for the remainder. Kind of weird, and I forgot why they do that. There's a reason for it, but I can't remember, its been a long time since I had to fill up a big truck tank.
1988RedT2 wrote: I love driving my old '85 C-30 Dooley. If I'm out in the minivan, I see people carelessly meandering across the center line as I'm coming towards them in the opposite lane all the time. Drives me batty. But when I'm behind the wheel of the Dooley, the rear tires damn near go from the white line on the shoulder to the double yellow in the middle. Instant respect. They see my wide towing mirrors and flaking clearcoat, and they scurry for the shoulder like the little rats they are. Heh, heh.
Nothing sweeter than driving a large truck down a narrow road. Love driving my single rear wheel lifted Dodge straight down the middle of a city street with cars on both sides. Smart cars run for cover.
pilotbraden wrote: I think that it will sell to farmers that have a diesel tank on the farm, the taxes are much less on off-road diesel.
Having seen fuel checkpoints in the small farm towns around here, running offroad diesel looks like a risky business.
I imagine one of the major benefits is it allows you to fuel up where prices are lower & have enough on board to get you through the higher priced areas. If you did it for a living it seems you could save more than enough to cover the price of the truck.
mattmacklind wrote: In my neck of the woods, you can fill up over $100, but your account will receive two debits; one for $100, and one for the remainder. Kind of weird, and I forgot why they do that. There's a reason for it, but I can't remember, its been a long time since I had to fill up a big truck tank.
Fortunately, I haven't had to test this. The TDI typically takes around $50 to fill in NJ and I try to fill the truck up often enough to keep the bill around $70, although it could easily top $100 if I run the tank down, even in NJ at $3.95/gal. Usually around 30 cents more in PA, so I avoid buying diesel near home.
iceracer wrote:John Brown wrote: Cause they stoopit.And you are still here ?
I am one of they ;)
I was considering doing something like this with an older Ram, I think I had the mileage worked out to about 1500 miles a tank.
If I could get my hands on one of the newer 6.7s, oh the possibilities 
I can make a guess as to why they did it. For team driving. Let's say you have are a small car dealer (small dealer, not small cars). You have a goosneck trailer that'll pull 4 or 5 cars. You have two drivers. One sleeps in the back while one keeps on driving. You could get a couple shifts of driving with no stopping, as long as you have a empty jam jar in the back 
Because the gross vehicle weight is above 26,000 pounds, could drivers with a Class E license still drive it?
In reply to MitchellC:
As long as it's not registered commercial. Many race teams get monsterous Toterhomes and trailers that drive worse that tractor trailers, register them as motorhomes and then can let people without CDLs drive them. Same as most of the bluehairs you see driving 40 ft motorhomes pulling a jeep, boat, and all their worldly possesions
If I ever get my old ram back on the road, it will get a 45 gal. Ramcharger tank behind the axle, for a total of 65 gal. I figure with a nice EFI 318, an OD tranny, and some simple aero mods, it could hit 20 highway. That would be up to 1300 miles.
Or I could just install a big Hemi and only have to stop at every other gas station
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