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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Find Cheaper Diesel? Here's Where to Put It

With fuel prices becoming more than a major headache, when a fifth-wheeler can find lesser cost diesel, it's a great time to "stock up." But where to put it? A new 40-gallon 'fuel n tool box' might be the answer. Designed to sit in your pickup bed just aft the cab, Transfer Flow's "40 Gallon Toolbox" combines an auxilary diesel fuel tank and 5 1/2 cubic foot tool box.

The toolbox sits atop the auxilary tank, and the filler neck for the tank sits inside the toolbox lid, locked up and out of the way. Unlike "read the fuel gauge and remember to flip the switch" style tanks, however, this fuel tank system automatically senses the level of your truck's OEM tank and transfers fuel out of the "toolbox" and into your OEM tank. You don't need to think about it.
The Transfer Flow system is designed for domestic pickups over a fairly broad range of model years. While the tank system is retail priced at just under $900, you'll need to add anywhere between $16 to $27 additional for the appropriate filler neck adapter. Check out all the details on the Transfer Flow web site.

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posted by Russ and Tiña De Maris at 1:00 PM

7 Comments:

  • Keep in mind that there is weight involved in adding fuel capacity. Adding that tank will increase the load on the truck and decrease the capacity to haul or tow your RV by the same amount. Don't overload your truck and it will be safer and less maintenance to boot.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:14 AM  

  • Hmmm. Assuming I could find fuel for an overall average of 25 cents less/gal, at $916 for the tank, it would take me 5.5 years just to break even.

    Mark

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:34 AM  

  • Wow; you don't travel much. At $.25/gal discount it would take 4 gals to save $1 and 3664 gals to dave $916. If you get 8 MPG it would take over 29000 miles of travel to break even. Thats only 5300 miles per year which is less than 1 years for me and I only travel about 4 months per year. Mind you I don't stay long in one spot.
    I guess if your RV'n consisted only of travelling from a northern climate down to AZ or TX for the winter then back home your anual milage may fall under 5300 miles per year.
    My advice is to get on the road and enjoy your RV.
    Lloyd

    By Anonymous Starburst 2, at 3:09 PM  

  • I bought the 50 gal “Handy pickup fuel & tool” box from Camping World back in 2000 for under $450, installed it myself for my 1997 Ford Diesel SC LB using a 12 volt fuel pump and a 12 volt shutoff valve to keep the fuel in the tank until I need it. Then removed it to put in my 1999 Ford diesel SC LB and now I put in my 2006 Dodge Ram diesel crew cab LB. I was going to leave it in the 1999 Ford until I found out that Camping World discontinued the item and how much the price went up. The nice thing about having the auxiliary tank is when I’m camping up in the mountains (Bridgeport, CA) the diesel is usually close to $2 more a gal so it’s nice knowing that I have an extra 50 gallons of diesel. We also make sure that I fill the auxiliary tank when in AZ before coming home because it’s usually .30 to .40 less a gal. I get the same mpg and power with the auxiliary tank full or empty, these diesel engines don’t know the difference. MJ, San Diego

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:49 PM  

  • So why can't you use it for regular gasolene?

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:39 PM  

  • I'm sure you can us it for gas if the State your in allows the usage and properly hooked-up to meet Federal and State laws. Don't forget that gasoline is very dangerous and yes diesel can be too but not like gas.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:38 PM  

  • diesel in mexico is $2/gallon

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:29 AM  

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