Today I saw something I've never seen before that's worth sharing.At a truck stop was a new '06 DM CC dualie pulling a huge 5th wheeler RV trailer.He was at the pump and I noticed the drivers side was raised up quite a bit.Then I saw his outside tire was up on a ramped front and rear 6x6 PT chock and it was obvious he had some real weight bearing down on his hitch because the tire was pretty compressed.I asked him what he was doing with that and he said he always does this fuelling up so he can get 4 more gallons in the tank.Anybody else ever do this?Sounds nutty as hell to me.:eek: :eek: :eek:

115 gallons in the back! I don't worry about 4 more):h

Ah just get one of these.
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I can squeeze in almost 28 gallons if I'm at 1/8 tank. 4 more gallons? I don't think so. Let me guess, it was some old geezer, right?
(No offence to you old geezers out there.)

Seem like a big headache for 4 extra gallons.... Aux tank is the way to go...

I can squeeze in almost 28 gallons if I'm at 1/8 tank. 4 more gallons? I don't think so. Let me guess, it was some old geezer, right?
(No offence to you old geezers out there.)

Bingo--about 62ish I would say--plates said Oregon--I'm in NY--looked like he was going cross-country with his wife.No aux. tank that I saw--I usually don't argue with my elders but if I was'nt pressed for time,I probably would have this time.

I just wait until the pump shuts off wait a minute or so then slowly fill it up till the diesel fills all the way to the top of the filler tube. Takes a few more minutes but I know it's full and I get accurate mileage readings this way. I can usually get an extra 2-3.5 gallons this way.

I have put close to 28 in my old one before. The light was on in the new truck so I got fuel on the dealerships bill and barely got 26 gallons in it..

your not doing your self any favors it will expand and run out the over flow ill bet at leat a gal imo

Im guilty of this too. I have a flatbed cab and chassis and after the bed was installed. I asked the intallers if it would take fuel ok. they of course said yes. I go to fill up and it wont even take the first click on the trigger. I have gone from filling up with the truck flat to a 6x6 block under left front (it helped a little), to now putting a 6x6 block under both left sides. It is still too slow for me.I even have to get two paper towels and kinda wrap around the nozzle as I insert it in the filler neck. I dont do it for extra gallons though. I sure get some strange looks and sometimes a question or two.

your not doing your self any favors it will expand and run out the over flow ill bet at leat a gal imo

That's exactly what I would think also.On my off-road iron,When I see foam,that's it,I stop fuelling--need some room for expansion,especially on a hot day.

clc19chase,
Have you double checked the install to make sure nothing is impeding the flow of fuel?? The first click is amazingly slow and seems like something is not right...

I havent looked real close. It is a western style bed so you cant see much. the fill lines are nearly at 20 degree angle almost flat

Got any pictures of the bed??? Almost flat would do it...

I can squeeze in almost 28 gallons if I'm at 1/8 tank. 4 more gallons? I don't think so. Let me guess, it was some old geezer, right?
(No offence to you old geezers out there.)

Bingo--about 62ish I would say--plates said Oregon--I'm in NY--looked like he was going cross-country with his wife.No aux. tank that I saw--I usually don't argue with my elders but if I was'nt pressed for time,I probably would have this time.

You guys plan on being "old geezers"? Keep this up and you may not get the opportunity.

:joke: :muahaha:

coronetrt101....no pictures but it is a CM brand

Chase--2 trucks ago I too had identical problems with the Reading Aerotech service body.Either the fill is'nt sloped enough or the venting is'nt adequate or both.I would go back to the installer.

You guys plan on being "old geezers"? Keep this up and you may not get the opportunity.

:joke: :muahaha:

:exactly: I gotcher GEEZER rightcheer wippersnapper!!! ):h

I have an 86 Ford F-250 with the 6.9. The tanks on those trucks were not vented right and the only way you can fill it is to go real slow and tip the truck up. I don't want to carry blocks so I just look for pumps that have a slight downslope beside them.

The new GMC doesn't have that problem. It fills a lot faster, except for the foam. Even the owner book says, fill then wait for a couple of minutes for the foam to recede then finish fill.

You guys know the alternative to becoming an old geezer. Somehow when you get to 62, as I have, you don't think of yourself as an old geezer. You are just a young guy who stays home and plays all day (some of us) and get some extra fuel money each month from the federal government. Pretty good life. Hope all of you get to experience it. Stay healthy!!!

Pete

Yeah, put it up on blocks! But when I get out at the pump with my poly-labortory bottle of Primrose 405C diesel additive and a graduated cylinder, carefully measure out the required dose at 1.27ml per gallon and pour it the tank, the rubes look at me like I was Dr. Frankenstein. The additive seems to reduce foaming in addition to whatever else it does, so the tank fills right up to the limit of my credit line! But then I am lucky enough to live in this great country where we can own the best trucks there are. So this is one geezer who gladly pays for the diesel, watches for the pension checks, and highly recommends buying that pony, motorcycle, boat or whatever you never got as a kid! Enjoy your youth guys - working will wear you out with your ball joints and linkage going first!

Clc19chase....I owned two diesel work trucks with flat beds and had similiar problems. The fuel lines were well angled on one and somewhat flat on the second. I found that by inserting and holding the pump handle upside down allowed full flow without spilling fuel back out on the ground. I had racks up the fuel side so just put a bungee around the handle and up around a ladder. Hope this might help.

I have the same problem with my flatbed on the 95, and on the 82 that I just sold.....

Some of our fire trucks with flatbeds have the same problem.

m1garand.......Ive done it all to try and improve flow and that method does help some. I dont have a way to hold it in place though! What would i need to check for venting, is there lines running somewhere?

ill fill the tank all the way up, then let the foam go down.. then i will rock the truck back and forth. i get about 2.5 gallons more.. people just look at me like WTF?
robert

Ah just get one of these.
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Do these tanks replace OEM ones or is it a aux tank u can add on to yur OEM one???

Guess you class me as a old geezer,but that is fine with me.At 70 and like some one else said I am spending that check that you are making for me every month.Hope the best for all of you young people and that you will be able to enjoy a good retirement and all the good life that goes with it.
It was a great day the 28th of May 1997 about 9:30 A.M. and was able to tell every one they could kiss my GRITS and have been able to do as I please.
LIFE IS GREAT!!!