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Driving a pickup with a big tank full of liquid

People around here do it all the time during maple syrup season. They collect sap from tanks in the woods and deliver it to their own evaporators or sell it for cash. I have seen some pretty big tanks on some pretty small pickups. Can't tell what is happening to the undercarriage. Farmers are moving water and fertilizers that way, too. Not very many accidents that I know of. If the tank is full to the top, sloshing shouldn't be much of a problem. If it's not full, use a smaller and lower tank. If the tank is tall and skinny, there's a center of gravity issue. I don't think I'd be doing any driving on the tollway at 80 miles per hour and be changing lanes a lot. Driving in a stock car race would probably be a non-starter, too. So, for the occasional use, realizing that it will weigh close to

1400 pounds, which is pushing it for a half ton pickup anywway, I'd go slow, drive defensively and be looking 'way out ahead of you, and do it.

Oh, you didn't say whether you were a moonshiner or not. (Thunder Road recently played on the satelite) Pete Stanaitis

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Ignoramus18200 wrote:

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spaco
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Spaco, I am not a moonshiner. I changed my mind about not having a fuel tank, and picked up a 100 gallon diesel fuel tank. It should fit nicely in a small rubbermaid shed so as to be protected from elements and be unconspicuous.

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Ignoramus20864

Don't forget to use anti-gel fuel treatment in this arctic weather...

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Pete C.

What sort of treatment would you recommend?

I will buy diesel fuel for it soon (in a couple of weeks when I am done cleaning up, repainting, and outfitting this tank), so it will be winter blend.

I do, however, have some fuel that I would like to treat, suggestions are welcome.

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Ignoramus20864

I hear Stanadyne is very good, though a bit hard to find. I'm using the Ford anti-gel, it's more expensive, but I can get it at my Ford dealer. When I have time I'll chase after a Stanadyne distributor.

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Pete C.

What Pete said, Stanadyne. Excellent lubricity and anti-gel.

You could try heating your fuel cache somehow instead. The anti-gel is for really cold temps. Don't know how much the added lubricity matters to you. I doubt you will be running this engine long enough for that to matter much.

How cold will this tank get?

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Leon Fisk

10 Hz there's going to be a truck suspension

I've driven scooters. I've driven trucks. I've never driven a trailer except to park it. I've owned cars and scooters and mopeds. So, I really don't know, it's all a numbers game to me.

And...I got my license back Friday. Woohoo! Now I can buy a load of bricks at Home Depot, rent one of their trucks, go move a friend into a new apartment, and return the bricks "because they didn't fit", all in one day. *snork*

Doug

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The Dougster

Here's a new one:

"To make n parts, make at least n+1 cuts."

Applicable to parting off from stock or sawing to length. It makes sure the first one cut has the same finish *on both ends* that all the other n-1 parts will have.

There's a truth there relating to machine tool self-reproduction. Something like for part production schedule of m steps to make n parts, make n+e*n*m of the blank at step 1, where e is your error rate per step per part (rate per act), because you'll have to go back and make a new one if you make even *one* error inside those m*n steps. Kind of a rule of thumb thing. It needs to be fleshed out with fuzzy logic because e is never known precisely. Factoring out the n, make n (1+em) of the parts at step 1. The probability of succesful self- reproduction follows.

Doug

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The Dougster

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