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Re: Fueling questions

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That probably explains why I was never questioned with the 35,000 lb. GVW Foretravel
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Re: Fueling questions

Reply #27 –
I fill up at the end of each travel day, just before heading to camp. Some time before we are needing to get fuel Jo Ann starts checking Gas Buddy for the best prices close to where we want to land. Then she checks Google Earth to see how easy it is to get in and out. We know that truck stops will have easy in and out, but they aren't always where we want to land. Once at the station we unhook the Jeep and she parks it at the store entrance. I go to the pump and radio her which number pump I'm at. She tells the clerk and hands over the credit card. Sometimes they put a prepay on it, and then refund the difference, and other times they just hold the card and turn on the pump. Either way, when she tells me to start pumping I do, and then radio her when I'm done with the amount and total price. By the time I have the hose put away she us usually on her way back to the car. She then leads the way to the campground.

Since our coach only fills on the curb side, I often have to turn on the pump and put the hose on the ground on the street side, then go to the curb side and fill. When I have to do that I walk around the front of the coach several times to make sure that no one is using that hose.

Re: Fueling questions

Reply #28 –
As another member of the "curb side fill" club, I often stand there watching the tank fill, and have thoughts...deep thoughts.  Like, why didn't Foretravel just reverse the layout of the fuel tank bay and the generator bay.  They could have put the generator on the passenger (curb) side, and the diesel and propane tank on the driver side, making it much easier to pump fuel with "standard" pump placements.  But then I realize that would put the generator exhaust and noise on the entry door/patio side of the coach, which for most owners would be less than desirable.  Then I think "OK then...how about a second fuel filler point on the driver side"?  But that would require a 4 foot long, almost horizontal, pipe from the fuel filler to the tank.  The whole length of the pipe would have to fill with fuel before the pump "auto shut off" thingy would trip.  That would mean the tank would be full right to the top, with no air space to allow for thermal expansion.  Also not a desirable situation.

About the same time my tank finishes filling, I decide I'm probably NOT smarter than the people who designed our coach.  They did a pretty good job of making everything work, which is why we are so happy to own and enjoy it.  ^.^d
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