For sale - 51 gallon (smooth) heated pickup truck fuel tank

[muns53]

Make me an offer.

[Jack_Toepfer]

Dimensions?

Would it fit under the truck where the exhaust is, or used to be on my truck?

[Clay]

post some pics up please.

[muns53]

This is a smooth-sided 51-gal RDS aluminum tank designed for the pickup bed. It has the fill cap/neck, the coolant to/from ports and the fuel to/from ports all on one side for convenience. The fuel guage sender is installed in the middle/center. The tank has three mounting tabs and a drain plug. The sale includes the fuel level guage and mounting pod.

RDS Part# 72673
DOM: 5/12/08
Alum Alloy .090" thickness
Dimensions: 57" wide; 18" tall; 12" deep

It costs $500.00 new -- I will be happy to sell it to you for MUCH less.

12/29 - Updated with port funtion picture.

Thanks,
Eric

[muns53]

Updated with pics, as requested.

[Clay]

Looks like that tank could be set either way to allow the filler neck and hose connections to be on the drivers side or passenger side. I need one with passenger side connections. When i put my stacks in, I don't want my hoses running behind the tank like they are now getting hot on the exhaust in the bed.

[muns53]

Yes, that's correct Clay. The only disadvantage to having the in/out ports & filler on the passenger side is the mounting tab where you bolt it into the bed would be inbetween the tank & the cab. However, it wouldn't take much to weld on a new mounting tab if that spot was inaccessible with the stacks.

I think a smaller, smooth tank like this one would offer an advantage in that setup, though, because you can cover the lower stack pipes AND the tank with an over-the-top bedbox (I've seen the top boxes at Tractor Supply, etc.) for stealth and to keep debris out of the stacks & tank and cab. Since this design of tank is smaller (and I've seen even smaller ones on various websites and blogs -- 30-gal and 40-gal, etc.), you going from your current 90-gal setup to something like this doesn't have you sacrificing any more bed space than you already are.

I also read your idea on using a HotFox in the summer & the standard RDS plumbing in the winter. Seems like one of these type of smooth tanks (like this one or perhaps even a smaller one) could easily accomodate a HotFox on the pickup side. You could set up a valve ahead of where the coolant enters either set of ports to switch between the two tank heaters.

You've touched on a question there that I have myself about the RDS tanks and whether or not they are overkill in terms of heating the VO. When I get my Excursion tank planned/modified/installed, this is something I wanted to address myself.

Keep the good ideas coming!!:cheers:

[muns53]

Updated with a detail-level picture with labels on the fuel and coolant ports.

[Clay]

Thanks for the offer you made me on the tank but i am going to go with the 60 gal. toolbox/tank combo i think. If i change my mind before i order, i'll let you know. That was a very fair price though.

[muns53]

No worries, man. If you change your mind, give me a ring.

Happy New Year!:cheers:

[Clay]

Hey muns, i have a buddy who is interested. I'll send him this link - actually hes a member on powerstroke.org so i'll send him that link to your add and he can contact you there.

[Marv]

Muns, Clay, did this thing ever sell?

[Clay]

My buddy wanted a larger tank. He found one that was 100 gal on craigslist

[Marv]

My buddy wanted a larger tank. He found one that was 100 gal on craigslist

Ok thanks. I was just eye balling it, thinking it'd make a great "secondary" tank for long trips. Something I could temporarily mount in the bed (in conjunction with my B&W turnover ball hitch somehow) when traveling and then pull out when I was staying around the house.

If the price was right, I think it'd work pretty good.

Muns, is it still available?

Thanks!

[Marv]

Hey Clay, I don't know if Muns gets on here that often, so if you have another means of contacting him (email, etc), drop him a line and ask him to check the thread if you don't mind.

I didn't know if you guys had been talking prices via email or on here. Figured I'd ask just in case.

Thanks!