How much doea your fuel tank hold?

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1987 scottsdale with saddles what i thought was 2 16 gal tanks i just put 18.8 gal in my driverside tank it was what id have to think runnin on fumes wondering if caseys pumps are off or if my truck has bigger tanks? Never put that much in b4 but also dont run that low
 

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1987 scottsdale with saddles what i thought was 2 16 gal tanks i just put 18.8 gal in my driverside tank it was what id have to think runnin on fumes wondering if caseys pumps are off or if my truck has bigger tanks? Never put that much in b4 but also dont run that low

The shortbed ones are 16, but the longbed ones are 20.
 

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Oh thats new info thank you sir i thought i was getting ripped off lmao
 

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I have a short bed tank on my long bed truck.

So 16 gallons.
 

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Same here...16 gallon capacity on both saddle tanks...shortbox 1984
 

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All my short beds have 16 gal tanks.
 

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All my short beds have 16 gal tanks.

All shortbeds are 16 gallon tanks, because of the wheelbase.

Longbeds can have either 16 gallon tanks or 20 gallon tanks depending on the GVW of the truck (the GVW limiting the amount of fuel that can be carried).

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My LB has a 16.
 

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My crew dually has the 16 gal tanks. I'm thinking I may swap out to 20s at some point though. They are cheap enough. At 7mpg I'll take every drop I can get.
 

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Wasn't the 20's an option in the long beds???.
 

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Wasn't the 20's an option in the long beds???.

I believe they were, however the asshat that optioned my truck picked some funky stuff. Loaded with camper special, silverado, $600 top-of-the-line radio, but no upgraded cooling, fuel or anything else. I'm thinking it was an old farmer that wanted a nice cruiser, not an HD worker.

Hell he even had an aftermarket sunroof put in. Damn have I ever had problems with THAT pos.
 

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I believe they were, however the asshat that optioned my truck picked some funky stuff. Loaded with camper special, silverado, $600 top-of-the-line radio, but no upgraded cooling, fuel or anything else. I'm thinking it was an old farmer that wanted a nice cruiser, not an HD worker.

Hell he even had an aftermarket sunroof put in. Damn have I ever had problems with THAT pos.
Yeah, it's amazing what kind of combinations people order, lol...

I don't like anything on a roof, they're all potential leakers..
 

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Yeah, it's amazing what kind of combinations people order, lol...

I don't like anything on a roof, they're all potential leakers..

Yup. And I've got the giant wet spot in a very conspicuous spot on my pants to show for it.
 

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My longbed half-ton has a single 16 gal (60 L) tank, I usually keep an additional 40 L in jerrycans in the bed for backup on long logging roads.
 

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