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09-25-2019, 08:29 PM
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the link, photo that the op posted is a TA truck stop. if he uses the truck lanes he won't have a problem
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09-27-2019, 08:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bigchick
look at the lanes. at several truck stop locations that we have fueled at they have a lane or two labelled for rv and they have the standard small nozzle. but they are there among the truck lanes, not out with the normal auto pumps. other place have a couple of separate rv lanes that allow easier access and are away from the normal auto pumps and not part of the truck lanes.
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Nearly always I have found those small nozzles on one end of the truck pump lanes, usually the lane closest to the fuel desk.
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10-19-2019, 01:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.Mark
I normally lock the pump handle to pump fuel then go to the passenger side and get that one started (we have a 230 gallon tank of which I will put in about 140-160 gallons at a time).
Recently, I had locked the handle on the driver's side and it slipped out and hit the ground with the fuel still flowing. In 12 yrs. of using truck pumps I've never had the handle come out. And, it's never happened in the almost 5 yrs. of owning this coach.
The 'fast' setting pumps one gallon every 3-4 seconds. It's amazing how fast the fuel flows. So, since I had the nozzle pop out, I just hold it as I don't want that to happen again. Thank goodness the metal nozzle didn't hit the coach when it popped out (no scratches!).
Safe travels,
Mark
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What Motorhome holds 230 gal. Of fuel? Wow.
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10-19-2019, 03:37 PM
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#74
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Tiffin Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
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Originally Posted by Tireman1
What Motorhome holds 230 gal. Of fuel? Wow.
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He just has an entry level DP as shown in is signature block. 
PS - In case you're using an app and can't see signature blocks, it's a 2015 Prevost Liberty.
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10-19-2019, 04:29 PM
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One thing about using the truck lanes that does take some getting used to is using the satellite pump on the curbside of the coach. Our fill port is on the curbside only, so I have no choice. Every truck stop I've been to had controls only on the pump on the driver's side, and usually you have to take the nozzle out of that pump to activate the system, then lay the nozzle on the ground as you go around and pump from the satellite pump on the other side. I find it unnerving to lay the nozzle on the ground like this, but only a few places have a better place to put the nozzle once you pull the lever to activate the pump.
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10-24-2019, 09:34 PM
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With my rig I always use truck lanes. I had my first experience of the nozzle popping out while fueling this year. Fortunately I had just let go of it when it popped out so I only lost 1-2 gallons on the ground and all over me. I pay special attention since this happened and have found the older nozzles have the ring at the end of the nozzle rounded off. These are the ones that don't hook the edge of my tanks very well. When I run into these I hold the nozzle during fueling.
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10-24-2019, 10:01 PM
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I hold the nozzle the whole time. Just in case!
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10-26-2019, 09:15 AM
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RV Mutant #14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by richard5933
[...] Every truck stop I've been to had controls only on the pump on the driver's side, and usually you have to take the nozzle out of that pump to activate the system, then lay the nozzle on the ground as you go around and pump from the satellite pump on the other side. I find it unnerving to lay the nozzle on the ground like this, but only a few places have a better place to put the nozzle once you pull the lever to activate the pump.
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There are many varieties of "over-the-door" hooks or similar and they don't take up much space. Maybe one of those could be of assistance in hanging the nozzle somewhere on the pump.
Just thinking out loud.
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10-27-2019, 09:39 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lo-tek
I hold the nozzle the whole time. Just in case!
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Yup, same here 
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10-28-2019, 06:57 AM
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I run the high volume pumps on the lowest catch possible and let it fill
I do stay nearby just in case and to take hold when it nears the top
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10-28-2019, 07:56 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dons2346
Yup, same here |
x 3. Also based on the fuel gauge on dashboard I pretty much knew how much I could fill within 10 - 15 gallon range. When the fuel is near the neck, I pay a particular attention to the sound and stop it in time. Learned a hard lesson the fuel spurted out.
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