Your last generator Maintenance Run

[3930dave]

Hi d - thanks for stopping by.

Good news getting checked out OK, but as always, Murphy awaits. Too bad nobody had a length of chain...... many pickups would have been able to flat-drag that car pretty quick.

Likely a decent sized tank on your RV, that should do you for a while.

Rgds, D.

 

[daugen]

Likely a decent sized tank on your RV, that should do you for a while.

Rgds, D.

gauge on tank says one quarter full, electronic gauge inside says 2/3....??

 

[3930dave]

The little bit I've talked to people about propane in systems like these, a lot of times the gauges leave something to be desired....

Resolution/accuracy is limited. The gauge in my buddy's old ex-highway dual-fuel F150 only had about 4 LED's on it. He liked it as a fuel option (and his natgas one that got taken out by a falling tree, even better), but you'd have to be wary of that gauge if it was your only fuel source.

UPS up here runs a lot of propane local trucks...... our regular driver at work came in really late one day to drop a package.

His truck had a non-working gauge, and said a lot of the local fleet was the same. Not that big a deal for a local route, EXCEPT that the night-service guy didn't propane-up the truck in their shop, as he is supposed to do every night.

He spent a while on the side of the road that day........ portable propane fillups are harder to execute than gasoline or dzl.....

Accurate Tare Weight measurements on mobile equipment tanks should be do-able...... just likely not at the price-point that 100 years of liquid fuel-float production has gotten down to.

I like that Ford still offers a gaseous fuel-prep package (last I checked) on their SuperDuty line. If you like to drive long distances (I do still), the original gas tank + a large size CNG or propane tank will give some serious range between fillups..... on my What to Do w. Lottery Win list

Rgds, D.

 

[Fallon]

The fuel gauges on the hose on a BBQ type tank are actually a pressure gauge, not a volume gauge. As the propane boils (boiling temp is -60ish farenheit) it pressurized the system. Pressure depends on ambient tempature. But in all reality all the gauge will tell you is you are out of propane after you have already run out. The can will maintain proper pressure until it runs out then pressure drops like a rock.

Most big house tanks have the float style gauge that actually works as well as standard car gas gauge though. Not sure what the propane vehicles use.

 

[number two]

It's too bad the builders of the diesel motorhomes cheap-out and use propane gensets.
They're already expensive enough why not give the owner the use of their road fuel capacity?
How much more would the cost be?
Of course,you would be paying road tax on the genny fuel!

Best Regards!

 

[grsthegreat]

It's too bad the builders of the diesel motorhomes cheap-out and use propane gensets.
They're already expensive enough why not give the owner the use of their road fuel capacity?
How much more would the cost be?
Of course,you would be paying road tax on the genny fuel!

Best Regards!

My friends rv has a diesel generator.....but its a $800,000 rv.

 

[dragoneggs]

My friends rv has a diesel generator.....but its a $800,000 rv.

Crazy wheels... $800K! Is that their primary residence?

 

[grsthegreat]

Crazy wheels... $800K! Is that their primary residence?

nope, just a toy. But nicer than their house

 

[4570Man]

It's too bad the builders of the diesel motorhomes cheap-out and use propane gensets.
They're already expensive enough why not give the owner the use of their road fuel capacity?
How much more would the cost be?
Of course,you would be paying road tax on the genny fuel!

Best Regards!

It would be better to use a separate tank. There would be no chance of burning all the fuel and stranding you plus the savings of off-road fuel. I guess you could move the pickup off the bottom of the tank to eliminate that problem and sacrifice a small savings for convenience. But those rv generators don’t see much use for the most part. A diesel built for 10,000 hour or more service would be a huge waste. But I don’t see why semi trucks don’t have a diesel generator to provide heat or ac when parked and you could circulate the coolant through the truck engine to keep it warm. Idling the truck engine 24/7 seems like a huge waste of fuel plus a lot of wear.

 

[dragoneggs]

nope, just a toy. But nicer than their house

If I could I would, but it would be a boat. Or should I say yacht.