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[Silent Earth]

Good points Gaz, odd though isn't it that DIESEL is less refined and processed than gasoline therefore it should be CHEAPER.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Good points Gaz, odd though isn't it that DIESEL is less refined and processed than gasoline therefore it should be CHEAPER.

That was certainly true before the government mandated that all diesel be ULSD. Now there is more steps involved in removing the sulphur. Lately I have seen some stations selling diesel lower than regular unleaded gasoline. Of course that will change when they need to transition over to the winter grade diesel.

 

[Maverick]

I use off road diesel as much as possible of course that's in my older truck on my newer truck has a big warning not to use it

 

[Joe SA]

One other note about diesel.

Thing is, fuel at the gas station isn't stored in separate tanks by grade. It's mixed by the dispenser to the right octane.

However, diesel IS a separate tank, and isn't mixed. So, post SHTF, you could siphon it directly out of the service station tanks and it would be ready to use. No mixing needed.

For the longest time lately, diesel was about 80 cents a gallon more than regular gas. So, my diesel truck has been unused for a while. I just can't afford the difference driving nearly 100 miles per day.

Just one thing to remember when syphoning that diesel from those tanks, there is a lot of moisture buildup in those large tanks, water and a diesel engin dont mix well. Syphon into a large container that you can see into, the water settles to the bottom, then syphon into your vehicles tank leaving the water behind.

 

[Joe SA]

Another thing, you wont be able to siphon the diesel, you will need a small hand pump or something along those lines. When siphoning, the container you are siphoning from needs to be at a higher level than the one you are siphoning to. Those diesel hand pumps are usually aivalable at the Farmers Co-ops.

 

[lonewolf]

I've been thinking of a trailer myself but it will have to be a narrow one to get down the narrow lanes here.

 

[Silent Earth]

Its not been a week since I saw a Berlingo in town towing a monowheel trailer, foreign plates though so dunno if its UK legal, but I think they are for bikes so they should be for cars

 

[lonewolf]

interesting item but I think I prefer the 2 wheeled set up, a bit more stable when unhitched I feel.

 

[jimLE]

yeah me to..have to worry to much about balance to much..and every thing has to be just right.when it comes to what goes into it..

 

[Silent Earth]

They cannot tip over to the side left or right more than a few degrees because they use a walled towhitch,

 

[lonewolf]

yes but what about when they are unhitched? with one wheel surely they will tip over?

 

[Silent Earth]

yes but what about when they are unhitched? with one wheel surely they will tip over?

Naa the good ones have wind down feet ot stabilisers or outriggers.

 

[lonewolf]

oh right,gotcha.

 

[Maverick]

Its not been a week since I saw a Berlingo in town towing a monowheel trailer, foreign plates though so dunno if its UK legal, but I think they are for bikes so they should be for cars

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so, do the rear wheels pivot or can they be locked in place? because backing up can be a bitch to say the least.

 

[Silent Earth]

so, do the rear wheels pivot or can they be locked in place? because backing up can be a bitch to say the least.

OK if they are mounted to the tow vehicle using a single pin or ballhitch the whole trailer pivots on the ball or pin but the design of the trailers hitch means it fully encloses the 2 inch ball and a bit of the neck so it wont fall over. If its the type secured with two brackets holding it rigid the trailer will flex up and down and have a round wall tyre allowing it to cant over as the car corners.

Reversing is easy with twin connected trailers and fiddly with single wheel but friction lock trailer damper tow hitches can be used to lock the trailer straight for easy reversal.

 

[Maverick]

I was seeing two arms hitched to the back of the vehicle reason I ask

 

[Silent Earth]

Yeah there are loads of hitch types for monowheel trailers, some designed for stability, others max articulation, others draw capacity etc that's the simplistic beauty of them you design, make or buy a hitch to suit your own needs. I saw one with a mono wheel on the back and two ski type outriggers underneath for crossing snow / marshy ground and the main highway.