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Art-n-Marge · 09-09-2010, 01:29 PM

I would rather travel with a full fresh water tank than any other tank. Most of the weight on my rig is at the front axle or over the pin and filling the fresh tank in the rear wheree the tank is located would help with the balance. 46 gallons x 8.33 lbs/gal. is about 384 lbs. At my last weight check I have plenty of weight margin for that much extra weight and this was with a 1/3 full fresh tank. A full tank sloshes around less than a partially full one and I would only be adding 260 lbs with a full tank.

I would be more worried about refilling fresh in the tank and dumping the resultant black and gray tanks after I'm at the CG. But one of these days I'll have a fresh water bladder & pump and a dump tote.

09-09-2010, 01:29 PM	#6
Art-n-Marge Montana Master Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Murrieta Posts: 5,816 M.O.C. #9257	I would rather travel with a full fresh water tank than any other tank. Most of the weight on my rig is at the front axle or over the pin and filling the fresh tank in the rear wheree the tank is located would help with the balance. 46 gallons x 8.33 lbs/gal. is about 384 lbs. At my last weight check I have plenty of weight margin for that much extra weight and this was with a 1/3 full fresh tank. A full tank sloshes around less than a partially full one and I would only be adding 260 lbs with a full tank. I would be more worried about refilling fresh in the tank and dumping the resultant black and gray tanks after I'm at the CG. But one of these days I'll have a fresh water bladder & pump and a dump tote.