Do you think parking lot cowboys would screw with a saddle tank if I put one on?

[Dogmeat]

I'm debating putting a 75-gallon saddle tank / toolbox combo on my truck.

It would have one of those electric pumps and a nozzle sticking up in plain sight.

You can put a paddle lock on the filler cap and the nozzle to keep people from stealing your gas.

But, paddle locks are about a 10 second removal if you have a pair of bolt cutters ..

Do you guys think I'd be asking for trouble putting a saddle tank on my truck and then leaving my truck in the parking lots all day? I'm sort of worried about idiots seeing it then beeing like "FREE GAS!!!" and trying to screw with it ...

Anyone else have one and had this problem?

 

[cpsandsons]

We have fuel and gas tanks in our trucks for our equipment. I use clamps to connect to the batteries. so you can disconnect if the trucks are setting on a job overnight. When we go sledding I have never had a problem.

 

[WyoBoy1000]

build a box around it so it looks like a tool box, then you can lock it all up and put a power switch in the truck. No worries then

 

[Weisers De Luxe]

I put a died diesel fuel decal on mine, no problems with Gas theft.

 

[arfrce]

Good points made. The connectors for the battery sound like a sure thing to make sure it doesn't pump. I don't think many people carry pocket siphon pumps with them. I know I don't.

 

[76FOMOCO]

put a switch in the cab and put a stick on the filler neck marked kerosene this will keep the gas and diesel thieves out.

 

[Transporter]

Just about every diesel truck in Alberta has a slip tank in the back.

 

[Burr]

I have had a 100 gallon tank in my truck. And in 4 years no one has messed with it. I have left it sit up on mountian as long as 6 days.I have a disconnect under the hood. My hose is long so i can fill 2 sleds parked side by side. I have a good meter on it allso. I get my fuel from a wholesale place which helps keep cost down. Every one that i sled with loves it. I just keep track of fuel that every one uses and at end of trip they pay me back.They all give me extra money which helps pay for tank and pump.I have sold gas to other people that ran short.The tank is the best money that i have spent on sledding as i hate gas cans!!!. In the summer i fill lawn mower from tank.

 

[Vern]

you could get something like this and most people would probably never even notice. and everything is locked in the box but the hose and filler cap.

http://www.transferflow.com/toolbox_refueling_tank.html

 

[Ex-Member]

Really, I don't think it'd be an issue. Wire the pump to a switch in the cab, and lock the nozzle when you're not using it.

I keep my $300 ramp in teh back of the truck, lock it down with a cable and padlock to keep it from wandering too far... again, anyone with bolt cutters could easily take the ramp if they really wanted to.

Hasn't happened yet.

 

[sledheadd]

A cowboy sees a saddle........ one may never know what to expect ,he might try to ride it!!!!!!!lol

 

[blackcloud2k]

put a switch in the cab and put a stick on the filler neck marked kerosene this will keep the gas and diesel thieves out.

This is exactly what I have hooked up minus the kerosene sticker. The switch works great and prevents anything from working when the switch is off...

 

[Dogmeat]

Really, I don't think it'd be an issue. Wire the pump to a switch in the cab, and lock the nozzle when you're not using it.

I keep my $300 ramp in teh back of the truck, lock it down with a cable and padlock to keep it from wandering too far... again, anyone with bolt cutters could easily take the ramp if they really wanted to.

Hasn't happened yet.

I wish I could get the 50 gallon tank instead of the 30 gallon tank ...

That might be the way to go though .... I'll look into that.

 

[ccoleman77]

All of our trucks have them and we have never had an issue. We don't have locks or anything on them either. Most people are very respectful of others stuff.

 

[blackcloud2k]

Does anyone know what the rules are for carrying actual gas in an L tank in the truck bed? I only carry diesel in mine but have been thinking about switching out my tank to one that has two compartments, one diesel and one gas...

 

[tmk50]

No rules that I know of - I worked on farms during the summers growing up (in SE Neb and North of Denver) and we never had to follow any "rules" for the tanks.

My brother in-law has a tank in his truck - works great, he usually has diesel in it, but on long sledding trips he will drain it and fill it with gas for the sleds. He has had no issues with theft.

I have only heard of one instance of theft out of a tank (diesel) recently (about a year ago) up in the Snowy's. I think with fuel prices back down, thieves are looking for bigger and better things to steal.

 

[Ten-Zing]

Just remember, thieves are lazy... just dont be the easiest person to steal from in the lot! Course, you may be the only one with that type of tank also.

I'd google "disk" padlocks, or "hidden shackle" padlocks. We had a problem at work with lazy thieves and these alone seemed to send them to an easier target. (just don't lose the key to these things!! you'll see why you haven't gotten ripped off real quick!)

 

[m8inthemtns]

I have a 55 gal. in the back of my truck. I have only had gasoline in it. I pull the fuse if in a seedy area. Never been locked or had gas stolen.