Fuel tanks are more complicated than you think…

[@martingallagher1780]

Fifteen minute lectures on the nerdy details of fuel tanks and truck layout design are the type of things that keep bringing me back to KZbin.

[@dab1068]

It's very entertaining when you get nerdy about technical stuff. It's how those of us who don't drive big trucks learn things about big trucks. (and towing / hauling). Learning this stuff can still help people like me be safer when hauling our small loads on our small trailers with our light duty trucks. Thanks for being nerdy from time to time.

[@ryanclawson9275]

I knew there was a reason I loved this channel. "Welcome to my brain, people. It's a weird, weird place." Same, Casey. Same.

[@sw5334]

Agree with favoring the rear on tie downs. Way I see it, I can control how fast I accelerate but I don’t always have control on how fast I stop.

[@888johnmac]

yeah , totally

[@zyamadeadborn1785]

on how fast you _have to_ stop. =)

[@sw5334]

@@zyamadeadborn1785 😡

[@fergusonhobbyfarm4567]

Im glad you have kept your flatbed it gives us alternate content. It may not have been your plan but I know I enjoy the compare and contrast.

[@DIRTVENTURE]

I’m waiting to see the hagglin go to work

[@fergusonhobbyfarm4567]

@@DIRTVENTURE YES!!

[@leonhart2452]

When I was in the Air Force one of my duties when we went on deployments was to load cargo planes. When tying down loads in planes the tie downs needed to be 2, 4, 6. As in 2 gs to hold the load down, 4 gs to keep from moving back, 6 gs from moving forward. Usually getting the 2 down as done with the 4 and 6. For those that don't know what a g is, a g is the force of gravity.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

The cargo securement rules for commercial vehicles actually has a very similar G force requirement, but very few truckers, or even DOT officers know about it.

[@ldvan100]

@@CaseyLaDelle Much less understand how the law applies to real life situations.. lol..

[@Jarrod566]

In Aus it's 80% of the loads weight forwards, 50% in all other directions, so a 10ton load needs 8t worth of restraints holding the load back, 5t side to side, backwards and vertical. You can use things like blocking the load to the truck or trailer, rubber under tracks etc to help with this too

[@1988dgs]

@@Jarrod566cow fast would you need to hit a speed bump to get 50% in the up axis? (And can you video it for yourtube?)

[@bjorngve]

@@CaseyLaDelle I would have secured those hooks and chains somewhere. I get it, they don't rattle around much, but the fact that they might came loose and harm something is enough for me. I am educated truck driver myself, but I'm not really working in that profession, so I must admit I do not have a ton of experience.

[@sscrounger4759]

"I don't know, but someone does". This is the best way of thinking - it's how I think about tow trucks and about nuclear physics. It would be good of everyone to realize that there are people who do know things that they don't, and defer to those who actually know.

[@tigra770]

This reminds me (ancillary) of a trainer who used to ask, "Why is Lincoln on the penny?." There is likely someone that does know, but I don't, and that is ok. To this day, I still don't know.

[@brw3079]

I always told my (aircraft mechanic) students, "You know things nobody else knows, but everyone else knows something you don't know." Always be ready to learn something from everyone you meet. Besides keeping you humble, you learn neat stuff from odd places.😊

[@willg420]

Instead of getting to watch Mr.Ladelle at home while getting ready for work, I get to spend 30 minutes of my last hour watching him at work. Sweet

[@sh-uu6lc]

As former truck driver and that made perfect sense to me, at least your talking to yourself for people on you tube and not just keeping your self company.

[@johnme7049]

You should send that California Cop a "I Hate Casey LaDelle" tee shirt.

[@spacebike420]

Pre emission truck that you already own! never get rid of the rollback!

[@kadmow]

I feel the same with my (Australia 2015) 3.2L Diesel Ranger.. ( not sure it will work out " forever " ) - no Cat or DEF

[@stuartroland9605]

That is fore sure.👍👍

[@spacebike420]

@@kadmow jealous! Wish we had diesel rangers here! Good luck!

[@antonygraham3001]

Vegans are going to have to keep the old trucks, they can't use DEF/Adblue can they.

[@Bumblingdesertdweller]

you can always control how fast you takeoff. But you can’t always control how fast you’re going to have to stop. I chain my loads the same way. Really strong for the stopping part. You never know when some idiots gonna pull out in front of you.

[@photone]

As always, Casey, awesome content. You can tell, BTW, that you had fire service experience in the past by the way you, casually amd correctly, use fire service terms ('Knocked down', initial attack).

[@WizzardofOdds]

At 26:30 Casey commits the sin of calling the Dodge 5500 an F550. That looked like a nice easy job for a lazy Sunday.

[@cdodge2996]

LOL! He gave the truck a compliment...

[@tedfisk1211]

As always, you have shared a lot of information with us subscribers that know nothing about trucks and how they are spec'ed and designed for whatever use they are for. Yes you nerded out on the fuel stuff many of us know nothing about. Great stuff, thank you Casey.

[@The-Deadbolt-Deputy]

That welded space in between tanks is pretty Slic. I never knew this. Cool.

[@Dr.Bigglesworth]

You have a wealth of esoteric (to most of us) knowledge, but it is interesting. Thank you for the practical application.

[@mikeoleary1586]

Such a good explanation: launch power vs. brake power.

[@kadmow]

Meanwhile in the real world - tiedowns are supposed to handle the load in a tipover (not necessarily a dynamic NASCAR style disassembly. Braking forces "never" -cough- exceed that...

[@rickymcintosh1152]

Good job Casey

[@garychaiken808]

Great job Casey. Thank you 😊

[@mshadley]

If things weren't so hard to deal with, anybody could do it. You're a pro.

[@gilbertarnold8666]

Great video thank you!

[@robertr4193]

Smooth recovery.

[@barneygirl9643]

My sister called: Goodnight it’s 11:00 pm. Me: My tow truck guy just posted a new video, I’m going to watch it. My sister: You are weird. Good night.😂

[@tomjones648]

It seems like your doing well with both trucks. Glad you didnt sale the rollback!

[@davidfarmer1666]

Smooth and beautiful day to have a tow. Always enjoy the rollback because it looks so good rolling down the road.

[@robertgreig9936]

Dear Westen Star. Please help Casey design his ideal truck.

[@NeilMaclachlan]

Doing a great job for fire dept...Keep them going doing there job....Stay safe and see you soon

[@MATTEOSTOWING]

It’s a very nicely equipped truck.

[@emilypulman7046]

Awsome job buddy .I so wish i could run trucks like yours over here government s making it so hard with compliance, we run a recovery tow company in uk and been doing it on and off since 2000 and love the job all be it hard work but every day is different . Really love your videos keep safe and keep the videos comming. All the best Mark and Emily at Rooster Recovery

[@jarrythskeen8336]

Good RnD thinking

[@henrycarlson7514]

So Wise , Thank You . Thank You for the Reminer that Modern Diesel fuel systems are MUCH MORE complecated and Expensive that they need to be

[@wyattearp1418]

Enjoyed it , thanks for sharing

[@B.E.Greatful]

Hello from Petoskey Michigan

[@fergusonhobbyfarm4567]

Croswell, MI

[@david10354]

Bath, Mi

[@wildfire925]

I may have gotten a little sporty in my engine a few times, but it was a sage that put a slice in my inner dual. Ran a f550 crew, with 420gal of water plus 20 gal of foam and it ran at just over 17k fully loaded with personnel.

[@joevaagen6170]

Was working on a automatic car wash in late 90s and was tightening bolts on a gearbox when the ratchet wrench slipped off the bolt head and hit me square between my eyes and kept feeling the area saying "That's not bad" (little blood) 30secs later felt again because the feeling of liquid flowing down my nose and again "That's not bad" (about the same amount of blood) then felt again 45secs later and felt a third time "oh that's bad" with quite a bit of blood flowing from a cut from said ratchet wrench. So yeah I know what your talking about.

[@ReaverofCommonSense]

The all new Dodge Ram F550, one of a kind.

[@debbiedibello1982]

Casey that whole conversation about the freightliners in western stars and stuff I’m a big Peterbilt guy but honestly, they’re just trucks and if they work they work Casey don’t let anybody bring you down you are awesome man you do great work better than the guys on heavy rescue 40 one which yes it’s a Canadian show but anyways have a good day my man remember you’re awesome western star in your international pretty cool trucks, dude

[@thomasfriedmann8522]

Great video, nice explanations.

[@alanknoll5540]

That is an awesome dodge 5500 fire truck with the Cummins turbo diesel. Keep up the awesome towing job you do

[@briancarpenter8297]

The split fuel/hydraulic tank is pretty cool.

[@timothynay5356]

Casey, that track trailer could be turned into a tow behind fire unit to help right around your house.

[@fergusonhobbyfarm4567]

This apparently is the very first Ram F550 😂

[@greasepit98]

So I'm not the only one who caught his mistake

[@61rampy65]

@@greasepit98 I caught that too.

[@wildfire925]

What's the chances that he slipped that in to get the experts to comment 😅

[@jeffhutchins7048]

He's admitted that he doesn't care about make, brand, model etc. WAAAAY back. I think he was calling a Toyota a Subaru back then.😊

[@jeffhutchins7048]

I have a Dodge with a Cummins, transmission and transfer case out of a Ford, rear end out of a Chevy, front end out of a Ford. So it's a Fodgerolet. The truth of it is Chrysler and GM owned the rearend manufacturer (AAM) jointly, the transmission is a ZF, the transfer case is a New Venture (also a GM/Chrysler co-ownership) and the front is a Dana. So in reality there's no Ford in it. The GM part is really what a newer Dodge/Ram truck would have anyway.

[@ConnorDuffy.]

Loving your content, man! You have a wealth of knowledge but you're humble about it. "Who knows? Well, somebody knows but not me."

[@stuartroland9605]

Neet pick Casey.TAKE CARE,BE SAFE.🤩👍👍✌

[@Bigdaddyslasher]

I like the intercooler skid plate on that truck

[@--_DJ_--]

Ours has a good kink in it. No leaks though. It matches the rest of the truck at this point.

[@alearn3312]

Thanks Casey!

[@EatCarbs]

Nice.. thanks for the video

[@jamesd.hummell4391]

Your NCR rollback has all the current indicators that it once belonged to Reichert & Knepp with locations in Indiana. First the paint color and the their unit number on the hood. 50-4 which shows it was from the Plymouth Indiana location.

[@bobbendt1698]

Anybody else hate Casey LaDelle? 15 minutes into the nerdy details of fuel tanks. Thank you Casey.

[@rhondasweeney7271]

Awesome recovery! Thanks for sharing 👏

[@ldvan100]

Casey, once again I am truely amazed at the number of truely GOOD people that comment in your posts.. I've had 8 or 10 great exchanges with people I have no idea who they are nor do they know of me.. Great community Casey, keep doing what your doing...

[@joeeyman7503]

Love it! Another rescue lesson! 🙏❤️😎🤙

[@waynedieleman2857]

I don’t drive a truck, but for a pickup truck or trailer I always do the same thing and put double the rear tie downs as compared to the front load. Plus if you can’t drive like regular traffic you haven’t secured your load properly

[@BFT88]

Cool! I get to watch Casey before bed!

[@jeffclark2725]

Enjoy the adventures in Central Oregon ,thumbs up great video

[@timkirkpatrick9155]

Keep holding your breath on that refit!

[@chestertaylor7341]

WoW Casey, I want to say something about the video so that you beat the algorithm. But there's really nothing that I think you did wrong. I think it really sucks that Oregon is having so many problems with the wild fires.

[@wesallen4228]

Nice road trip.

[@Scroll_Lock]

Being smart we can assume you will never sell that truck. Pre emissions is too good to ever give up.

[@shanefuller24]

I love how he calls a RAM a F550 multiple times

[@hollandbuzzard1039]

At one time I drove for a company out of Shelbyville, Indiana that hauled insulation out to the west coast. The trucks were first generation one-piece sleeper and cab. Since the load in a full trailer was so light, the tractors had 4 150 gallon tanks. That was great going out, but you had to real careful when you fueled up coming back.Top speed was only 58 mph, so it didn't take long for me to get tired of them.

[@duder9752]

Pardon me for asking from your original comment. I drive truck, but have never been over the road. You rolled with 600 gallons of tanks? What era ish was this? I've been driving for twenty years, never otr. Apologies if it's a stupid question but legit don't know that as a history

[@hollandbuzzard1039]

@@duder9752 It was in the early '80s. Fiberglass insulation was very light, and so were the new tractors, so they were able to save time and road expense on the trip out. It was a team operation that the fiberglass company put out of business by not following through on their agreements.

[@danafaulhaber334]

@hollandbuzzard1039 So these might sounds kind dumb questions but im not a trucker so why would you have to be careful when fueling up for the drive back empty? Also why did you have a speed restriction of 58mph? Thought most trucks had there restriction set @65 atleast thats what I've seen marked on some trucks an different vehicles

[@hollandbuzzard1039]

@@danafaulhaber334 They aren't dumb questions. Back in that period the national speed limit was still 55. We had to watch our our fuel because our loads coming back were usually around 45,000 pounds. At around 7.1 pounds per gallon, a full 600 gallons weighs about 4260 pounds.We had to keep our fuel amount low until we finished loading for the return trip, then weighed the rig to see how much fuel we could put on. Going out our original loads of insulation were not heavy enough to matter.

[@azmax623]

Also having the fuel tanks forward puts more weight on the steer wheels, leaving more capacity for towing/hauling on the drive axles.

[@simon-pierregrenon2938]

Salut Casey!!

[@Bigdaddyslasher]

They bent the hell out of those dually wheels driving over rocks. Fire fighter problems stopped wildfires.

[@m2hmghb]

Money well spent. Something tells me the crew will get chewed out though. Who knows how it's run in that state.

[@wildfire925]

It happens. They won't get much of a chewing as long as they weren't acting a fool out there. Most engine crews are trained to have spotters when going off road like that, but it's not always practical or useful.

[@cdodge2996]

If you pay attention to the fuels, the damage was nothing at all compaired to what that fire would have become...

[@devintrudeau6351]

If you ever do go ahead with the western star refit , I’d suggest a swap from the under cab SCR DPF torpedo to clear up some right side frame space , I’ve seen a few builds for tractors that run walking floor trailers with the under cab emissions torpedo and the Hydraulic tank set up on the right hand side like you explained for the international

[@roynewling6599]

Plus taking the role back you didn’t have to drop the drive line

[@Red.Christopher]

A few more videos like this and I feel like I might be ready for an internship. Too bad I'm already 31 years into my career. I really enjoy these how it all works and why videos.

[@MoNoShocks]

Casey, why not put some spiked lug nuts on the Western Star to get more front axle weight?

[@CaseyLaDelle]

@@MoNoShocks because it already has spikes on the front axle

[@24allix]

Vocational trucks are all super cool with their specific 'needs'. With cabover garbage trucks we try to boot everything heavy as far back as possible because we are at like 90% legal front tire weight empty. Lots of little tricks you need to know if your route takes you past the scales often...

[@tommy-guns478]

definitely dry dry everything brown

[@masterbond9]

when you go to the proving grounds, bring the truck in its tow truck form. im sure the engineers will be looking at it, and thinking "hmm, how can this truck tow better"

[@GrantZPrice]

Can't stop thinking about the Tbums😂

[@brw3079]

How's the "slosh factor" with half a load of water? When I was in 5th grade, we lived near a fire station. Twice, the tanker rolled into the ditch, on our corner. My teacher said the fire station had a leaky valve, and the fire fighters started out thinking they had a full tank, when in reality is was only half full. Rounding the corner, the water sloshed, and they rolled it into the ditch. Then, one of my first jobs, I drove a little airport fuel truck. I swear I had it up on two wheels more than once, coming off the runway 😂😂😂. I remembered that fire truck, and it kept me out of trouble.😊

[@timbuckingham6734]

Talk western star into exchanging yours for a custom new truck & call it even. Everyone can Dream claim they would get more sales to tow truck operators 😊

[@wainepate7191]

Greetings from central Montana

[@anthonybrosius-pirani7017]

Thats gotta be stress on that rear end rite

[@UncleBildo]

I gotta deal with a fuel tank issue..... hunks of rust and signs of algae. Luckily the filters have been doing their job. All the shit is in the first one, not a speck in the second......

[@ldvan100]

Condensation in the tanks.. WATER causing corrosion and the algae is better known as diesel fish.. It grows in the condensate water in the bottom of the tank.. You could be picking it up from where ever you fuel from..

[@jdesaavedra0432]

Pulling a lever is much better because it is better to punch yourself than to face plant into the work.

[@jamesbigham9036]

Good morning Casey I am behind on your videos going to get caught up now. You are good at what you do

[@Westerntraveler]

I guess you didn't sell the Rollback

[@NZKIWINZ]

Appreciate your channel. Bless 🙏 you and your Poor Wife. Having to put up with your online buys. 1:47

[@borderbrat]

Edison motors team up once they get production rolling.

[@371508129]

I’m a retired car hauler and the trucks used to have dedicated slots in the frame just to hook chains to when hauling them. Not sure now since the manufacturers have moved to wheel straps.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

NEVER hook to a frame slot on something that heavy

[@1944chevytruck]

COOL!

[@MarkGTLLC]

Casey FYI the rear panel lights weren't on because the master panel battery switch was off. Usually it's a half turn switch on the driver side just outside and below the seat ahead of the B-pillar. That switch controls the power to the radios and lights as well as pump panel. You can still pull the master intake valve and dump the tank though, the valves are all mechanical, no solenoids etc as in some structure engines.

[@leegoldeneagle9003]

Very nice work looking good 👍👍👍👍👍

[@alexpohl6435]

Have you ever thought about stretching the frame on the western star and making it longer wheel base and that way you have more storage space and better weight distribution?

[@CaseyLaDelle]

@@alexpohl6435 any longer and it starts to become a problem when pulling the lowbed trailer.

[@BaltimoreShipspotting]

You: "Oh its good to be tall!" Me: Angry short person noises

[@scuss2]

Thank you for explaining how a DEF system is supposed to work. Now you can explain how DEF makes the air any cleaner. Well, my 1979 F350 4 x 4 had an air pump that pumped clean air into the exhaust pipe near the muffler. I still don't see how that would make the exhaust any cleaner. When the engine builder rebuilt the motor, he removed all that stuff including the EGR valve. To pass emissions I ran a long piece of electrical metal conduit to the muffler from the air pump, as was told to me by an emission testing shop. Then after passing the test, I removed the belt that ran the pump. In NM if your vehicle is 35 years or older, you don't need an emission test. I use Marvel Mystery Oil in every tank of gas and use it in the oil too. 10:51 looks like parts of NM, Arizona, and other places. The tire repair shop can't move the firetruck out of their way if they don't have a key. So, if they don't have a drop box on the side of their building then you took the keys back to where you got them? Thanks for your detailed explanations on how and why you do your job.

[@tomg6214]

Once again Casey drives backwards better than most people can drive forwards!!!!

[@squiggyg.8415]

‘Check out the beautiful views’ points out the window with green grass and then next shot brown 10:41 😎

[@dab1068]

When you live in the desert, you learn to appreciate the beauty of the landscape, not the color of the grass. It's an unfortunate thing here in the western United States that winter and spring are green and summer and fall is brown (mountains are white in winter).

[@fastst1]

That is a very pretty Dodge F550 :) all those fancy options with a fire department, they are asking for trouble!

[@billclisham8668]

Casey, Does hooking the rear rims like that give you any concern about the transmission slipping out of park or the parking brake not holding well causing those chains to loosen up?

[@CamHoughtaling]

Even if the transmission was in neutral, it can not go anywhere

[@warrenbutch3959]

Use a blower and blow the cabin out. I use my leaf blower on my interior of my truck!

[@professorfalken4600]

Good morning

[@jeffhutchins7048]

I thought someone was there too.😊

[@sscrounger4759]

I think we should start a GofundMe to buy Casey a rotator. That Zacklift is darn cool and righteously economical for what it does, but a three-axle rotator could pick it, the Western Star, Casey, and his dog Rusty up at once without even blinking.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

Having a rotator would actually limit me and make it so that I wasn’t able to take on as many jobs.

[@redmondjp]

@@CaseyLaDelle Not to mention the monthly payment and additional insurance, yikes! You have already explained how much it costs just to keep one of those rigs, and although I know it's costing you a lot per year, I'm really glad that you kept the rollback - that is one amazing, versatile truck! I don't know that I've ever seen that large of a rollback in my area. Sure you can quickly put the flatbed behind the Western Star, but you can get that rollback into places that you wouldn't even dare try to put the other combination.

[@sscrounger4759]

@@CaseyLaDelle Still be fun to have, though, no? 2nd best (or perhaps better best) is to know someone who does have one and doesn't mind too much when you call them up and ask for help.

[@B.E.Greatful]

Would you consider a truck from Edison Motors?

[@DIRTVENTURE]

He has a topsy hoody

[@georgejulien3286]

He wears Edison merch half of his videos lol

[@tankiadam4967]

Yeah he is a big fan

[@michaelleith4938]

That would be an awesome colab, Casey and Edison team up to design his perfect tow truck

[@BrainsofFrank]

I'd drive an Edison truck any day. They make so much sense. Not to mention massive torque

[@fergusonhobbyfarm4567]

This new emissions stuff is completely ridiculous!

[@tomedgar4375]

Brought to you by politicians who appointed climate religion followers. Voting has consequences