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BUYER'S GUIDE TOOL´N´FUEL By Steve Campbell W ork truck bed space is always at a premium, and lockable storage is even more valuable. Having quick access to spare fuel is also nice, especially for smaller companies with just a couple pieces of equipment in the field. So, contractors who need to carry spare fuel for construction and landscaping equipment, along with tools, oil, straps, chains and other small items used around a jobsite, find a bed-mounted combination toolbox/fuel tank an extremely attractive addition to their rolling office. Today's selection of bed-mounted combo tanks provide double, triple or even quadruple the capacity of the truck's fuel tank, with capacities ranging from 30 to 100 gallons. Those extra gallons of fuel in the bed 62 PROPICKUP Buyer's Guide 2012 of your pickup can provide a full day's worth of work out of smaller equipment without wasted downtime making a fuel run. Choosing which tool-and-fuel combo box is best for your needs is as much a matter of personal preference as it is design. Bed-mounted fuel tanks come in two distinct types: auxiliary and transfer tanks. (Tanks are built task-specific; one should never be set up to do the job of the other.) The most common are transfer tanks, which require an external pump, hose and nozzle to transfer fuel from the bedmounted tank to secondary equipment or to "refuel" the truck itself. These tanks are generally restricted to noncombustible liquids – meaning no gasoline – and are most often used for diesel Combo boxes are designed to fit neatly between a pickup's wheel wells. Diamondplate aluminum has become a popular material choice for its strength-to-weight ratio and its good looks. (Photo courtesy of Transfer Flow)

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