DEF useage

[CAT-RN]

Well I never check the exact mileage. So don't really know. I for sure know it's not 50? I drove mine to Florida and back. 2500 mile or so. Gauge says just over 1/2. Not sure how big the DEF the tank is.

But just guessing the above 320 mentioned is probably close.

Russell

[W5CI]

My RAM holds a little over 5 gal, Just returned from colorado,1000 miles towing each way. It was full when I left Arkansas and I put in 2 1/2 gal in colorado and 2 1/2 when I got back to Arkansas about 2500 miles total. I guess thats about gal per 500 miles

[Mmnsc]

I am sure your Ram gets better fuel mileage than our Berkshires so it would be natural to assume you get considerably more miles per gallon of DEF. It is not comparing apples to oranges.


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[ChooChooMan74]

My EcoD uses about 1 Gallon of DEF to 50 Gallons of fuel, too. Seems to be about the norm.

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[RVNVET]

Folks do the math, 1 gal of DEF to 50 gallons of fuel. 50 gallons of fuel at 10 mpg is 500 miles. We are all saying the same thing, sort of.

[CAT-RN]

Originally Posted by RVNVET

Folks do the math, 1 gal of DEF to 50 gallons of fuel. 50 gallons of fuel at 10 mpg is 500 miles. We are all saying the same thing, sort of.

Sorry I misread you post. Gallons--Miles. Lol. Same thing you right.

Russell

[tmmar]

DEF tank on the Berkshires holds 13 gallons of DEF.

[Bud Ezekiel H.]

Originally Posted by tmmar

Oldkeywest91,
We get about 350 miles (+/-) per gallon of DEF so if you are going to FW, you should use somewhere in the neighborhood of 7 gals of DEF for the round trip- estimating a 2500 miles trip. Your tank holds 13 gallons. This, of course, is just an approximation.
Tom

Think you're just about on the money with your estimate. We've put about 3000 miles on our 38A and I've put in 8 Gallons of DEF in it so far. But with the mileage we're getting snailing along at 65 MPH, I won't complain. Just wished it was behind a swing-out door instead of a swing-up one.

[CAT-RN]

Originally Posted by Bud Ezekiel H.

Think you're just about on the money with your estimate. We've put about 3000 miles on our 38A and I've put in 8 Gallons of DEF in it so far. But with the mileage we're getting snailing along at 65 MPH, I won't complain. Just wished it was behind a swing-out door instead of a swing-up one.

Take the door shocks off. Swing the door up and hold it there with a broom handle. Makes it easy. Could have someone hold the door up while you fill it.

I leave my door shocks off.

Russell

[RVNVET]

Just get the pump, it makes life so much easier!

[Lumpy]

Originally Posted by RVNVET

Just get the pump, it makes life so much easier!
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I got the pump after meeting some wise guy in SC and he should me one. I love my pump. I use it on my dodge I use it on my chevy and I use it on my ford my tractor doesn't use def so not on my tractor.

[mikeborny]

I find that I have to fill my DEF tank every third time I fill up the diesel tank. I never want to run my DEF tank empty.


Mike & Amy + 3 and the dogs!
2014 berkshire 390bh-40

[I-RV]

I fill a 2 1/2 gallon container with DEF while fueling-up; when ever the container is empty. I transfer the DEF to the DEF tank at my leisure, whenever the DEF gauge is down one bar. Since I fuel-up at the 1/4 tank level, it generally works out that I fill the DEF container every fuel-up on the average. I have never purchased store DEF.

I'm sure that everyone has a system that they lock into!
Hank