- Nov 12, 2016
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We have a GMC 1 ton van
, that we just sank $4,500 into due to neglect. The current set up in the van is a Hydramaster CDS,
, water pond 120 gallon in the BACK of the van, and a 100 gallon saddle tank on the passenger side wheel well.
I personally feel this is too much water to carry - by removing the 100 gallon tank we would remove almost 900 lbs from the van.
First question: How much gas do you think this would save?
Second issue: The water pond being in the very back I believe is causing the suspension to wear out prematurely and makes it impossible to have decent alignment on the vehicle. By moving the water pond to the middle of the van such as seen here
we would obviously create more space in the back of the van.
Second question: Would this give a positive impact on the overall suspension of the van and the wear of the tires?
I'm working on convincing the owner to change his set up. His primary concern is not having enough water with just the water pond to run a $700+ residential route. He absolutely does not ever want to be in a situation to use customer's water.


I personally feel this is too much water to carry - by removing the 100 gallon tank we would remove almost 900 lbs from the van.
First question: How much gas do you think this would save?
Second issue: The water pond being in the very back I believe is causing the suspension to wear out prematurely and makes it impossible to have decent alignment on the vehicle. By moving the water pond to the middle of the van such as seen here

Second question: Would this give a positive impact on the overall suspension of the van and the wear of the tires?
I'm working on convincing the owner to change his set up. His primary concern is not having enough water with just the water pond to run a $700+ residential route. He absolutely does not ever want to be in a situation to use customer's water.