Van Packed With A 1,000 Gallons Of Gas Found Ahead Of Trump's Visit To Baltimore

[TheCount]

The Chrysler Pacifica minivan has 140.5 cubic feet of storage space behind the front row.
1 US fluid gallon = 0.133680556 cubic feet
140.5cubic ft/.1336805556 = 1051.01298351871 gallons

glad I could assist with that.

Chrysler Pacifica
gross weight:6005 lbs
Curb weight: 4330 lbs

6005 - 4330 = 1675 lbs cargo capacity


A thousand gallons of diesel is seven thousand pounds of fuel.

 

[Anti Federalist]

I know, that's why I force my kid to practice it every day. He was in the "hall of fame" in his class last year. Could do the entire 10x10 tables for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division at 2seconds or less per problem with 100% accuracy.

That said, in a standard van, you'd bottom out and bust the suspension if you tried it.

1051 gallons of gas X 6.073 pounds per gallon at standard density comes to 6382 pounds.

ETA - Yah I see Willie Wonka beat me to it.

Still, that's a smart boy there.

Good job dad.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Chrysler Pacifica
gross weight:6005 lbs
Curb weight: 4330 lbs

6005 - 4330 = 1675 lbs cargo capacity


A thousand gallons of diesel is seven thousand pounds of fuel.

Gas not diesel.
Gas weighs about six pounds per gallon so it would be about 6,000 pounds.
It could have been less than 1,000 gallons and they could have overloaded the van.

 

[specsaregood]

Chrysler Pacifica
gross weight:6005 lbs
Curb weight: 4330 lbs
6005 - 4330 = 1675 lbs cargo capacity
A thousand gallons of diesel is seven thousand pounds of fuel.

And? that wasn't the question I answered. The question was "How do you get 1K gallons of gas in a van ?"
I answered that question.

As to you, I guess its impractical to upgrade the suspension of a van? Or that the van used wasn't a minivan but a commercial model with a higher weight capacity?
And the max weight capacity, that's for practical driving purposes, not "hey, lets fill this fucker up to the brim, cuz we are gonna blow it sky high and don't care if we blow out its suspension because its going to kingdom come in 2 days.

for all any of us know, it could have been parked in place, then loaded after already parked. maybe that's why it was noticed because it was so low to the ground.

 

[TheCount]

Gas not diesel.
Gas weighs about six pounds per gallon so it would be about 6,000 pounds.
It could have been less than 1,000 gallons and they could have overloaded the van.

Oh so it might have only been 5000 lbs of fuel in a van... Plus an explosive, plus a driver...

When people figure out that magical Trumpkin vans can move so much cargo, they'll make trucks obsolete.

 

[Swordsmyth]

And? that wasn't the question I answered. The question was "How do you get 1K gallons of gas in a van ?"
I answered that question.

As to you, I guess its impractical to upgrade the suspension of a van? Or that the van used wasn't a minivan but a commercial model with a higher weight capacity?
And the max weight capacity, that's for practical driving purposes, not "hey, lets fill this $#@!er up to the brim, cuz we are gonna blow it sky high and don't care if we blow out its suspension because its going to kingdom come in 2 days.

You aren't supposed to question his assumptions.
You are exercising your neanderthal privilege again.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Oh so it might have only been 5000 lbs of fuel in a van... Plus an explosive, plus a driver...

When people figure out that magical Trumpkin vans can move so much cargo, they'll make trucks obsolete.

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Originally Posted by specsaregood

As to you, I guess its impractical to upgrade the suspension of a van? Or that the van used wasn't a minivan but a commercial model with a higher weight capacity?
And the max weight capacity, that's for practical driving purposes, not "hey, lets fill this $#@!er up to the brim, cuz we are gonna blow it sky high and don't care if we blow out its suspension because its going to kingdom come in 2 days.

 

[specsaregood]

You are exercising your neanderthal privilege again.

yeah, still waiting on my reparations from all the h0m0sapiens that killed my forefathers.

 

[TheCount]

for all any of us know, it could have been parked in place, then loaded after already parked. maybe that's why it was noticed because it was so low to the ground.

You've got that backwards; random Trumpkins on the internet actually know better than the people who actually saw the van.

Don't stop believing.

 

[Swordsmyth]

You've got that backwards; random Trumpkins on the internet actually know better than the people who actually saw the van.

Don't stop believing.

You are the one who is so trusting of the government (run by Demoncrats) and the MSM that you believe the coverup is more accurate than initial reports.

 

[CCTelander]

Firstly, while this whole story seems unlikely to be much of anything significant, I don't know for a fact, and don't care enough to do any research. So I have no opinion on that score. However, here's a fun fact:

Diesel fuel weighs approximately 1 pound more per gallon than does gasoline. So 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel would weigh approx. 1,000 lbs. more than a similar amount of gas.

Make of it what you will.

 

[Pauls' Revere]

How do you get 1K gallons of gas in a van ?

http://www.endmemo.com/cconvert/galft2.php

1000 gallons = 26.1444 sq ft. So, we need to know the type of van and its interior dimensions. I suppose one could install a rubberized bladder that would hold a liquid in a most non-conformed shape.

 

[dannno]

Oh so it might have only been 5000 lbs of fuel in a van... Plus an explosive, plus a driver...

When people figure out that magical Trumpkin vans can move so much cargo, they'll make trucks obsolete.

Dodge Promasters max out at 4,500, and like others have said you could overload it a bit.

 

[Schifference]

How do you get 1K gallons of gas in a van ?

This was my exact first thought. I pictured my 275 gallon oil tank and multiplied x 3. Three oil tanks not fitting in a van.

 

[Schifference]

I hope they at least got a ticket for being overweight.

 

[Stratovarious]

It's not uncommon to carry fuel in the back of your van
for the weed eater, provided it's for hunting purposes, then of
course covered under [MENTION=33245]TheTexan[/MENTION] 's copy of the
2nd amendment.

 

[Slave Mentality]

The Chrysler Pacifica minivan has 140.5 cubic feet of storage space behind the front row.
1 US fluid gallon = 0.133680556 cubic feet
140.5cubic ft/.1336805556 = 1051.01298351871 gallons

glad I could assist with that.

With about 3+ tons of fuel the van would need the springs and frame from a Peterbilt. Need to finish the math...

 

[oyarde]

And? that wasn't the question I answered. The question was "How do you get 1K gallons of gas in a van ?"
I answered that question.

As to you, I guess its impractical to upgrade the suspension of a van? Or that the van used wasn't a minivan but a commercial model with a higher weight capacity?
And the max weight capacity, that's for practical driving purposes, not "hey, lets fill this fucker up to the brim, cuz we are gonna blow it sky high and don't care if we blow out its suspension because its going to kingdom come in 2 days.

for all any of us know, it could have been parked in place, then loaded after already parked. maybe that's why it was noticed because it was so low to the ground.

Thats how I would do it . Park it in place and get Dankes nephew to load it later.

 

[specsaregood]

With about 3+ tons of fuel the van would need the springs and frame from a Peterbilt. Need to finish the math...

Need to finish thread...

 

[Schifference]