i pull the bed. especially if the tank is full.
you have a 19 gallon tank with 115 pounds of gas sloshing around in it.
damn near impossible to get down without taking a gas bath.

 

I've done it both ways. In 2018, I removed the bed. A couple of months ago, I lowered the front tank.
Because the nuts wouldn't loosen from the bed bolts, removing the bed took longer than lowering the tank. I had to grind the heads off of some of the bed bolts and I sawzalled two of the bolts in half, between the frame and the bed.
To lower the front tank, I siphoned the fuel out through the filler neck. Then I put two friction style ratchet straps under the tank. Once the tank strap nuts are removed, it's easy to lower the tank by loosening the ratchet straps.
Once it's lowered some, the electrical, fuel line and EVAP connections are accessible.
If I have to do it again, I'll lower the tanks rather than lift the bed.

 

Ok, thanks. I'll empty the rear tank and try to lower it; if that doesn't work I'll pull the bed. If that doesn't work I'll try my mil-spec swearing and re-look at dropping the tank.

Fun either way.

 

matkinson13, please disconnect truck battery ( S ) before attempting any work on fuel system.

 

Marksman76, yes, I definitely plan to disconnect the battery and have a fire extinguisher or two on hand. Plus I'll have two priests, a minister, and a rabbi standing by for good measure.

Working on fuel systems makes me, let's just say, EXTRA cautious.

 

no iman?
wassamatta, ya islamafobic?

 

Not at all. Those guys were just for the fuel system.

I have an Imam, Hare Krishna, and Buddhist Monk on call for when I work on brakes.