PLT OF AN SMT TWIN DIVERTED TO LAND DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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MY BOSS WAS HAVING A CONFLICT WITH THE LCL ARPT MGMNT AND TOLD ME TO START BUYING FUEL AWAY FROM OUR HOME BASE. THE TRIP BEFORE THIS ONE I HAD THE PLANE TOPPED OFF BEFORE RETURNING HOME. THE BARON I FLY HOLDS 5.4 HRS WORTH OF FUEL AT THE PWR SETTINGS I USE; AND FLEW 1 HR 20 MINS TO OUR HOME BASE. DURING PREFLT ON THE NEXT TRIP; I FOUND THE FUEL THE WAY I ANTICIPATED IT TO BE DOWN FROM THE CAP ON THE AUX AND MAINS; BUT FUEL IN ALL TANKS. (PREFLT WAS DONE IN A DARK HANGAR WITH A FLASHLIGHT). ALSO DURING PREFLT; I NOTED THAT THE HOBBS METER WAS AS I LEFT IT. I TOOK OFF ON WHAT WAS TO BE A 2 HR 10-20 MIN FLT FEELING I SHOULD LAND AT OUR DEST WITH AN HR AND A HALF OF FUEL IN THE TANKS. ABOUT 50 MINS INTO THE TRIP THE GAUGES FOR THE AUX TANKS WERE INTO THE YELLOW; I THOUGHT TO MYSELF THAT IT BURNED THAT AMOUNT RATHER QUICKLY BUT TALKED MYSELF INTO THINKING FUEL GAUGES ARE NEVER VERY ACCURATE AND THAT THERE HAS TO BE PLENTY OF FUEL IN THE MAIN TANKS YET. I SWITCHED BACK TO THE MAINS AND SWITCHED THE GAUGE SWITCH TO THE MAINS. AS I DID THIS; I NOTED THE INDIVIDUAL GAUGES FOR EACH TANK WEREN'T EQUAL ON THE AUX OR MAINS; AS FAR AS L AUX AND MAINS HAVING MORE FUEL. SEEING THESE INDICATIONS REASSURED MY FEELINGS THAT THE GAUGES ARE WRONG. ONE HR AFTER SWITCHING TO THE MAINS (1 HR 50 MINS INTO THE FLT) MY L ENG STARTED TO MISS. I SWITCHED THE L SIDE BACK TO AUX AND DECLARED AN EMER. ZKC ASKED THE NATURE OF MY EMER AND I TOLD THEM I HAD A FUEL EMER AND WANTED VECTORS TO THE NEAREST ARPT. HE TURNED ME TO A HDG OF 330 DEGS; TOLD ME PITTSFIELD IS 12 MI; GAVE ME THE NDB FREQ; AND THE CLOSEST RPTED WX. AS HE WAS DOING THIS; I TUNED MY ADF AND LORAN TO PITTSFIELD. WHILE WE WERE DOING THIS; MY R ENG STARTED MISSING; SO I SWITCHED THAT SIDE BACK TO AUX I WAS NOW 10 MI FROM THE ARPT AND HAD IT IN SIGHT. THE HDG AND DISTANCE WAS JUST AS HE CALLED IT. AT 5 MI FROM THE ARPT; I CANCELED THE EMER AND IFR FLT PLAN AND TOLD HIM THAT I WAS REMAINING ON HIS FREQ. ON LNDG ROLLOUT THE R ENG STOPPED. I WATCHED AS THEY FUELED AND NOTICED THE L SIDE HAD 15 GALLONS IN THE AUX TANK YET. HMMM! AFTER THAT; WE COMPETED THE REST OF THE TRIP AND AFTER RETURNING HOME I STARTED HEARING STORIES OF OTHERS IN OUR HANGAR AND ON THE FIELD HAVING HAD FUEL TAKEN OUT OF THEIR PLANES. NEW COMPANY POLICY -- FULL FUEL ON EVERY DEP UNLESS WT RESTRICTIONS.