Long Range Fuel Tanks & Rear Recovery Point???

**Yorkshire_Jon** · 26th January 2011, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by mools

Jon,

I have a 'long ranger' fuel tank and a tow bar (don't kmow the manufacrue off the top of my head - it might be ARB but as it hasn't got ARB plastered all over it it might not be) - it has two recovery points on it (fairly small but quite beefy) and so will take 2 x 3.75t bow shackles to use with a bridle.

I don't have a tank gaurd - last time I took the tank off it was heavy as hell - very well made.

If you need any photos let me know - else I'll be at the orienteering event next weekend if your going to that.

Ian.

Hi Ian,
Yep, I'll be there next weekend, 90% certain it will be in my 110, if not it means the garage still have it and so then i'll be in a Land Rover demonstrator of some kind!

R
Jon

**KarlB** · 26th January 2011, 04:12 PM

The tanks I had fitted were 40 litres under the driver’s seat-box, and 45 litres under the passenger seat-box. Price was $1095 each plus $60 delivery from Dolium in WA (the importers) to Opposite Lock in Rockdale. Gordon fitted them both for $500. Dropped it in at 8.30 in the morning and drove out at 5.30 in the evening. The left hand one was a special order and took a little while to get. The bottom of both tanks is higher than the bottom of the chassis rails.

If you use a flexible tank (sitting in the rear footwell for example) you should not need a breather, especially with diesel as the tank is not rigid and you have essentially no "air space" for fuel vapour to accumulate. They use such tanks in light aircraft and helicopters to extend their range. There are a range of manufacturers but I understand TurtlePac is one of the best and they are made in Currumbin, Qld (see Turtlepac). After you have decanted the fuel out of it you can roll it up out of the way. TurtlePac also make collapsible jerry cans. [Look under Bush Plane]

Cheers
KarlB

**Ivan** · 27th January 2011, 08:30 AM

Yorkshire john

I think you need to weigh up how often you will need that amount of fuel. If it's only for the one trip then something like the rear footwell tanks would be better. Why pay thousands of dollars fitting extra fuel tanks for the one trip? I went to Libya a few years ago and the requirement was for us to carry 220ltrs of fuel for the V8 Discovery. All I did was carry 6 Jerry cans in the rear behind the cargo barrier (removed rear seats) and 2 Jerry cans on the roof rack. Most of the time the Jerry cans were empty so no weight problems and I made sure I used the roof rack cans first. I only filled them before we started the Desert crossing. I also did the same when I did the Simpson many years ago. Six 20ltr fuel Jerry cans and two 20ltr water Jerry cans fit very nicely across the back of a Discovery 1.
I carried the fuel inside as I wanted it as low down in the vehicle as I could get.

HTH

Ivan

**Yorkshire_Jon** · 27th January 2011, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by Ivan

Yorkshire john

I think you need to weigh up how often you will need that amount of fuel. If it's only for the one trip then something like the rear footwell tanks would be better. Why pay thousands of dollars fitting extra fuel tanks for the one trip? I went to Libya a few years ago and the requirement was for us to carry 220ltrs of fuel for the V8 Discovery. All I did was carry 6 Jerry cans in the rear behind the cargo barrier (removed rear seats) and 2 Jerry cans on the roof rack. Most of the time the Jerry cans were empty so no weight problems and I made sure I used the roof rack cans first. I only filled them before we started the Desert crossing. I also did the same when I did the Simpson many years ago. Six 20ltr fuel Jerry cans and two 20ltr water Jerry cans fit very nicely across the back of a Discovery 1.
I carried the fuel inside as I wanted it as low down in the vehicle as I could get.

HTH

Ivan

Thanks Ian,
You are of course right. The 110 does need a bigger tank though, last April we went to Alice and we were forever stopping to "splash & dash" with the standard LR tank. Whilst this isnt the first or last trip, it is the first time Ive been forced to consider all options due to the quantities and isolation / reliability factor involved.

Im pretty sure I'll be getting the replacement rear tank (140L), just not 100% sold on the belly tank yet - Im still optioneering on that one!

J

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