How much fuel?

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Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

It's a bit different though Eevo, you've got a V8 :p
I'd rather carry fuel in a long range tank to give sensible range, maybe a jerry or two as an emergency.

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true, but it means i'll actually get up the big sand dunes :p

i'll prob take the 2 jerry cans empty, can top those off with that opel fuel or at the community stations where im not 100% confident of the fuel being clean.

I reckon these are the "go"! Fuel Bladder Marine Pillow Tanks - Turtlepac they're located at the Gold Coast. Simply roll the bladder up when not needed or fill it as required.

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Originally Posted by justinc

I have a 60litre one for my 110 from these guys. Fit it before a trip in the back cargo floor, and remove afterwards.
Diesel Tanks | Enmach Industries
The DPRV70 is Less Than $300 and exactly the right height to fit in the load bed, allowing a ply floor over the top.
Behind the front seats I have also filled the well section in with a 60litre alloy tank for water.


JC

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Justin,

How did you fix the tank down? I find the Puma's cargo area a pain with the seat bolt heads (replaced after removing seats to close the holes) ready the chafe through anything that looks like it wants to vibrate a fraction.

Cheers,

Lou

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Originally Posted by Xtreme

I didn't know that jerries on the rear door were illegal, is that just a state thing? In any case I've never been keen on placing extra weight (jerries or second spare) right at the rear like that.

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You can carry Diesel on your rear door as it's 'non flammable' but carrying Petrol is a no go.. as is gas cylinders - I often wonder how they get away with that.. :)

Sue,

Must be the reason Dolium is reluctant to sell the Front Runner gas cylinder carrier mounted from the roof rack down to the RHS body capping...

Mounting it there is ok for Africa (see Naks' car in "Show us your Deefers"), but over here they only like selling the one that holds the cylinder upright on the roof rack.

Cheers,

Lou

I just want to have more diesel in so I can do melbourne to canberra in one tank. lol

-Buy a 130 with a tray
-Can fit a 75L tank under tray, above the main tank
-Put two 44s in the tray

560L of bang should get you most places ;)

Steve

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Originally Posted by roverrescue

-Buy a 130 with a tray
-Can fit a 75L tank under tray, above the main tank
-Put two 44s in the tray

560L of bang should get you most places ;)

Steve

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I know it's relative to the number of kms you get, but I'm not sure how I would feel about spending $800 on 1 fill up. :D

I haven't done any really long trips, but the sweet spot for me is 120-160L.

Ive only ever carried that volume when the 44s are for boat fuel and are unleaded.
Im less worried about the cost and more worried about the big badda bang behind me!

But we were planning a canning trip at some stage.
For such a trip I would definitely have a 44 of dieso in the tray. Most likely one of those plastic 44s. They strong solid and dont rub and carry on like a steel drum.

S

I have a 120L replacement tank on the Puma 110, but also take 20L DG cubes for extra diesel. I take up to 6 cubes in the rear at times, which gives me well over 2000km range. They are UN rated for Class III flammables so fine for diesel and cost about $10 each.

I don't like stopping to buy fuel & can easily refuel when I feel like a break from driving. Also fewer invoices for end of month bookwork. And just as big a reason is that I get most of my fuel from the local Shell, so there is less chance of common rail injection problems from unknown sources.