Carrying metal jerries laying flat?

[Rimmer]

Anyone see any problems mounting jerry holders so they are laying on their side?
Was thinking if I get them in nice and tight with insertion rubber, should be all good, maybe?

Tod.

[101RRS]

Just make sure the seals are good, have the filler at the top and if anything underfill a little and never ever overfill.

I a jerry holder on one of my vehicles that is on its side and it works OK.

Garry

[Sitec]

Are we talking on their side with the pressed 'x' facing down, or on their backs with the filler 'upward'? The latter would be ok I guess, but wouldn't risk them completely on their side....

[101RRS]

Are we talking on their side with the pressed 'x' facing down, or on their backs with the filler 'upward'? The latter would be ok I guess, but wouldn't risk them completely on their side....

As standard fit the 101 has them on their backs with no issues and the Haflinger has them on their sides with no issues.

Garry

[kenleyfred]

Because I'm always out of cash I keep a metal Jerry can on its side in the passenger footwell of my work ute. So I can always keep working.
It has never leaked. And being inside next to me I'd know straight away if it did.

[Rimmer]

Yeah, laying flat with the "pressed X" facing down.

Always seen them upright or standing up on their side.

Thought they may have the opportunity to flex a little more laying flat, increasing the chance of a crack/leak.
They are new and seal well so if 101's carry them in this fashion. That's good enough for me.

I could quite easily carry them in their carriers on their side or standing up. They're up on the roof though and liked the idea of a lower profile.

Thanks
Tod.

[101RRS]

Yeah, laying flat with the "pressed X" facing down.

They are new and seal well so if 101's carry them in this fashion. That's good enough for me.

Tod.

The 101 does not lie on its side - it is on its back. The haflinger has it on its side with the X facing down on one side and up on the other side.

See the 101 pic with the jerry on its back under the passenger side tray - obvious on the Haflinger. Both of these vehicles were owned by the same person at different times.

[loanrangie]

If they are new i'd be worried that they are most likely chinese and therefore likely to leak , i do remember seeing some Eastern European ones around so they might be ok.

[Rimmer]

All good advice.

Cheers.

[Bushie]

If you can get old DoD jerries you can put them in just about any position with a bit of care.

Laying flat in 2000
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/05/547.jpg

On their back in 2008
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/05/466.jpg

Standing up in 2012
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/05/467.jpg

The jerries are dated around 195? and I've had them since the early 80s, only had to replace the seals once.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/05/1167.jpg
Unpainted on the Rangie at Gosses Bluff in 1985



Martyn

[Westie]

Anyone see any problems mounting jerry holders so they are laying on their side?.

You can put them any which way. If they're going to leak they'll leak which ever way up they are.

A word of caution however. If you don't strap them down tight they'll rub through. I had some in a custom made holder in front of the rear wheels under the tray of a 110 ute and they were soon leaking on the welds after a few thousand k's of corrugations. A nice fix I saw was to stretch a slice of inner tube over the Jerry can - stops it rattling too.