fuel jerry`s

[brownie142]

Hey Guy`s, how many fuel jerry`s would be acceptable to carry on a roof rack for a months worth of travel ...say ...the french line...or a trip like that.

brownie

[gruntfuttock]

What kind of vehicle :?:

[brownie142]

Hi gruntfuttock, 1985 county, 3.5 V8 full length roof rack

brownie

[gruntfuttock]

Go and have a look in the owners manual. It should tell you how many Kgs you can put on the roof.

The defender can carry 75Kgs WITH and including the roof rack so yours should be around the same I would think. The top is only alu.

[brownie142]

so whats the deal with the defenders I see getting around with a full load plus 4 to 5 jerrys of fuel/water??

Brownie

[matbor]

Wouldn't want to have a accident with those kind of loads on the roof, the insurance company will deny your claim style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gifstyle_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gifstyle_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

[Captain_Rightfoot]

Originally posted by brownie142
so whats the deal with the defenders I see getting around with a full load plus 4 to 5 jerrys of fuel/water??

Brownie
Could quite possibly be damaging the roof structure too. It's very common for vehicles with heavily laden roof racks to have cracking and fatigue problems.

[Disco300Tdi]

Originally posted by brownie142
so whats the deal with the defenders I see getting around with a full load plus 4 to 5 jerrys of fuel/water??

Brownie

You dont need to be dumb to be stupid style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

[Bushie]

Not sure how the defender would go but from memory the Rangie has much the same roof loading, having said that when I did my first Simpson crossing I had 4 jerries and the spare on the roofrack (together with 300 disposable nappies).

As soon as there was room in the main tank a jerry can got emptied. Its not as if you are going to be travelling at high speed over endless corrugations. Insurance matters aside I reckon if you take care you should be OK.

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BTW we used around 220litres petrol between Oodnadatta & Birdsville (1989)
Vs 90 litres diesel (2000)


Bushie

[djam1]

Brownie142
Despite all that is said today back in the 80s 109 inch Land Rovers running Overland from London on the Asian highway were Carrying upto 9 Jerry cans on the rear of the roof rack under conditions that most people today couldnt dream of.
Admittedly the 109s had leaf springs (1 Ton springs by the smart operators) without the problems associated with body roll and coil springs (can you imagine the body roll with 200 litres of fuel on the roof).
At this loading it was important that the roof rack was very well designed and some body damage was inevitable, it was important to brace the front windscreen frame as it would crack.
Other points made here are completely valid but its beyond the envelope that Land Rovers shine.
Despite the cautious rarified atmosphere that most people function in today the reputation of Land Rovers was built in the extreme where the manufacturers recommendations were ignored and neccessity was the mother of modification and invention.
If you load it to the extreme respect this with the way you drive.
I have run 2 door Range Rovers with 4 Jerry cans on the roof without problem a 110 is capable of much more both structurally and conceptually

[weeds]

Hey Brownie

I have just done the simpson in a 300tdi defender, i took the long way around via the rig track. I carried two diesel and one water jerry along with a complete spare, three swags, two gas bottles, a solar panel, post hole shovel and an awning on the roof rack. My roof rack is a heavy duty steel home made one. I used 78L diesel for 648km. The previous owner went over the top with my roof rack, when I get some spare $$$ i will purchase an alloy one. I think my roof rack alone would exceed the allowable weight alone. Not sure how many litres the V8 would use across the simpson. If you do the simpson consider the rig track, although its longer 2/3rds of it is clay top.

[brownie142]

Hey instead of all that is it ok to take offroad 6 x4 trailer....the 110 should make it up most dunes, hills etc with a trailer????.... and any tips on the best tyres to buy for the trip?????

brownie