FFR fuel tank capacity ?

[Ean Austral]

Gday All,

done some searches but cant seem to find the answer. How much fuel does the FFR hold and what sort of fuel use should we expect to get on open highway.

Thanks and Cheers Ean

[Gordie]

On a trip from Canberra to Adelaide in my '86 Isuzu County, was averaging about 10-11 L/100km and that included pretty hard going into head winds on Hay Plains. I have about 68L tank I reckon, not sure what FFRs have. So I was refilling about 500km or so, or a bit more often if there were no towns for a while.

[weeds]

If FFR are the same as 6x6’s they will have a 60L maybe 62L

[grey_ghost]

I have an FFR - from memory it’s a 65l tank... I fill up at 400km mark - I never like running tanks low..

[87County]

Ean, don't forget you'll have a couple of jerry can holders on the car - maybe 20 litres each fuel &/or water :)

[Ean Austral]

Ean, don't forget you'll have a couple of jerry can holders on the car - maybe 20 litres each fuel &/or water :)

Yep I see all of the ones at the Vic Auction have them on the back but at the other auctions they are removed and just the holder is there.

The boy in me says we fly down, jump in. start her up and head off on a road trip to Darwin and deal with any issues as they come [bigsmile][bigsmile] bag of tools, couple of spares like a fuel filter and a fan belt, bit of food and water , what else could we want.[biggrin][thumbsupbig][thumbsupbig]

The business side of me says , tell my mate , sight unseen except on the net , pay the $$ and put it on a truck . [bigsad][bigsad]

Cheers Ean

[87County]

Ean, don't depend on getting a jack, wheelbrace and tool roll. I'd say the majority get "lost".

Sometimes, if you meet the right person at Grays, they'll "find" a set for you :) but don't count on it.

But it's not expensive to put a set together for your trip from a bunnings and/or supercheap (they're everywhere in the big smoke). They also have jerry cans.

[Ean Austral]

Ean, don't depend on getting a jack, wheelbrace and tool roll. I'd say the majority get "lost".

Sometimes, if you meet the right person at Grays, they'll "find" a set for you :) but don't count on it.

But it's not expensive to put a set together for your trip from a bunnings and/or supercheap (they're everywhere in the big smoke). They also have jerry cans.

thanks for that - I didn't expect there would be so if successful I will fly down with my tool roll as luggage and we can pick up a jack at any of the car places as you say. The ones he is looking at show the gauges working so assume they at the least start. A friend is driving a truck to adelaide and said he can take a few things down to the depot if I wanted to send any extra stuff like a fridge or extra tools.
i won't get ahead of myself so will let him win 1 first then worry about the finer details.

Cheers Ean

[grey_ghost]

Ean, I bought a FFR in June last year in Melbourne. No jack, no wheel brace, no tools. Nothing. Having said that - it had a full tank and started first pop. It then sailed through a roadworthy with nothing needed at all... But reading other people’s experiences - I was lucky...

[Ean Austral]

Ean, I bought a FFR in June last year in Melbourne. No jack, no wheel brace, no tools. Nothing. Having said that - it had a full tank and started first pop. It then sailed through a roadworthy with nothing needed at all... But reading other people’s experiences - I was lucky...

We have been waiting for them to be auctioned here but the 1 auction they had a few I missed due to someone having a bad accident at work. They went pretty cheap I am told so we are lucky to any since. Usually just stuff like containers are auctioned here so makes it hard if you don't have the time to fly down south and inspect the gear before you buy then be lucky enough to win that 1 particular vehicle.

anyway if not this time maybe next.

Cheers Ean

[mick88]

Before you head off go over all the drive member bolts, prop shaft bolts, take some circlip pliers with you and some silicon sealant. I also used a service removable Loctite on all the drive member bolts.
All of these (drive member and prop shaft bolts) on our FFR were loose.
The drive members and plastic axle covers can flick a bit of oil about, but a bit of silicone will sort them out.
I would also grab a couple of new inner tubes to take with you, as they can chafe through and by the time you pull up the tube will be a throw away job. Plus all the gear to change and mend flats. We run the recommended Army tyre pressures and find that it reduces the chance of chaffing/flats.
Fuel capacity is 60-65 litres and fuel economy varies on how high you have the wick turned up, about 24 mpg at 100-110kph and 30mpg at 80kph. Wind and terrain have an influence too. Melbourne to Darwin is a long run in a Perentie, especially in summer, not at all for the vehicle, but for the cabin crew, so you might want to plan a rest day or two. ;)
The Perenties themselves are as close to bullet proof as you will ever get.
Good luck.

Cheers, Mick.

[Ean Austral]

Thanks Mick ,

Our original plan was to do mostly night driving then find a place with some sort of air con accommodation and sleep during the hottest part of the day. That plan has gone out the window as the permit is apparently only during daylight hours .

Things may change as my mate has just chickened out of the auction so I might buy 1 myself if the prices don't go ridiculous. Greys tell me because I am interstate I have 10 days to collect it , so that may work a bit more favourable for me, especially if I could collect it late on a Friday.

anyway have to win the auction first so will worry about the rest after that.

Thanks for the tips

Cheers Ean

[mick88]

Night driving......Lucas Electrics, OMG.

I forgot to add, bring a test light or multi meter with you.
Maybe both. ;)

Some can have corrosion issues with indicators, parkers, stop/tails etc.

Cheers, Mick.

[Mick_Marsh]

Some can have corrosion issues with indicators, parkers, stop/tails etc.
The most common electrical problem I hear of is corrosion in the fuse panel.

[Ean Austral]

Night driving......Lucas Electrics, OMG.

I forgot to add, bring a test light or multi meter with you.
Maybe both. ;)

Some can have corrosion issues with indicators, parkers, stop/tails etc.

Cheers, Mick.

it should be full moon by the time I am ready to travel - who needs lights on the open rd with the big light bulb in the sky. Gotta get some excitement in life [bigrolf][bigrolf]

Cheers Ean

[tc_s1]

The most common electrical problem I hear of is corrosion in the fuse panel.Dont forget the dreaded headlight flipper switch. From the factory i believe they are all wired directly like the civilians and over time it burns down, wears and the lamps go inoperable. Sorting that on a 91 perentie at the moment. Also, strangely on the 88 whilst it had a recent and apparently new gearbox installed prior to going out of service, the output seals began leaking straight away, so you may want to verify parts and bits if they look recently installed, were properly and fully serviced (at least to the extent you can). Perhaps of note, these were both cargos and not ffrs. Best of luck.

[mick88]

Dont forget the dreaded headlight flipper switch. From the factory i believe they are all wired directly like the civilians and over time it burns down, wears and the lamps go inoperable. Sorting that on a 91 perentie at the moment. Also, strangely on the 88 whilst it had a recent and apparently new gearbox installed prior to going out of service, the output seals began leaking straight away, so you may want to verify parts and bits if they look recently installed, were properly and fully serviced (at least to the extent you can). Perhaps of note, these were both cargos and not ffrs. Best of luck.

Yes the "fusible link" is the switches themselves. ;)
A good idea is to replace the indicator cluster, head light switch, and the hazard light switch straight up, as they can all give grief.
The indicator wiring is all linked through the hazard switch. These are all readily available at reasonable prices on flea-bay.
Done all of mine and nil issues since.

Cheers, Mick.