Long range tank

[nismine01]

Does anybody know of a supplier of a larger capacity fuel tank for a diesel D2A.
I plan on some outback touring with a caravan and would like to be on the safe side fuel wise.

Cheers

Mike

[PhilipA]

Long Ranger used to do one and I bought one and the second tank which goes in the RH quarter panel second hand for a total of 155L.

I don't know if they would do a special but it wouldn't hurt to ask.
Otherwise keep a lookout on Gumtree and Ebay.

[John_D4]

Brown Davis do a 142lt replacement tank. I’ve just ordered one of these. It’s a single tank the LRA and other brands are a 2 tank system. Also, Brown Davis make an additional 55lt six tank giving you 200lt total.

Otherwise if you don’t have ACE and SLS you can buy sill tanks from Les a Richmond in Melbourne. They’re a storage unit only and use electric pumps to transfer into your main tank.

[Tombie]

Long Ranger used to do one and I bought one and the second tank which goes in the RH quarter panel second hand for a total of 155L.

I don't know if they would do a special but it wouldn't hurt to ask.
Otherwise keep a lookout on Gumtree and Ebay.

What do you mean “used to”

It’s still part of their line up.

Best thing, it sits higher than the BD unit which under-slings the chassis and gets hit quite a lot!

[steve_a]

Long ranger produce the tanks to order (kind of) I think. I had about a 5 week wait around 2 years ago (I think that was when I did it).

It is a fantastic tank:
* 130L
* fills super quick (old tank was a real pain)
* drain plug (great if the loose nut puts 40L of petrol in)

The pipe plumbing could be a bit better, but might just have been me want to cut the minimum number of standard connections off, a more brutal one way fitting would have been better in hindsight.

Cheaper than a replacement plastic tank!

[Slunnie]

The 3 that I know of were

Long Ranger
Long Range Automotive
Brown Davis.

I'm not sure what its like now, but that list was in order of increasing capcity and decreasing quality at the time.

I've been running the LRA one (150 litres) for a long time now and its been good, but you need to reinforce the outriger that the companion tank hangs off.

Long Ranger, were made by Out of Town I think in Newcastle, sold also through ARB are high quality.

Brown Davis had the highest capacity, at about 200 litres I think, but as Mike said, they're low, the had at the time a reputation for failing and their customer service support was none to very rude.

You also could get sill tanks from LRA (50l) and BD (60l I think)

[John_D4]

Bummer...hopefully my Brown Davis is being built under a full moon and will be totally trouble free for me including the install. Too late to change it, the deposit is paid.

[PhilipA]

Bummer...hopefully my Brown Davis is being built under a full moon and will be totally trouble free for me including the install. Too late to change it, the deposit is paid.

AFAIR the problem with the tanks was that the mounting points failed on prolonged rough roads.

Although it shouldn't be necessary, you could have reinforcements welded on before the tank is filled for the first time.

Regards Philip A

[John_D4]

AFAIR the problem with the tanks was that the mounting points failed on prolonged rough roads.

Although it shouldn't be necessary, you could have reinforcements welded on before the tank is filled for the first time.

Regards Philip A

Roger. I’ll look into it before I install. Hopefully they’ve changed the design since.

[Slunnie]

For the LRA tank, you will also need to weld the chassis outriger to ensure the forces go into the top plate instead of the side of the main chassis rail and cracking like this. Its a simple weld process to prevent this failure. Its a car issue rather than a tank issue and I'm not sure if any of the other tanks swing off the same outrigger (behind the bumper light).


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[rangieman]

For the LRA tank, you will also need to weld the chassis outriger to ensure the forces go into the top plate instead of the side of the main chassis rail and cracking like this. Its a simple weld process to prevent this failure. Its a car issue rather than a tank issue and I'm not sure if any of the other tanks swing off the same outrigger (behind the bumper light).


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I have these tanks that i acquired not too long ago and have had to reinforce the tank mount as it was cracked with some angle iron welded to the tank and tank bracket.
Im guessing you are referring to welding their bracket they supply to the out rigger as well bolting?

[Slunnie]

I have these tanks that i acquired not too long ago and have had to reinforce the tank mount as it was cracked with some angle iron welded to the tank and tank bracket.
Im guessing you are referring to welding their bracket they supply to the out rigger as well bolting?

I think that part is ok just bolted, I've never touched that part. More so the outrigger that is a part of the chassis, where it is welded to the chassis. When the factory welded it on, it is in the wrong spot by a few millimeters, and thats enough to allow the chassis sidewall to flex and crack. Its right on the very end of the chassis, so a MIG torch will fit in and weld it up.

The picture below shows the inside of the main chassis rail cracked on the very end where the chassis outrigger is welded to it. The piece supplied by LRA is bolted to that outrigger.

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[rangieman]

Yep gottcha [thumbsupbig]

[Eevo]

i got 250l of fuel tanks on my d2. do i win?

[John_D4]

i got 250l of fuel tanks on my d2. do i win?

Only if they haven’t fallen off

[Grahame Roberts]

Or are they all on the roof rack? Lol.


i got 250l of fuel tanks on my d2. do i win?

[Jason789]

4 or 5 gerry's is a much cheaper option.

You can now pick up 12 volt fuel pumps specifically for gerry cans on Ebay that have a very good flow rate that won't leave you waiting excessive amounts of time to transfer fuel and save the work of having to manhandle the gerry's to get the fuel in the tank.

Cheers,

Jason

[Eevo]

4 or 5 gerry's is a much cheaper option.

You can now pick up 12 volt fuel pumps specifically for gerry cans on Ebay that have a very good flow rate that won't leave you waiting excessive amounts of time to transfer fuel and save the work of having to manhandle the gerry's to get the fuel in the tank.

Cheers,

Jason


fuel pump? what happened to muscle power?

[weeds]

4 or 5 gerry's is a much cheaper option.

You can now pick up 12 volt fuel pumps specifically for gerry cans on Ebay that have a very good flow rate that won't leave you waiting excessive amounts of time to transfer fuel and save the work of having to manhandle the gerry's to get the fuel in the tank.

Cheers,

Jason

Might be cheaper......but dealing with 4-5 jerries on the roof would be a pain.

I had two on the roof for my Simpson.....only filled them at Birdsville and emptied during the crossing.

[John_D4]

Might be cheaper......but dealing with 4-5 jerries on the roof would be a pain.

I had two on the roof for my Simpson.....only filled them at Birdsville and emptied during the crossing.

Plus travelling with the 4 of us in the car, food, water, clothes, bedding, for our 3 week trip across Madigans Line in July won’t leave us with any room for 3 Jerry cans.

[donh54]

Plus travelling with the 4 of us in the car, food, water, clothes, bedding, for our 3 week trip across Madigans Line in July won’t leave us with any room for 3 Jerry cans.

Clothes? You're in the desert, not the Savoy! All you need are one pair of shorts/jeans and two shirts per week. If you really need underpants, you can wear them one way for two days, turn them around for another two days, inside out each time gets you a further four days, and if you're out there any longer, bang them on a rock to get the crusty bits off, and start again! [bigwhistle][bigrolf][bigsmile]

[John_D4]

Clothes? You're in the desert, not the Savoy! All you need are one pair of shorts/jeans and two shirts per week. If you really need underpants, you can wear them one way for two days, turn them around for another two days, inside out each time gets you a further four days, and if you're out there any longer, bang them on a rock to get the crusty bits off, and start again! [bigwhistle][bigrolf][bigsmile]

I love the spirit of your reply, and I do agree with you, but I’m travelling with my wife and 2 princesses - can you see the issue?

[Eevo]

I love the spirit of your reply, and I do agree with you, but I’m travelling with my wife and 2 princesses - can you see the issue?


must... not... point... out.. issue...