Thread: Long range tank

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.

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.

Originally Posted by 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.

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!

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!

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)

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.

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

Originally Posted by PhilipA

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.