Thread: Jerry's carrieed on the roof rack

You could always put the wife and kids on the roof rack, it would probobly make for a quieter ride

Originally Posted by crump

I always carry 2 Jerrys on the roof with my Safety devices rack and have had no problems, I honestly cant tell the difference if they are up there or not. I generally do the Boulia to Alice trip in a day with this set up, so I think as long as your Roofrack is up to it and you dont have any other heavy gear up top, you should be right, as always, drive to the conditions.

That is one awesome looking fender, mine should look similar once its done, what color is that? and what rims/tyres are they, they look offset compared to the stock alloys??

Firstly you don't want anything heavy on your roofrack, however when i went to Cooktown i did put one jerry on my roofrack. I laid it down flat on one of those doormats made of tyres,strapped down with heavy duty rubber ockie strap.There were no leaks, only minor movement.

cucinadio,
Should be no problem. You have 90 odd Ltr tank don't you? If that is correct then you may be able to go from Mt Dare to Birdsville on just the tank Take the jerries though.

Fill up at Jervois (cash only) on the Plenty then (I have co-ords if you like) take a 4WD track left to Arltunga (old gold area), good driving and plenty to see. From there through the ranges (spectacular) to Alice. I would camp on the 4WD track. Gem Tree further on the Plenty is not much better than a bush camp with toilets.

Alice to Kulgera is easy and some good sight seeing. Kulgera to Mt Dare is an easy run (if there is not a dust storm). From Mt Dare I would go to Purni Bore with sight seeing on the way. Have a good trip and strap them jerries down!!

Originally Posted by TwoUp

cucinadio,
Should be no problem. You have 90 odd Ltr tank don't you? If that is correct then you may be able to go from Mt Dare to Birdsville on just the tank Take the jerries though.

he has a V8, might be a bit tight with a standard tank

would you be happier with the back tyre on the roof?? if so you can borrow our jerry holder that goes where the door mounted tyre goes


Mrs ho har

V8 then, hmmm, maybe consider should the Ayr creek bypass be used as its 70Km ish extra. Anyhow I guess you would go a long way if not most of the way. Had a Rangie on a East West trip (a few trips ago) and from memory he did not use much more than a tank (he had a boat tank upon the roof and gravity fed to main).

Regards,
PeterW

quote=TwoUp;1067045]cucinadio,
Should be no problem. You have 90 odd Ltr tank don't you? If that is correct then you may be able to go from Mt Dare to Birdsville on just the tank Take the jerries though. Fill up at Jervois (cash only) on the Plenty then (I have co-ords if you like) Have a good trip and strap them jerries down!!

mate that would be great if you have interesting way you went...and yhea really looking forward to it thanks

Originally Posted by weeds

he has a V8, might be a bit tight with a standard tank

True....im lucky to be getting 450 from a tank atm

Originally Posted by The ho har's

would you be happier with the back tyre on the roof?? if so you can borrow our jerry holder that goes where the door mounted tyre goes

Cheers C i was thinking that and thankf for the offer....good idea..how much weight can the door take if i was to make up a mount for a few jerry there any ideas?

cheers