Thread: Canning Stock Route

Originally Posted by garrycol

Hi Gordon - I assumed you used their 60l rectangular tanks. How did you find them and did you just store them in the back with the back seats folded down?

Any issues transferring fuel out of them and any spillages, fuel smells etc. I would like to put in a long range tank where the spare goes but the issue is where does the spare go when driving around town etc - not interested in a spare wheel carrier.

Thanks

Garry

If you don't like spare wheel carriers, do a search on the Wilco Hitchgate. It is a fold out spare wheel carrier, which slides into a conventional 50mm square Reese type hitch receiver. They also have models which include jerry can holders. Could be another option for you, for either the spare or the fuel. I think 4WD USA are oz agents.

For one of the D3's that did the CSR with GGhaggis it was the second trip for it, I took it up as the first owner, the fuel consumption was 16.7 so very much the same. For that trip I removed the rear seat and replaced it with a 200 litre fuel tank, I only loaded it with around 100 litres though, we had plenty of fuel.

Just did my calcs. We left Wiluna on 6 August & arrived in Halls creek on the 21st. I carried a total of 237 liters but didn't need the 50 liters in Jerry cans. Average fuel consumption for the trip was 15.04 l/100 km, but as I said earlier this included approx 400 km onto Rudell River NP and back to Georgia Bore.

Originally Posted by gghaggis

Hi Gary,

Yes, the rectangular ones. They fit in the rear without having to fold the back seats down. I made up a false floor for the rear section and slid the tanks under that (on a rubber matting). The floor sat at around the height of the upper tailgate opening, which worked out well. I then had a diesel pump between the tanks with a tap (on/off) from each tank. The pump had a trigger nozzle on the end of a 2 metre hose, but that malfunctioned and I just used a hand-tap. Had a seal-able plastic bag to hold the nozzle/hose when not in use. Rather primitive, but worked a treat and had no smells (after I ditched the trigger nozzle!). Whole set-up can be removed in 5 minutes, refitted in 10.

Cheers,

Gordon

Thanks ForReply Gordon.

I have a shelf in the back which is about level with the bottom tail gate. Could I fit a tank underneath it? It is currently where I store tables and chairs etc but they could go on the roof rack. Did you have the tank made or are they available ?

Originally Posted by Ddecrespigny

Thanks ForReply Gordon.

I have a shelf in the back which is about level with the bottom tail gate. Could I fit a tank underneath it? It is currently where I store tables and chairs etc but they could go on the roof rack. Did you have the tank made or are they available ?

The tanks are in the Boab catalogue, sold by Opposite Lock and a few others. I don't know the height of the Disco's lower tailgate offhand, you'd have to check.

Cheers,

Gordon

Hi David,

The attached photos are of my setup from our Simpson crossing last month. Boab was from Kulkyne Kampers online. I bought the hose kit as well (1m of hose and a good brass ball valve) ($295+$65). The Boab was mounted so the outlet was just above the height of the fuel filler cap. Use gravity feed (roughly 20-30mins to empty) and just kept the coiled up hose strapped on the top when not in use.
I ended up wrapping some paper town around the vent on top of the Boab held down with a plastic cap off a drink bottle. I changed the paper towel regularly so that the diesel didn't leak too much when a big slosh occurred. The paper towel would become soaked on the particularly rough sections and so could simply be kept and burned on the camp fire in the evening.
Gordon may have a better way of dealing with the vents on his Boabs (which I would like to know as well!). If I had more time prior to trip I might have engineered something better. The paper towel and cap was a fix on the go. Also I could only fit 50 litres in the tank.
I fitted my spare underneath the Boab after removing the third row seats. I kept the main spare in the original spot. The rear drop side of the D3 tailgate is about 300-320mm above the floor level (add an extra 90-100mm once the rear seat is removed). The Boab is only about 250-260mm high (840x360x250mm) including the vent. I made a slide so I could fill the Boab 'outside' the vehicle in case I spilled some diesel. The the Boab was still low enough in the vehicle.

Cheers,
Doug

Originally Posted by Doug145

Hi David,

The attached photos are of my setup from our Simpson crossing last month. Boab was from Kulkyne Kampers online. I bought the hose kit as well (1m of hose and a good brass ball valve) ($295+$65). The Boab was mounted so the outlet was just above the height of the fuel filler cap. Use gravity feed (roughly 20-30mins to empty) and just kept the coiled up hose strapped on the top when not in use.
I ended up wrapping some paper town around the vent on top of the Boab held down with a plastic cap off a drink bottle. I changed the paper towel regularly so that the diesel didn't leak too much when a big slosh occurred. The paper towel would become soaked on the particularly rough sections and so could simply be kept and burned on the camp fire in the evening.
Gordon may have a better way of dealing with the vents on his Boabs (which I would like to know as well!). If I had more time prior to trip I might have engineered something better. The paper towel and cap was a fix on the go. Also I could only fit 50 litres in the tank.
I fitted my spare underneath the Boab after removing the third row seats. I kept the main spare in the original spot. The rear drop side of the D3 tailgate is about 300-320mm above the floor level (add an extra 90-100mm once the rear seat is removed). The Boab is only about 250-260mm high (840x360x250mm) including the vent. I made a slide so I could fill the Boab 'outside' the vehicle in case I spilled some diesel. The the Boab was still low enough in the vehicle.

Cheers,
Doug

That is a fantastic setup Doug very well thought through!

Cheers
Julian

No fridge, Doug?