Simpson Desert loop

[Aaron1985]

Hello

new to the forum and reasonably new to landrovers. I have a D3 TDV6 SE (a stock vehicle) and taking it to Birdsville this year for the races and proceeding onward to Mt Dare going through the Simpson Desert. What sort of fuel recommendations can anyone give me i.e. how many jerry cans have people taken with them with the standard 87L fuel tank? any other advice you could give me would be appreciated as well.

Thanks

Aaron

[87County]

welcome to the forum, I don't have a D3 but I may get one so I'm looking forward to reading the informed posts that will follow

[l00kin4]

Excellent thread and write up here on Simpson crossing in a D3: The Simpson Desert in a D3

Edit: this one too: Simpson Desert Trip Australia / Geographical centre - July12

David

[Ferret]

... What sort of fuel recommendations can anyone give me i.e. how many jerry cans have people taken with them with the standard 87L fuel tank? any other advice you could give me would be appreciated as well.

Depends a bit on which way you go. I carried 4 jerry cans. Only really needed to carry 3 jerry cans leaving ex Birdsville and going along the French line, refuelling at Oodnadatta rather than Mt Dare. Work on 16.5l/100k you won't be far wrong. Mate travelling in 2.7l D4 returned substantially the same fuel consumption on the same trip.

We found it was actually not a difficult trip. Only other advice I would give is don't over load it. Weigh it before you leave with everybody in it and all fluids on board. If your over GVM, have a think about it.

[rhinosm]

Momentum Momentum Momentum

[weeds]

Momentum Momentum Momentum

Have you crossed the Simpson??

Although not in a Disco we just cruised across mostly in 2nd high in a defer

[rhinosm]

Both directions in D4 towing trailer.
2016 Birdsville to Poeppel Corner than north along Hay River Track.
2017 Oodnadatta to Birdsville along Rig Rd.

[rhinosm]

2017 I took 5 Jerry Cans, towing is heavy on juice. I probably used 4.
I now have LR tank.

[weeds]

Both directions in D4 towing trailer.
2016 Birdsville to Poeppel Corner than north along Hay River Track.
2017 Oodnadatta to Birdsville along Rig Rd.

Oh, trailer, probably needs some momentum.

[Mike57]

Did the Simpson East to West in 2015 with a 2.7L and 3.0L D4. I had the 3.0 litre and did it on one tank plus one Jerry Can. My mate used one tank and just over 1.5 Jerry Cans. We drove in high range pretty much the whole way. Did not use sand mode much as it consumes more fuel. We refueled at Birdsville and Mt Dare. I think my mate used sand mode more than I did and that may have accounted for his extra fuel.

In retrospect we should have made more use of low range on a few of the dunes. The sand was very dry and soft the year we did it. We took the shortest route across.

Remember to switch off the DSC every time you start the car or change any terrain response selection.

I carried two x 20 litre cans on the roof and that was a comfortable amount for me.