Carrying extra Diesel in Hilux 2010

These look ideal. You do not generally need to carry extra fuel all the time and these pack away to very little. Only draw back is cost. They look very sturdy so if they lasted many years they maybe cheaper in the long run. I do not know of anyone who has used them, but would be interested in their comments.

http://liquidcontainment.com.au/cartpage/viewproduct/9/20-Litre-Collapsible-Jerry-Can

G'day,

we travel in an 80 series Land Cruiser. We have a twin wheel carrier. One side we carry a spare and the other side is a two Gerry can holder. The Land Cruiser has a main and sub tank standard. With the 40 litres in two Gerry cans that gets us about 800 - 900 kms before we have to fill up, which does most of the time.

If you're handy with a welder many people make their own.



Steve

Hi Stephen, petrol or diesel?

A half way in between approach is what we did for our F250. As it has one big long fuel tank with nowhere to fit an auxiliary tank; plenty of fuel, but if it split in the outback we would be stuck. We purchased a 55 litre (there were several sizes and shapes to choose from) poly diesel tank and mounted it at the front of the tray. It was then plumbed in so it could be emptied into the main tank like a normal auxiliary tank, or the vehicle could run directly from it. It could be filled from the bowser the same as any auxiliary tank. Then no lifting or spilling like topping up tank from jerry cans.

G'day Stephen
When I was working my Troopy as Pilot / Escort I had a 180 ltr tank sitting in behind the left side behind the cargo barrier, ti fill I had a riser pipe fitted and proper cap and filled through the left side window, it was never tied down, it never moved, this gave me the two 90lt tanks plus the 180ltr, it was easy to do Brisbane - Mt Isa without asking the truck driver to stop so I could get fuel, when I moved from Perth back East in 2007 towing my 20ft Caravan I filled up at Southern Cross, next fuel up was Pt Augusta, of course it is now removed, I don't need it any nore, so that is an option if you have room is to get one of those tough plastic tanks I have seen in the 4X4 stores and mount it in the front area of the cargo area of your Hilux. I have seen some with electric pumps mounted and pump into the tank via normal method.
Oh yeh and mine was gravity feed to the front tank, I had to remember to run on the rear tamk when draining the last out and turn the tap off or it would suck air... did that a couple times , lucky the old 4.2 will start again without bleeding.

We carried an extra 69lt for a Canning trip using 3 plastic jerry cans.

We carried jerries empty across the patrols back doors.

2 in a special spare wheel bag we made and 1 in a homemade holder.

The doors can't handle the weight of full jerries but empty was ok.

Only as we left on the no-fuel part of the trip we filled the 3 jerries and squashed them into the car.

By the 2nd day we had used the petrol up and put the empty containers back outside the car.

Worked really well !

I have a long range tank put on my triton and get 1200kl a tank. The best part is when back in the city where prices move up and down not like the bush, you can wait till the price is at the lower side of the scale before having to fill up. Can save you a lot of money as the price range is quite large 30/40cents a litre, and you get 125lt. It doesn't take long before it pays for itself in fuel savings.

Cheers Andy

Similar to what Motherhen and others have suggested we purchased a poly diesel tank from Southern Tool Equipment that comes with a 12v pump and hose and nozzle (similar size to servos). They come in different sizes but we got 200 litres to put in back of dual cab. As well as useful for long caravan trips I can now do away with jerry cans and use the new tank to refuel tractor and bush basher on hobby farm. Its not permanently fitted to truck so can be removed if needed (I made a frame for it to sit in). The 12v pump just connects to my existing 50amp anderson plug near tow bar. When 4x4 tank gets low I just pump from poly tank into main tank. Only takes minutes. When fuelled up we now have approx 2000km range when caravanning or 3000km when not towing. Just last week I filled up at Costco with 263.99 litres of diesel for $250.
Have a look here:
www.southerntool.com.au

Facing the same problem with diesel I carried 3 x 20l jerries in the vehicle, thoroughly strapped down. ProQuip Platinums. Not a drop leaked, not a whiff offended the olfactories.

Long distance boaties and motorbike riders know all about bladders. That would've been my second choice.

You have advantages because you are both diesel and a utility.
Diesel is a much safer clasification of fuel than petrol and you have more legal and safe options.

You also have a utility, that opens options of carying fuel relativly low and in front of the axle, that you would not have with a station waggon.

a lot of people dismiss the weight distribution issues of carrying heavy things high and significant distances away from the centre of the vehicle, particularly at the extreem rear of the vehicle. ...... but adding 100 to 150kg ( the weight of rear bar work pluss that carried on it) to the extreem rear of the vehicle can't help but badly effect the handling and stability of the vehicle.



what sort of tray you have will influence what options you have.

A lot of people continue to carry fuel in jerries, because of the low cost, flexibility and the multiple container safety factor.

There are a lot of different portable tank options out there too.

The single biggest issue is how these fuel containers are restrained ..... with a full 20 litre gerry weighing in at around 18Kg ....... that is a big lump of mass if it should come loose in and accident or a rollover.
The bigger tanks have a bigger load restraint issue.

cheers

I really don't think you can beat jerry cans for simplicity and flexibility.
But, If it is going in the back of a ute, I'd get something that keeps the weight up close to the head board. Too many bent vehicles from too much weight too far back. Something like this: (they also sell some on eBay). I have a alloy tray, so have been thinking about a flat one to fit between the tray rails. I had a water tank there on my old ute and it was a great addition.
http://www.enmachind.com.au/product-category/poly-rv-products/rv-4wd-diesel-tanks/


Another option are the GT Campers Tub Tanks. He also does a water one. http://www.gtcampers.com.au/