Metal Jerry Cans - Legal?

Should have said ..I'm inSydney. He didn't say who, where, when or why. Just stood theire being a font-of-knowledge. P'raps coz I wouldn't buy one of his plastic containers.

Yep.

I'll translate for you:

"I don't have any metal ones so you can be sure they are a bad idea and the badder the idea I can describe the better"

Spot-on John,

The idiot obviously sells placcy jerries (nothing wrong them either by the way) and accordingly reckons that anything he doesn't sell is krap/illegal.

What a joke!!!!

I bet he sells driving lights , but not HIDs and will also tell you that HID driving lights are illegal too. hahaha

Bugga!
That's double jeopardy for me ..I just bought 2, one for each side of my CT. P'raps I'll paint 'WATER" on the sides.

More than buggar,
I have 3 jerries per side on my Trailer and can fit 6 across the front.

Kev

Haven't heard that one before - I can't see what the difference is between being on the side or rear. It would seem more likely that you would be hit from behind than the side.

Besides I don't think that being plastic or metal would make any differnce if they were struck by another vehicle in a colloision as they both would bust open.

I have heard that it is illegal for fuel jerry cans to be carried on the front of a vehicle - that is between the bull bar and the grill. When I heard this I thought who would be so stupid, then about three days later saw an old Cruiser with a group of backpackers in it and sure enough they had three jerries of petrol jammed between the bar and the grill. They could see the problem with this but were concerned why the old Cruiser was over heating.

We chatted with a camper trailer builder recently and were informed that new trailers aren't allowed to have cans on the side, but that doesn't affect older builds.

Maybe we should have those 'Dangerous & Flammable Goods' plates affixed to the front & rear of our vehicles???
Or, if I've got the missus on board 'Hazardous Goods' !!!!!!!!!!!!

Signman
Only need to put DG Sinage up if you have more than 1000 lt. Are you saying the better half is that big ???

No mate- she ain't that big, just when she's driving across the dunes- she's 'hazardous'.

yes there is a certain ADR as an ex caltex employee i certainly know the rules but have forgotten the number. all approved containers have a UN no. and /orADR number
tell him to learn his job and AUST regs!!!

Goldilocks??? Vass is diss? PMSL

Code. Just saves me having to remember how to type &^(*&^*^)*(^& :)))

I reckon you've hit a real issue there O/B. The 2 reasons I decided to spend the extra (double) on metal jerry cans were:
1- Lockable. I'll chain mine to the CT with the lock through the cap.
2 - Less chance of holing or splitting on rough tracks.

And I s'pose to be honest,
3 - They look like proper ones too.

Illegal is certainly the last thing that would come to mind. Should have asked the bloke why he sells them then, response would have been interesting! If he said for water you should have told him they would rust, he probably would have believed you.

I think his point was probably from hearing that it's illegal to carry petrol in a jerry can in the boot of a car - did he ask where you would be carrying it? Obviously he doesn't have any exposure to 4wding and camping.

Smudger I agree with all your points above, we've generally had metal ones in the past for all the above reasons, but have had plastic for water. Now with the plastic fuel one and the two water ones Hubby plans on lining the jerry holders with carpet because he can forsee a lot of rubbing and of course like you say more chance of breaking a container as a result.

Outabounds, theres no perfect jerry can. The metal cans have their own set of potential problems. They also will rub through and hole on corrugations, and seams can split, and the paint inside can flake off, and the seals can leak. The cheapies have paper thin steel as well. I got rid of my metal cans and just use the plastic now.

Can't disagree with you there.