fuel consumption 100 Series Landcruiser

Hi Greg,

The desert has had rain and is pretty benign. Current usage is about 100-110 litres for your type of vehicle with 150 litres recommended that you carry.

Enjoy
Cheers
Ian@ Mt Dare

Thanks Ian
Companions (2) will be in a 3.5 petrol Pajero. Any ideas re how much fuel needed for 650 klm, Rig Rd crossing? They expect to take 135 l. Is that enough do you think?

thanks
Greg

yep I would allow 25l/100km for the petrol and about the same for the diesel, so thats around 150 for both

I hope you're not really "Strandard" and yoou meant to say standard :) In the 3.0l Patrol I planned to take 185 litres (125 in the tanks and 3 jerries on the roof that I would empty into the tanks as soon as I could) and I was sure that was too much, but better than not enough

I found a site that has heaps of info with just this sort of detail, try it and see if it helps answer your trip questions Site Link

Hi Greg, We crossed the Simpson in 2003 but from west to east. Averaged 13.5lt per 100km from Mt. Dare to Birdsville. Only 2 people and usual overload of gear. Just taking things pretty easy travelling at a steady pace. Same vehicle by the way.
Cheers Peter and Lez

Greg on almost every crossing from Birdsville to Oodnadatta I've used between 105L to 110L in a 1Hz Cruiser. Although that will leave you 35L spare I have always carried one additional jerry in case I needed to take the 60 km Eyre creek detour or if there was local rain making it heavy going around Spring creek, the clay pans & salt lakes.
Cheers Craig.........

I think you are overloaded and just asking for trouble. A good load for those conditions is 2 people to a car. You will be digging divots on each sandhill and shovelling sand to get unbogged. Don't expect too much sympathy from the people travelling behind you when they find you are bogged, blocking the track. But if you still try it then good luck. I think you will need it.

Hi Greg
I crossed from east to west early may in my std 100s (1HZ) 2 people 60 liters water, 100 liters SPARE fuel, 2 spares on rims, total gvm 3340kg (approx 250 kg over weight) used 106 liters from Birdsville to Mt dare via WAA, lone gum, Rig road.speedo indicated 660 km
The Troopy I was travelling with used 110 L (1HZ with extractors/exhaust, but preaty much std).
Having done the crossing comfortably on the two std tanks I wouldn't cross there unless I had at least another 20l spare cos things change out there and you really don't wan't lingering doubt and worry about having enougth fuel.
previous replys made mention of damage to dunes due to excessive weight in vehicles,which is a contribiting factor,but the biggest cause of damage, is tyre pressure left too high, my 235/85 16s (yep,splits) worked well running at 18psi and never gave a hint of axle tramp.
excellent journey,buy a fly net ,

ENJOY ,Shane

Hi Greg, I did the crossing Aug Last year on my own (same track - opp direction) in the same vehicle as you. Because your revs will (should) rarely exceed 2500rpm then consumption is not really any higher than normal road use despite the slow going. Use the torque of the motor and not revs. Average speed for the desert was about 9km/hr and I reckon average rpm was about 1400. I used about 115L (which surprised me), mind you I would have been lighter than you will be. I carried a 20L jerry just for good measure and poured it in the tank as soon as I had room. Ran 18PSI cold (235/85/16) for the whole trip except for Big Red ofcourse and never had a drama - slow and steady over the dunes.

I think I was lucky, because conditions can change quickly out there, but the trip was a lot easier than I expected. In the 2 days I was on the WAA I only passed one other vehicle but could hear people throughout the day on UHF, most likely on the French Line.

Enjoy, Enjoy, Enjoy!!! And a plug for Ian and the crew at Mt Dare - definately stay there on the way out and enjoy a good beer and feed and good ol' yarn.....followed by a well deserved sleepin ;))

Hi Everyone,
Thank you for all your advice. We have been out into the desert before but in a troopy in 2001. I have just changed over to the Standard Series...hopefully not strandard as posted. I have BFG Goodrich All Terrains on the Vehicle and have upgraded the suspension. We will be doing a big weigh in and spread out of gear this week end to hopefully keep things as manageable as possible. We orginally had two in the vehicle but the other bods vehicle fell through so perhaps somewhat unwisely we said come with us...Hopefully it will be o.k.
Thanks again for all your helpful responses....including the cautionary ones.
Cheers Julie