Undertray drawer and water tank Landcruiser V8

Submitted: Monday, May 25, 2009 at 20:58

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Member - Flynnie (NSW)

First post - new member. Setting up a trayback with desert trips in mind. I have found already that whatever you do limits what you can do next so want to tackle two things at the same time. Have the factory heavy duty steel tray with wooden floor. Looking to fit an undertray drawer of 1.5 metre with a water tank in front of it taking up roughly 900 mm. Want to get the best use of the space. Space roughly 2.4 m x 900 mm x 170 mm. If the water tank was custom made it could be a fair bit deeper for part of its length. Leaning towards a Trundle tray or similar with a custom made stainless steel tank. Prefer they be attached to the framework of the tray and not use bolts through the wooden floor.

Any recommendations?

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Reply By: offroad Bob - Monday, May 25, 2009 at 21:15

Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Monday, May 25, 2009 at 23:08

Monday, May 25, 2009 at 23:08

I have two of the Goughs Plastics 70litre under tray water tanks occupying the full length of my undertray area and plumbed with two taps (gravity fed).

What I like about the Goughs tank:
- Strongest plastic I've seen and well braced in the middle
- Only 110mm deep so you don't have to lift the tray - it has good clearance from the exhaust. I haven't bothered with a shield.
- Three brass outlets
- Bolts up to underside of tray - no need for straps or chassis mounts

What I didn't like:
- The price - $565 each including tap, pipes etc
- The tubing they supplied leaves a plastic taste - I replaced all tubing with Nylex water hose, and both tanks deliver perfect water. If I bought again, I'd try to buy the bare tank without the hose kit.

I wanted the best undertray water tank I could find. It also ended up being very expensive but I don't like the thought of losing all my water out in the desert.

I thought long and hard about having the tank up front and a drawer at the back. But there were too many downsides to the rear drawer. Very expensive; unable to seal it against the dust, mud etc; and it was a lot of trouble for very little extra storage when I have a big sealed canopy on the back.

Cheers
Phil

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Follow Up By: Member - Flynnie (NSW) - Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 19:55

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 19:55

Thanks Phil

Read your earlier posts and am very impressed with your setup and hope one day to fit something similar to mine. For now I have to keep the tray clear of fixtures like permanent tool boxes or touring canopies and I have to make good use of the room underneath the tray, if I can.

I am undecided on the sliding drawer. I take your point that it is a very expensive way of adding only a small volume of storage. But I do need somewhere for some smaller items and recovery gear that I don't want in the cabin or in a tool box. Have not yet seen any comment on someone who actually fitted one. What concerns me most is durability over long corrugated roads. One option would be to enclose that space roughly where the spare tyre usually is, mine are on the headboard, and make it a lockable area and to use the space forward of that for water tanks.

The Gough tanks look good. I have enough room for something a bit deeper than the 110 mm but will sure keep them in mind.

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