Fuel Consumption LC 100 (TD) towing TVan

Hi Derek, we also will be heading into Rudall River in the 20's of July this year, Troopy and Tvan, travelling solo at this stage, will keep an eye open for you.
For the learned ones, they will need to know where you are coming from approx kms sightseeing and exit route. Looking at what liquid storage you have, I wouldn't think you would go short. Cheers, Kanga.

I would be guessing at 16L/100KMs , will depend on average speed, rpms and stop start frequency. What is your normal towing loaded consumption figures been in the past.?

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barry

Derek and Kanga,

Just be aware that in a pinch, fuel is available at Parrngurr (Cotton Creek) to the south of the park and at Punmu to the north. Punmu is a longer slog and I suppose it will depend a lot on your planned routes into and out of the park. It’s bloody expensive though at a minimum of $3.00 per litre.

The road from the north down from Telfer is in excellent condition for the majority of it’s length. This is because it is the major access road for the Kintyre Uranium mine to the immediate north of the park. The sandy, lesser maintained track now commences only a few kilometres above (north) of the Desert Queens Baths turn-off.

I’m presuming that you’re running the 4.2 T/D motor in the hundred. Figures for both our troopies on last years trip was around the 5’s per litre and that was towing an equivalent weight to you. I was closer to 4-5 in the 79 series ute with the V8 diesel. We also did a fair bit of off track work here and there.

Rudall Information

Rudall Blog index

Above links may provide some info for you. It's a beaut spot.

Cheers Mick

I dont know the roads you are going on but over a 50,000k trip towing a 2800kg van I averaged 17.5l per 100km

It does 10l per 100km solo at speed limit.

Presume you will use more on that trip

Pulling the Tvan behind our vehicle (same motor as yours) added about 1-1.5 l/100k.
Pulling ours along badly corrugated roads like the Anne Beadell Hwy might add 1 l/100k, but certainly no more. We travel slow with all tyres well aired down.

Having travelled through Rudall River (without the Tvan in 2007), I think Terrafirma's guess of ~16 l/100k would be about right.

Derek,
We have similar vehicle to you. Towing our camper trailer with all tanks full at the start we get ~15 - 16L/100k at our leisurely pace. In soft ground and/or tyres aired down we can get up to 20 but so far we have never had more over a fair distance. I am sure it gets much higher for soft parts but over a tank full it averages out.

Enjoy the trip.

cheers