Long Range Fuel Tank

This is what is in the back of mine - Site Link - Opposite Lock fitted it.

Brown Davis mate !

Made in Bayswater Melbourne

Click here for link

Back up is best there is.

I'm a wrap for Brown Davis stuff as well. They have provided excellent service to me dealing with issues on other manufacturers products. Their tanks actually have extra reinforcing on key edges and corners that others don't.

I've used three manufacturers tanks over the years including LRA and had all of them fail at some stage. Two cracked and leaked (LRA & Lone Ranger), on another (B/D) the mount broke (the tank retained its integrity though). Considering the type of travelling I do, I have some pretty specific thoughts on accessories and in particular, long range tanks. I've covered this quite a few times on the forum and in blogs. LRA provide an excellent product and excellent service in my experience, as do Brown Davis. I would recommend either over some of the alternatives such as Long Ranger (ARB). Many who have had to deal with ARB's after sales service will know what I mean. I’m also one for providing personal based experiences and not anecdotal “someone told me about it” evidence when referring to products and manufacturers.


It's been my personal experience that a cheap option is not always the best option. Your specific travel needs should help influence your choice. If you going to be towing a van down bitumen roads with an occasional drive on a dirt road or track, you may never have an issue with a cheapy (foreign made) alternative. If you are at all serious about travelling the iconic outback roads and tracks, then I'd not harp about the additional cost of buying a quality Australian made product that has been developed to suit Australian conditions, is supported locally and has been improved by feedback from the people who use them

If you are in Melbourne, then Brown Davis, ARB and LRA are all within the same geographical areas and can easily be visited on a Saturday morning. Other cheaper alternatives are available at local 4x4 outlets in the Bayswater area. Go and have a look and compare the quality of the units and the manufacturing process. I know Kevin at Brown Davis and Roger at LRA are always happy to walk a customer through the manufacturing processes. Look at edge banding, internal baffling, corner and edge reinforcing (Use of “pacmen” on pivotal corners and stress points) and mounting brackets in particular.
The old adage “You get what you pay for” is not what you want ringing in your ears 400 km into the Canning with your motion lotion draining into the sand before your eyes!

My thoughts, Mick.

as with all brands your going find people who have had problems with one or the other, going on previous thread replies posted when someone asks about longrange tanks this is no different.
i chose Longranger because i could get it and have it installed in under a week, where as other brands i was looking at that were slightly cheaper had a long wait time, which didn't suit me. been happy with it so far and had no problems.

Thanks very much for all the comments. Was not aware of Brown Davis so will investigate.

Where there any issues on the fuel sender needing to be recalibrated?

I assume it works as normal if there is half a tank the gauge shows half a tank???

I also understand the computer on the dash that calculates the average fuel you are using would now be useless, any comments.

Hi, my suggestion is try www.dolium.com.au Universal Fuel Tanks.
They make Poly tanks [weigh 8kg] and you can fit them in the tub [50-55-60Lt]
Big difference from 40kg for a long ranger tank and you can remove them and fit them to the next ute.
No connection just what I'm going to do.
PeterH

My 2 cents. I like to buy these type of products from an installer that can give you support when you need it away from home.
I would favor the likes of ARB or OL so if you have a problem you can get it attended to at a local dealer network to where you are.
As good as the local mechanic / installer is it is no good saying "bring it back in and we will have a look at it " When you are a few thousand kilometres from home

Plenty of products do it right, it is how you get a problem resolved when things go wrong that I like to consider