extra tanks .... info needed

[ChrisF]

Time to start kitting out Elders.

"Elders" is a 2,5 D-4D SC Hilux, 2010 model.

I have more ideas for this than experience ... :roll: To avoid some very expensive school fees your assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Tanks - Water and extra diesel tank

The idea is to install a long range diesel tank:
- what are the main benefits of a "spare wheel mounted" tank vs a tank installed inside the bak? (Elders will be used for 4x4 only, no need to strip it out to cart garden rubbish)
- any other ideas regarding long range fuel tanks? ie size, position, etc ....
- SS tank or plastic tank ?

Water tank:
- the idea is to mount it in the front of the bak, under the bed.
- size (capacity) ?? {we are two people that will primarily do long weekend trips, with the occational longer trip into remote areas}
- plastic or SS tank ?
- any other tips or ideas ?


Ek sal dit BAIE waardeer om te hoor van jul persoonlike ervarings hiermee.


PS - JA, ek neem fotos. :)

[Traveler]

Myne het Frontrunner tank in onder die bak. So die spaarwiel sit nou laer. Hy stamp gladnie as ons veld of baan ry nie.

Maar die spaarwiel sal later wel opgeskuif word.

Voordeel daarvan is jy bring jou CG bietjie laer met die tank wat byna selfde vlak as die as is. Die Frontrunner het skotplatte in die tenk wat verhoed dat die brandstof momentum optel met al die geskud, en dit verminder kanse dat gasse kan opbou. Die tweede tenk voed die 1ste deur gravitasie, en nie met 'n pomp nie.

Watertenk gaan ek plasties gebruik, en onder die cab insit, daar is baie plek. Dan sal ek net 'n valve aan die tenk se prop koppel sodat jy lug kan inpomp en dan het jy so bietjie druk in jou tenk, dit help om water vinniger uit te kry.

[ThysdJ]

Chris, persoonlik is ek nie 'n watertenk fan nie... ek gebruik 10l deurskynende plastiek water kanne wat ek orals indruk. Daar is minder maintenance, my watervoorraad is verspreid en kannie op 1 slag contaminated raak nie, die kanne word skoongemaak na 'n trip en kry nie allerhande goggas en groeisels in nie. Verder vat ek net soveer water saam as wat nodig is vir elke trip, gevolglik ry ek nie onnodige gewig saam nie.

Sou jy 'n watertenk wil insit, monteer hom so laag as moontlik in die voertuig om jou Center of Gravity laag te hou, en behandel hom met Milton om alge te vernietig voordat jy hom volmaak vir 'n trip.

Bel vir Hoppy (AEW Auto 021-9828232) om te hoor van 'n long range tank. Hy het in Kaspaas 'n dual tenk setup ingebou wat baie nice werk. Miskien kan hy in Elders ook een of ander plan maak,maar soos ek hom ken het hy al klaar 'n plan.

[OOOOMS]

Ek verkies ook doe duel tank bo die spaarwiel. Minder moeite.

Water tank 60l oppi dak, gravity feed vir shower en voete was. Tap sommer rivier water in (hou drinkwater apart)

Drinkwater in aparte plastiek tank

[ChrisF]

Dankie manne, julle raad laat mens nou weer verder dink .....

[Donkey]

Hi Chris

Here's my 2c worth, from experience it's better to fit your fuel tank under the bin to avoid taxes if crossing over to other countries e.g. Lesotho because I go there often, and there's always an officer wanting to know if there's fuel in my jerry cans, from their point of view I'm then importing fuel into their country.

Regards,

[Thabogrobler]

Chris, wat ek laat doen het(en nog nie foto's geplaas het nie) is om die exhaust te laat skuif to bykans bo die propshaft met net 'n free flowbox in. Nou kan ek 'n tenk in die spasie insit wat eers deur die exhaust en silencer opgeneem is...

[ChrisF]

Thabo daar is BAIE spasie daar onder as mens bietjie goed rond skuif .....

[ChrisF]

Thanks again for the advice, so here is what I did.

Opted for TWO plastic water tanks. A 120 liter and another 40 liter.
Idea being - if I end in a situation where I need to top up from a river, the "clean" water to be kept in the 40 liter and the new water in the 120 liter. This should really be more than enough for a fair number of days away from facilities.

For the diesel I opted for 2 jerry cans.


These options allow me the versatility to select the tanks as per the trip we are doing. For instance, NO use loading (filling) the 120 tank if we are going to a SANS park with full facilities.


Only time will tell if these desicions were the correct ones for our purposes. At least there was some reasoning behind it.


Now to find the best layout for everything inside Elders. :)

Walking to the garage every 15 minutes, move two items around, purve, and then repeat this 15 minutes later ... :)