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Does anyone know if someone makes one that mounts on the spare tire? seems like I recall seeing them on J##ps, but I can't find any online.
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If you go with the tire one, let us know how it works and post pics! I have thought about using that setup. Seems like it would be easy to siphon from w/o having to move the tank.
Also if you need a siphon, the flotool kicks arse. you just have to shake it up a down a couple of times to get the siphon going.
http://www.autobarn.net/shakersiphon.html
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04-11-2006, 04:23 PM
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Thanks.
I'd like to get something like that. I guess I would have to do something different with my license plate. Maybe attach it to the gas can?
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04-11-2006, 04:25 PM
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Originally posted by Alan06SUT:
If you go with the tire one, let us know how it works and post pics! I have thought about using that setup. Seems like it would be easy to siphon from w/o having to move the tank.
Also if you need a siphon, the flotool kicks arse. you just have to shake it up a down a couple of times to get the siphon going.
http://www.autobarn.net/shakersiphon.html
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You could use that to siphon gas from rolled over J##ps and Xterras along the trial. |
04-11-2006, 04:58 PM
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here is the best plate relocation in my opinion. This is tim's old SUT. 
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here is the best plate relocation in my opinion. This is tim's old SUT.
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04-12-2006, 01:44 AM
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I have been tring to come up with a way to mount a jerry can on my rig where I could just leave it attached and easily refill it and siphon it out. I would use it to fill small equipment on my jobsites. The only way it will work and still allow the tailgate to open is to mount it to the spare. But, I dont want that to be the first thing to hit if (knock on wood) I ever back into something.
Mounting it to: the gobi bed rack is too high, the left of the tire covers the latch, right gets smushed when you try to open the tailgate. The only other option I can think of is to move the "A" part of the tire carrier toward the left or right ( which moves the tire off center) and then mount a can next to the tire on either side.
If I were to do this, I would probably move the tire toward the swing away joint so there wouldnt bee additional force added too the joint.
Any other ideas that dont require moving the spare???
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No way in the world would I mount a tank of gas back there. Put the can on a roof rack, or devise some may of mounting it in the bed or on the bed rail. You're just asking for death back there.
Of course that's my opinion and it doesn't mean jack... 
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You're just asking for death back there.
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Yeah. Some of those cans are well tested in "live-fire tests" to demonstrate they won't explode, but I'd hate to get rear ended by a semi and then have my own spare gas spashed all over me as something starts to burn.
Roof rack..as long as you can get in the garage with them on.
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My garage opening is already far too narrow for me. the real issue is the parking garage. I may get a roof rack, but I assume it's a PITA to put on and take off regularly?
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My garage opening is already far too narrow for me. the real issue is the parking garage. I may get a roof rack, but I assume it's a PITA to put on and take off regularly?
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04-12-2006, 12:59 PM
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Gas can carrier for everyone.
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For rack mounting this is the best solution IMO. I came across a rover on the trail last weekend with one of these and asked him where he got it. He gave me this website:
http://www.roveraccessories.com/fuelstorage.htm
Cost is $75 for the single and $135 for the double.
Nice thing is, they lock. Both the Nato and Sceptor cans fit.
Only drawback is having the empty mount bolted to your rack when you not off-roading. The other thing is - I bought the last double they had and I got the impression it was the last one ever since they are now just bolting singles together for multiple cans. |
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Cost is $75 for the single and $135 for the double.
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Pricey for a metal crate.
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Quote:
Originally posted by ree:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Racer-X:
Cost is $75 for the single and $135 for the double.
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Pricey for a metal crate. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Agreed, but short of having something fabbed, it's the only mount I've ever seen that allows the cans to be laid on their sides.
I've tried ratchet straps, they work but are messy looking. Also, they can be cut by theives and they come loose during hard wheeling. |
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I would take my chances if it were beside the tire, but not on the back of it.
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04-26-2006, 07:28 PM
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Lets ressurect this.... Anyone have a good, easy to access/siphon location for the an extra gas can 
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Lets ressurect this.... Anyone have a good, easy to access/siphon location for the an extra gas can
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I'm still working on something |
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