Fitting Jerry Cans

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Andrew Renshaw

Guest

• Jul 6, 2005

• #1

Hi all,

I have a 110 Defender CSW 12 seats, I have taken out the back 6 seats and am
modifying the boot for our Africa Trip.

I have decided to attach a Jerry Can to outside the car on the passenger
side boot, with a proper Jerry Can Cradle, it is impossible to fit it the
other side because of the fuel tank filler. Will it upset the balance of the
vehicle by just having a jerry can on one side, the other three will be on
the roof.

Any help

Andrew

 

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PDannyD

Guest

• Jul 7, 2005

• #2

On Wednesday 06 July 2005 12:43, Andrew Renshaw([email protected])
wrote in message <[email protected]>

> Hi all,
>
> I have a 110 Defender CSW 12 seats, I have taken out the back 6 seats and
> am modifying the boot for our Africa Trip.
>
> I have decided to attach a Jerry Can to outside the car on the passenger
> side boot, with a proper Jerry Can Cradle, it is impossible to fit it the
> other side because of the fuel tank filler. Will it upset the balance of
> the vehicle by just having a jerry can on one side, the other three will
> be on the roof.

Bloody hell! How big is the jerry can!?

The 110 wont even notice there's a jerry can on the back, full or otherwise.
The three on the roof will be more of a problem but even then not much of
one unless you're getting into situations where every degree of lean angle
counts.

--
2001 FZS600 - Silver/Black
1974 SIII Land Rover - Hardtop 2.25 Petrol, Green
1954 Ford 100E Prefect - Black

 

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Samuel

Guest

• Jul 7, 2005

• #3

> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have a 110 Defender CSW 12 seats, I have taken out the back 6 seats
and
> > am modifying the boot for our Africa Trip.
> >
> > I have decided to attach a Jerry Can to outside the car on the passenger
> > side boot, with a proper Jerry Can Cradle, it is impossible to fit it
the
> > other side because of the fuel tank filler. Will it upset the balance of
> > the vehicle by just having a jerry can on one side, the other three will
> > be on the roof.
>
> Bloody hell! How big is the jerry can!?
>
> The 110 wont even notice there's a jerry can on the back, full or
otherwise.
> The three on the roof will be more of a problem but even then not much of
> one unless you're getting into situations where every degree of lean angle
> counts.

second that.

your average jerry can carrys 20 litres of petrol, therefore a full can
would weigh about 25 kilos by my best estimate. i dont think this is
anywhere near enough to upset the balance of your 110.

Sam.

 

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DNS

Guest

• Jul 7, 2005

• #4

Snip...

> Will it upset the balance of the vehicle by just having a jerry can on one
side, the other three will be on the roof.

I think you'll find that a jerry can on one side of the vehicle will
definitely cause the 110 to tip over at the slightest provocation.

Honestly ;-)

David.

110 CSW.

 

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Larry

Guest

• Jul 7, 2005

• #5

I have one on the back door. Mind you like everything else it rusts, so does
the cradle,


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes





"Andrew Renshaw" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> Hi all,
>
> I have a 110 Defender CSW 12 seats, I have taken out the back 6 seats and
am
> modifying the boot for our Africa Trip.
>
> I have decided to attach a Jerry Can to outside the car on the passenger
> side boot, with a proper Jerry Can Cradle, it is impossible to fit it the
> other side because of the fuel tank filler. Will it upset the balance of
the
> vehicle by just having a jerry can on one side, the other three will be on
> the roof.
>
> Any help
>
> Andrew
>
>

 

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Andrew Renshaw

Guest

• Jul 7, 2005

• #6

I take it you are extracting a clear yellow liquid and I needn't worry

Andy


"DNS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:BEF308AE.C687%[email protected]...
> Snip...
>
>> Will it upset the balance of the vehicle by just having a jerry can on
>> one
> side, the other three will be on the roof.
>
> I think you'll find that a jerry can on one side of the vehicle will
> definitely cause the 110 to tip over at the slightest provocation.
>
> Honestly ;-)
>
> David.
>
> 110 CSW.
>

 

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Steve Taylor

Guest

• Jul 7, 2005

• #7

You ARE putting a heck of a lot of weight, well above the centre of
gravity of the vehicle. Just be aware of it.

Steve

 

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Samuel

Guest

• Jul 8, 2005

• #8

"Steve Taylor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> You ARE putting a heck of a lot of weight, well above the centre of
> gravity of the vehicle. Just be aware of it.
>
> Steve

agreed that the jerry cans on the roof-rack are a little awkward, but one on
the rear of the vehicle is not really worth worrying about.

Sam.

 

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David G. Bell

Guest

• Jul 8, 2005

• #9

On Friday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Samuel" wrote:

> "Steve Taylor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > You ARE putting a heck of a lot of weight, well above the centre of
> > gravity of the vehicle. Just be aware of it.
> >
> > Steve
>
> agreed that the jerry cans on the roof-rack are a little awkward, but one on
> the rear of the vehicle is not really worth worrying about.

It's tempting to allow for it when arranging storage, but it's a smaller
left/right difference than you can get from using fuel on an SWB, and
much less than the difference a passenger makes.



--
David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.

"I am Number Two," said Penfold. "You are Number Six."

 

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Dougal

Guest

• Jul 8, 2005

• #10

MVP wrote:
> On Fri, 08 Jul 2005 01:50:36 +0100 (BST), [email protected]
> ("David G. Bell") wrote:
>
>
>>On Friday, in article
>> <[email protected]>
>> [email protected] "Samuel" wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"Steve Taylor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>>>You ARE putting a heck of a lot of weight, well above the centre of
>>>>gravity of the vehicle. Just be aware of it.
>>>>
>>>>Steve
>>>
>>>agreed that the jerry cans on the roof-rack are a little awkward, but one on
>>>the rear of the vehicle is not really worth worrying about.
>>
>>It's tempting to allow for it when arranging storage, but it's a smaller
>>left/right difference than you can get from using fuel on an SWB, and
>>much less than the difference a passenger makes.
>
>
> I've driven a 110 with (I think) 6 or maybe 8 jerry cans on the front
> of the roof rack (yea.. I know). it had evil body-roll on corners and
> was a bit unweildy off-road but I managed with no real problems (apart
> from the time I slipped off the bonnet with a full can of diesel in
> each hand, ouch, the bonned was coated in sheet ice, as was everything
> else).
> I'm fairly sure that you'll get your wrists slapped for using jerry
> can holders on the sides of the vehicle here and in europe.
>
>
> Regards.
> Mark.

If you were all working to the AA's recommendations that you should
carry a can "so that you can go and get fuel" there wouldn't be anything
to discuss as the weight of an empty jerry can can be ignored.

On the other hand what's the point of an empty fuel can?

 

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Andrew Renshaw

Guest

• Jul 8, 2005

• #11

Can I get a slap from The Police for having jerry cans on the side of the
vehicle

Andy

 

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Tim Hobbs

Guest

• Jul 8, 2005

• #12

On Fri, 08 Jul 2005 14:09:01 GMT, "Andrew Renshaw"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Can I get a slap from The Police for having jerry cans on the side of the
>vehicle
>
>Andy
>

I think that would depend on whether they are full or not... And what
they are full of...

There are rules for how much diesel and how much petrol you can store,
and presumably how much you can carry around. Diesel's not too
volatile, but I wouldn't rate carrying a full jerry of petrol on the
side of the vehicle as safe. Nor an empty one with the lid closed for
that matter.
--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70

 

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Larry

Guest

• Jul 8, 2005

• #13

Apart from the Jerry can on the back which is usually empty (I have a second
smaller one inside) I carry a gas bottle on the driver side and 25ltrs of
water on that side too. however they are at least inside the vehicle.

In any case you should be able to judge when there is a little too much lean
when cornering and always keep just on the right side of scary, its not as
if you are driving a 2 CV anyway.


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes




"Samuel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Steve Taylor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > You ARE putting a heck of a lot of weight, well above the centre of
> > gravity of the vehicle. Just be aware of it.
> >
> > Steve
>
> agreed that the jerry cans on the roof-rack are a little awkward, but one
on
> the rear of the vehicle is not really worth worrying about.
>
> Sam.
>
>