Spare fuel tanks idea

Gdetrailer wrote:

RockDodger wrote:
I would like to run something by you guys. I have an idea to replace the two 30 gal. propane tanks on the tongue of my trailer, which I never use, with two military style gerry cans in a vented box for extra gasoline so I don't have to stop so often for fuel. The propane tanks when full weigh around 55 lb each. The gas cans would weigh a little under 40 lb each. Now I know some of you alarmists are going to shout danger and death at me, but I appeal to the innovative thinkers, designers, and off-road techies for your ideas and thoughts. I pull a 20 ft TT with a 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser. It does a good job, but sucks gas like there's no tomorrow. An installed auxilliary fuel tank would make some service points inaccessable, so I decided against that. I thought this idea would be a viable alternative. So any input would be appreciated.:B

Ditch the jerry cans.


You can get a 15 gallon "fuel station" which you can mount to your trailer tongue.



FUEL STATION LINK

It was designed for landscapers usage and is fully designed to be bolted to a landscape trailer frame.

If you wanted to keep your propane you could have a shelf built over top the propane tanks to hold it and it will drain via gravity OR..

Remove the propane tanks and mount in place of the tanks.. Then add a electric fuel pump for automobiles and you can pump it into your vehicles tank..

I used a tank similar to this one to mount in my truck bed and used a electric fuel pump to manually pump the fuel into my truck tank.. With my setup I can pump 15 gallons in about 11 minutes during a rest stop..

Don't have leaky cans or even have to hold the stupid splash and gurgle EPA cans.. I don't lose a drop of fuel and it is in a heavy duty tank..

By the way, just because it can hold 15 gallons it doesn't mean you have to put 15 gallons in it.. You can put 5 or even 10 gallons in it to hold you over for a while.