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mgirardo wrote:profdant139 wrote:
So my question is this: is this arrangement any different from a tongue-mounted gas can? It is virtually the same as the jeep cans that carry gas racks on the spare tire -- I see those on SUVs every day.
In my opinion, it is a safety hazard no matter where it is. Gas in portable containers attached to a vehicle is inherently dangerous.
With your can being 6' off the ground, you'd have to be rear-ended by a tractor trailer to make contact with the gas can. I think you are probably fine where it currently is.
If I had to carry a small gas can, I'd either carry it on the roof. I'd slide the roof rack cross bars so they hold the can in place and then strap it down or in a milk crate in the trunk - the same way I carry a 20lb bottle of propane.
-Michael
Jan-04-2019 05:35 AM
profdant139 wrote:
So my question is this: is this arrangement any different from a tongue-mounted gas can? It is virtually the same as the jeep cans that carry gas racks on the spare tire -- I see those on SUVs every day.
Jan-04-2019 04:51 AM
profdant139 wrote:
The crate is bolted to the platform -- the blog post (which is too detailed, in my own opinion) explains how it is fastened. The strap is sort of incidental -- it is just designed to reduce vibration. I would never rely on a strap alone, especially not where a gas can is involved!!
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