Martinjmpr
Wiffleball Batter
So here's my question: Are you focusing on the solution or are you focusing on the problem? You said you thought it would be nice to extend the range on your FJC and then proposed a solution of an aux tank, but it seems to me that your starting position ought not be the solution, but the problem.
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What kind of range are you getting now, and how has that been a problem, and what kind of range is it you think you need?
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In your first post you stated that $1500 for an aftermarket fuel tank was too much, so there's kind of an upper limit on how much you're willing to spend, yes?
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Seems to me if you start off with a description of the intended goal (as in "my intended goal is to have a range of at least XXX miles off road") then you can start looking at the issue from the standpoint of which solution is the simplest and/or most cost effective.
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Just as an example, the stock tank on an FJC is what, 20 gallons or so (I'm too lazy to look it up)? So it would seem to me that if 10 extra gallons is what you anticipate you'll need, you have to weigh the cost and complexity of adding another 10 gallons in an auxiliary tank against the relatively simple expedient of strapping on a couple of 5 gallon/20l NATO fuel cans, which can be easily done on an FJC.
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OTOH, if you anticipate that you're going to need, say, 40 or 50 gallons total fuel, then I could understand wanting a bigger tank because although there are people who think nothing of strapping 6 fuel cans onto their vehicle, I wouldn't consider it prudent or safe to do so in most cases.
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So my first question would be, how much total fuel do you need? How much will be adequate for what you need the vehicle to do?
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What kind of range are you getting now, and how has that been a problem, and what kind of range is it you think you need?
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In your first post you stated that $1500 for an aftermarket fuel tank was too much, so there's kind of an upper limit on how much you're willing to spend, yes?
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Seems to me if you start off with a description of the intended goal (as in "my intended goal is to have a range of at least XXX miles off road") then you can start looking at the issue from the standpoint of which solution is the simplest and/or most cost effective.
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Just as an example, the stock tank on an FJC is what, 20 gallons or so (I'm too lazy to look it up)? So it would seem to me that if 10 extra gallons is what you anticipate you'll need, you have to weigh the cost and complexity of adding another 10 gallons in an auxiliary tank against the relatively simple expedient of strapping on a couple of 5 gallon/20l NATO fuel cans, which can be easily done on an FJC.
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OTOH, if you anticipate that you're going to need, say, 40 or 50 gallons total fuel, then I could understand wanting a bigger tank because although there are people who think nothing of strapping 6 fuel cans onto their vehicle, I wouldn't consider it prudent or safe to do so in most cases.
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So my first question would be, how much total fuel do you need? How much will be adequate for what you need the vehicle to do?
