Browne Davis Long Range Fuel Tanks
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Re: Browne Davis Long Range Fuel Tanks
Only guys happy with those sa tanks are the guy selling it to you .to many stories on cracks and damages . I will get those from aus or stick to standard
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Re: Browne Davis Long Range Fuel Tanks
Thanks Mannie!Mad Manny wrote: ↑24 Mar 2021 08:35 Just out of interest, I was at Northern Off-Road in Strijdom Park yesterday.
Northern Off-Road made their name doing Long Range/Auxiliary fuel tanks.
I mentioned that Brown-Davis were now in SA.
The son said he had never heard of Brown-Davis.
The PA started doing a google search and confirmed I was right.
The father (& founder) came out and said "Yes, but the tanks are imported from Australia".
When I pointed out that a Brown-Davis tank can run you over R32k, he said, "That sounds right, it's in line with what we charge."
Good to know this information regarding SA tanks and comparative pricing.
The build quality on the BD tanks is very good. You can see that their tanks have been around for many years and have been thoroughly tested because you can see where they have strengthened the tanks at various points where the stresses are the highest. When my tanks were fitted the guys from R&D said that the tanks used up almost all available space under the Troll, which is exactly what you want, especially at that price.
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Re: Browne Davis Long Range Fuel Tanks
Not sure if it was mentioned earlier in this thread, but what was the cost for the 65l sub tank?mvcoller wrote: ↑26 Apr 2020 14:57 In both my Terrano and my GQ Patrol I had second (aux) tanks fitted, the one in the Terrano was built and fitted by Gerbers on the East Rand and the one in the GU (65lt) I made up in cardboard and duct tape myself and I made sure it fitted so as to make maximum use of available space.
I had Uys of Stofpad Products laser cut, bend and weld it up for me from the cardboard sample provided. He designed the baffles for me. I fitted and plumbed this one myself and with the 149lt Northern Offroad super large replacement main tank that I fitted a year earlier, my GQ had a 210lt plus fuel tank....
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Re: Browne Davis Long Range Fuel Tanks
It was not all that expensive as I designed it and made sure it could fit in the available space. He just sourced the correct grade of stainless steel, had it cut, added baffle plates and had it welded together.SJC wrote: ↑14 Jan 2022 22:48Not sure if it was mentioned earlier in this thread, but what was the cost for the 65l sub tank?mvcoller wrote: ↑26 Apr 2020 14:57 In both my Terrano and my GQ Patrol I had second (aux) tanks fitted, the one in the Terrano was built and fitted by Gerbers on the East Rand and the one in the GU (65lt) I made up in cardboard and duct tape myself and I made sure it fitted so as to make maximum use of available space.
I had Uys of Stofpad Products laser cut, bend and weld it up for me from the cardboard sample provided. He designed the baffles for me. I fitted and plumbed this one myself and with the 149lt Northern Offroad super large replacement main tank that I fitted a year earlier, my GQ had a 210lt plus fuel tank....
This was in about 2011, I can't remember exactly, but think it came to maybe R3.5k?
It had no brackets to bolt it in place, it was fitted with steel strap hangers, so the chances that it would crack was virtually nil.
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Re: Browne Davis Long Range Fuel Tanks
Ek het n excell long range tank op my hardbody vir 11jaar ook van stainless steel was al n paar keer Lesotho toe nog geen krake nie hy is nog sharpies as die ding ordentlik gebou word sal dit nie kraak nie.
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