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Jerry Can Mount

Discussion in 'Builds and Fabricators Forum' started by Howard Eisenhauer, Oct 28, 2023.

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  1. Oct 28, 2023
    Howard Eisenhauer

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    Way way back in time I built a bracket to fit a jerry can holder on the tailgate. Unfortunately soon after that Tonk had an accident & the bracket got the liv'en snot beat out of it :(

    Fast forward 15 years & I suddenly got tired of looking at it sitting up on a shelf so down it came. :)

    A little heating, a little hammering, some improved details to address some sketchy design/workmanship from way way back when and it's back in service-

    Originally it was a single layer of strapping butt welded to the tube- I doubled it up & bent the 2nd layer around the top of the tube. Hardened & tempered the curved section to aid in preventing the bendies.

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    The bottom clamp was originally just a conduit clamp, I fabbed up something a bit more robust, it slips over the lower edge of the tailgate quite snugly.

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    All purdy

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    All together

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    If theres ever another iteration of this I'll run the spacer blocks all the way to the bottom of the tailgate to distribute the load better & place the mount an inch or two lower. but for now it's good :)

    And yes I know about the dangers of a gas can on the back- much as it pains me to say it it's mostly just there for looks. :rolleyes:
     
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    Dwins1

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    You could sell those. Nice job.
     
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    Jw60

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    Gas can on the back is better than inside the vehicle under the driver seat.
     
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    vtxtasy

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    I prefer my gas tank between my legs. :D
     
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    Dwins1

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    I was thinking about putting two on the back and remove the one under the seat…
     
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    Nice job!
     
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    Fireball

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    Clever!
     
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    PeteL

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    Some might argue that on the back it is much more vulnerable to impact and rupture.

    Can anyone document how many, if any, casualties can be attributed reliably and specifically due to underseat tanks?
     
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    Jw60

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    I didn't intend to start an argument but yes that data is out there in a lengthy NTSB report. The exterior fuel can is only a state level restriction.
    The ideal solution is to have a half cab with rear tank and gas cans in the bed.
     
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    Howard Eisenhauer

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    Can you provide a link? All I can seem to find are stories about plastic tanks in later models.
     
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    No argument intended. But I know a number of similar beliefs that really don't have objective data, are taken out of a relative context, or were based on isolated examples.

    When my Harley was almost new, I got a recall regarding possible fuel tank rupture in a "high speed frontal collision." In a high speed frontal collision on a Harley, I doubt if that will be my first concern.
     
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    Not at the moment, it would be on a research database like ebscohost. Years ago in college I had access and did a report on the 1st gen caravan rear seat ejections. the fuel tanks were another topic I was interested in but the rear seat was much easier due to it being one model.
     
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    colojeepguy

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    I'd be much more worried about a gascan on the back. Even a triv ial rear end collision would result in a fuel spill.
     
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    vtxtasy

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    Will have to see what Ralph Nader has to say on the subject. :D
     
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    Even the concept of a Jeep would give him a coronary.
     
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    And yet he went after the Corvair. The dude is a 'wingnut'.
     
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    Did he drive a Pinto? Lol
     
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    vtxtasy

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    Or a Crown Vic.?
     
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    PeteL

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    Maybe. After 35 years attending motor vehicle accidents with the Fire Rescue, it is my opinion that Nader has saved literally millions of lives. More than any other living human in my lifetime, I'd guess.

    When I was a kid my grandparent's car had no seatbelts and a steel dashboard.

    Last week I was with a family of four who drove head-on into a large tree at about 70mph. The worst injury was a broken collar bone. Before Nader it would have been four fatalities, no question.
     
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    Safety items were coming, maybe not as fast as some would like, but they were still coming.
    Still doesn't change the fact that he is a wingnut.
     
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