| Author | Message | ||
     John W (Disco_gold) New Member Username: Disco_gold Post Number: 16 Registered: 09-2003 |
I saw this item and am curious if anyone on the board has used it or seen it used. http://offroadrecovery.zoovy.com/product/G81  I ran a search and didn't find too much detail about such a set-up. Pros or cons? Thanks. | ||
| Lewis Jones (Cutter) Member Username: Cutter Post Number: 153 Registered: 10-2003 |
I would NEVER hang a can of gas off the rear of a rig. You do know that gas is flamable don't cha'? (and Blitz cans suck!) But back to your question, I used that exact mount to hang a power tank off my Jeep and the weld cracked twice in a year. After rewelding the whole thing its still holding. | ||
| Al Oliveira (Offroaddisco) Senior Member Username: Offroaddisco Post Number: 1596 Registered: 04-2002 |
I'm not sure if I would want to hang an extra ~30 lbs. on the rear door. | ||
| Stacey R Abend (Srafj40) Member Username: Srafj40 Post Number: 148 Registered: 03-2003 |
Not legal in some states, and do not ever let a friend who is a firefighter see it. Stacey | ||
| Matthew A. Barnes (Discoveryxd) Member Username: Discoveryxd Post Number: 176 Registered: 08-2003 |
I agree with Al. I heard gas wieghs 12 lbs per gallon (could be wrong) but with a 5 gallon can, you do the math! The distance back away from the door could add more leverage on the spare tire mount. Which would probably start to crack that part of the back door. My dad put a rack on the rear of his jeep, and it cracked the door around the mounting points. The bouncing of a dirt road would be hell too. | ||
| John W (Disco_gold) New Member Username: Disco_gold Post Number: 17 Registered: 09-2003 |
I appreciate the input. I'll save my money. Thanks. | ||
| Lewis Jones (Cutter) Member Username: Cutter Post Number: 179 Registered: 10-2003 |
i think gas is 6# a gallon. | ||
| michael burt (Mikeyb) Senior Member Username: Mikeyb Post Number: 616 Registered: 03-2002 |
6 sounds closer...water is 8 lbs a gallon and gas floats on water. so...it needs to be a little lighter than water... | ||
| Mike (Mikem) Member Username: Mikem Post Number: 63 Registered: 02-2003 |
density determines whether something floats, not weight. water weighs 8.33 lbs/gal. gasoline has a specific gravity between 0.680 and 0.751, depending on the type of gas. So, gas weighs between 5.66 and 6.26 lbs/gal. | ||
| michael burt (Mikeyb) Senior Member Username: Mikeyb Post Number: 618 Registered: 03-2002 |
hey! where is that "team mike" "brothers in arms" thing? |
