Wow. That is a little thirstier than I was calculating. (15~16 l/100) That is handy first handy relative info. Well side/tub type tray here was thinking of making a 240 odd liter tank that gravity feed into the main standard 80l tank. That's the biggest rectangular tank I can fabricate that will fit forward of rear wheel arches. Would have to carry a couple of 20l Jerrys to be on the safe side.
That would be the biggest single weight for me, I plan on going as absolutely as light as possible.
Many thanks Scott.
If you're traveling from the north you don't really get out of the sand and dunes until around Well 12. That's a lot of kilometres in sand with about 15 psi in the tyres and heavy load so the rolling resistance is high. It's interesting that the three vehicles on the trip all used about the same. We had my D40, 120 Prado and 79 series Landcruiser single cab tray back.
Before I left a veteran of five CSR expeditions said to be safe budget 5km/litre or 20 litres/100km. I reckon most vehicles end up with a similar GVM and the energy comes from the fuel so they all consume the same amount of diesel.
Once we're allowed back the community at Well 33 will be operating again. The diesel is fine and it's good to support the service they provide. To show my commitment I also bought a plastic plate and ice cream in the the little general store! After spending about $400 on diesel I thought ... "what the heck!"
I left Well 33 with a full tank of 80 litres and 7 jerries = 220 litres. I think a 240 litre tank in the body, jerries, supplies and full tank to do the total distance may have you overloaded. You need a maximum of 200-220 litres if you avail yourself to the Well 33 supply stop. It's a welcome oasis in the desert and they have good quality accommodation if you want to stay a night in comfort ... or you can rent a room for an hour or two to have a shower and clean up.
If you watch the video again that Triton (2:33) had snapped in half and it was near new. I checked the compliance plate and it was built in mid 2018. I reckon it had about 20,000km to 30,000km on the clock. It was at Well 41 and had broken about four weeks before we came through. It was no doubt overloaded and possibly going a bit too fast. The sand often gets whooped out between the dunes and the 4wd's will start flexing up and down (pivoting in the middle) if you try to push too hard. Couple that with a full load and they can't cope. Really our Navara's, Tritons, DMAX's, Ranger's and Hiluxes are medium duty 4wd's. They will break if you go beyond their design limits for days on end. However if you take it easy you won't have any problems.
I have a weighbridge not far from me so I'm going to see what mine weighs. With the amount of gear we install like bullbars, towbars, bash plates, lights, second batteries, storage boxes, water tanks etc it adds up quickly.
Hope that information is helpful.
