I just purchased the new Man-A-Fre 24 gallon Long Range auxiliary fuel tank and have had it installed. Apparently it is the first in the US. It is made by Longrange Automotive in OZ.
My initial concern was the fit of the tank because of the 4x4 Labs rear bumper. The placement of the bumper required cutting the frame and the placement with the bumper. At first it seemed that it was not going to be possible, the “rear mounting bar” was not able to be positioned. Then we realized that the 4x4 bumper could be used instead and actually saved effort. From that point it went pretty well.
The kit comes with a fuel pump, filter, a combination fuel gauge/on off switch for the fuel pump and assorted wires and hoses. There is a front and rearmounting bracket.
The kit has a twin filler neck which required the removal of the factory filler neck and replacement. The front mounting bracket bolts onto the frame in pre drilled locations. We did not use the rear bracket. The installation was pretty straight forward, especially since I have a 4 type doing most of the work. It was about 6 hours of work.
The pump seems to have filled the main tank in about 20 minutes.
The installation was easier than anticipated and there was really only one problem. The fuel gauge reads constantly low. We will likely drop the tank when the fuel level is down and see what is going on. I have enclosed pictures of the tank, lower portion of the filter neck, pictures of the fuel guage/pump switch and the vehicle. I have 863 OME in the rear, 285/75/16’s and both tanks are full.
My initial concern was the fit of the tank because of the 4x4 Labs rear bumper. The placement of the bumper required cutting the frame and the placement with the bumper. At first it seemed that it was not going to be possible, the “rear mounting bar” was not able to be positioned. Then we realized that the 4x4 bumper could be used instead and actually saved effort. From that point it went pretty well.
The kit comes with a fuel pump, filter, a combination fuel gauge/on off switch for the fuel pump and assorted wires and hoses. There is a front and rearmounting bracket.
The kit has a twin filler neck which required the removal of the factory filler neck and replacement. The front mounting bracket bolts onto the frame in pre drilled locations. We did not use the rear bracket. The installation was pretty straight forward, especially since I have a 4 type doing most of the work. It was about 6 hours of work.
The pump seems to have filled the main tank in about 20 minutes.
The installation was easier than anticipated and there was really only one problem. The fuel gauge reads constantly low. We will likely drop the tank when the fuel level is down and see what is going on. I have enclosed pictures of the tank, lower portion of the filter neck, pictures of the fuel guage/pump switch and the vehicle. I have 863 OME in the rear, 285/75/16’s and both tanks are full.