What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK]

[PuddleJumper]

Installed a Wavian Jerry Can and holder from Front Runner in the bed of the Gladiator.

20l Jerry Can with Spout / Red (frontrunneroutfitters.com)
Single Jerry Can Holder (frontrunneroutfitters.com)

Mounted it with M8 rivnuts, but if I had to do it again, I would drill smaller holes and then cut threads into it using a tread cutting bolt. That way if you want to remove it later, you would have just four small holes that could easily be filled with black silicone or RTV gasket.

Recommended alternative steps:

1) Place jerry can holder on truck bed so that the mounting holes are sitting over the raised ribs.
2) Mark and center punch the hole locations.
4) Drill holes using 0.28” diameter bit.
5) Using a socket wrench, screw in the thread cutting bolt half way and then back it out.
6) Mount Jerry Can Holder to bed using lock washers and button head bolts.

All the below items can be found online at Amazon if not available at your local hardware store.

(Qty) Description
(1) #70 or K Drill Bit Solid Carbide (.028")
(1) Steel Thread Cutting Screw, Hex Washer Head, Type F, 5/16"-18 Thread Size
(4) 5/16-18 x 1/2" Bolts Black Oxide Fully Threaded (button head bolt)
(4) 5/16" Stainless Steel Internal Tooth Star Lock Washers

i have 3 jerry cans in my bed. i just added 2 extra d rings 2 can spaces away from the rear most tie down point. that along with a rubber bed mat and a rachet strap. no budging, no squeeks, and 4 can capacity total. cost me 20 bucks.

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[jeepers29]

i have 3 jerry cans in my bed. i just added 2 extra d rings 2 can spaces away from the rear most tie down point. that along with a rubber bed mat and a rachet strap. no budging, no squeeks, and 4 can capacity total. cost me 20 bucks.

Pics?

 

[PuddleJumper]

Pics?

ill get ya some later. not allowed to take pics at work

 

[WILDHOBO]

The white jeep looks so much bigger than the others. I'm guessing camera angle. Did you have a crap ton of red mud stuck to your rigs when you got off the trail? When we were out there, the amount of mud we washed off our jeeps after some rain, must have been in the hundreds of pounds.

I just looked at it closely. That’s really funny. Like he photoshopped it. I wouldn’t put it past @Jems007. He’s got a thing about payload.

 

[WILDHOBO]

Yesterday, blew the tire off the driver front on poison spider. I’ve done the trail several times, but snow changes everything. The wheel and tire amazingly survived the event. It’s been remounted and balanced and appears to only have cosmetic scratches.

Today, Fins and Much of Hells Revenge with great friends. We got back to the parking lot just as the snow started.

I’ve tried over and over to attach the video of the tire event on poison spider. Even cut down to 53 seconds it says it’s too large.

 

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I’ve tried over and over to attach the video of the tire event on poison spider. Even cut down to 53 seconds it says it’s too large.

that's what she said

 

[WILDHOBO]

that's what she said

Over and over.

 

[PuddleJumper]

Pics?

 

[Silverator]

Finally got around to installing the ASFIR Aluminum Skids for the motor/transmission and also the transfer case. Overall, good impressions. Especially since I had Jr. do it for me. LOL. I did learn a couple new expletives over the course of the install, and got a lecture about engineering. . But overall, the install seemed pretty straightforward to me. Looking forward to scratching them up. Oh...my only negative take-away is that it's probably going to make oil changes exponentially harder. We'll see on that.....

 

[40x40]

Finally got around to installing the ASFIR Aluminum Skids for the motor/transmission and also the transfer case. Overall, good impressions. Especially since I had Jr. do it for me. LOL. I did learn a couple new expletives over the course of the install, and got a lecture about engineering. . But overall, the install seemed pretty straightforward to me. Looking forward to scratching them up. Oh...my only negative take-away is that it's probably going to make oil changes exponentially harder. We'll see on that.....

my take away is cool product and it's great to see a young person working on a mechanical task. my wife thinks the singing fish are cute.

 

[chorky]

e other options. I have four plastic jugs that I use but they flex and start looking like they might crack. I recently got two short metal cans to try out. So far I like them.

Despite a couple issues and cost, I still think the LRA tank is the best option.

 

[Silverator]

my wife thinks the singing fish are cute.

Haha! Actually they are frogs. . Got em at a yard sale. They are my "house band". LOL

 

[chorky]

Just saw this. ouch

 

[PuddleJumper]

Thanks. That’s cool but I run a low tonneau cover so I need shorter tanks.

yea i run standard Nato size. but this setup will work with almost any size i imagine.

 

[chorky]

If I was retired and doing it more I agree.

Definitely some pros' and cons'. I am not retired, nor do I go on a lot of long trips. Even less now with a little critter to take care of. But, even getting to town for dr appts and errands and such, I have found it helpful already. I use it pretty frequently. Helps to not require me to fill up the tank every day after a run to town. I can go 3 trips now without filling up. Although that $100 fill up is rough lol

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