RANGE FINDER

THE ARB FRONTIER LONG-RANGE FUEL TANK ADDS SERIOUS TOURING RANGE WITHOUT THE WEIGHT PENALTY OF STEEL

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Picture your fuel gauge dropping to empty right in the middle of the Simpson Desert.

You'd be stuck by the track for days, just waiting and hoping someone brings you more fuel. That’s not something I want to risk. I'll take a long-range fuel tank every time.

This is the first time I’ve used a plastic long-range tank. In the past, all my 4x4s had steel tanks or came with enough fuel capacity from the factory for remote trips. My Troopy had two 90L tanks and my 105 Cruiser had 145L.

I didn’t need much convincing to go with the ARB Frontier fuel tank. Once I learned about the new material it’s made from, I was happy to give it a go.

Let’s talk about the plastic. It’s not a flimsy, thin-walled black tank like you'd find in a caravan. This one is made from a seamless, rotomoulded, cross-linked polymer. The walls are 8mm thick and the corners are about 11mm, so it’s built for strength and durability.

The weight saving is enormous over a steel version. My 145L ARB Frontier tank weighs just 28.5kg. A Long Ranger tank for my HiLux, also sold through ARB, is a well-respected tank I’ve used successfully before. That model is 140L and weighs 48kg. That’s a saving of 19.5kg, plus the Frontier tank comes with an extra 5L. The ARB plastic tank was a few hundred dollars cheaper than the alternative. Win, win!