Swing Gate Loading

[jharrisliberty]

How much weight can the rear swing gate hold without damaging the hinges? I don't have a spare tire mounted there at the moment and I was looking to either mount one or two jerry cans that I just got to the swing gate. This would weigh somewhere around 60lbs if I were to mount both of them. Thanks in advance!

 

[tommudd]

How much weight can the rear swing gate hold without damaging the hinges? I don't have a spare tire mounted there at the moment and I was looking to either mount one or two jerry cans that I just got to the swing gate. This would weigh somewhere around 60lbs if I were to mount both of them. Thanks in advance!

50 pounds . Too much weight by the time you figure in weight of the cans, each gallon of gas is 6.183 per gallon so looking at 65-66 pounds total

But then if you are talking regular NATO type cans , they hold 20 Litre's .
A litre of gas weighs in at 3.78541 so times 20 would be 74.7082 per can .Of course this is figured using " Old Arithmetic " not the new fangled math so.......
Was it a can like I have ?

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[jharrisliberty]

They are the old type jerry cans that hold 5 gallons each and have the screw in spouts. They are not the NATO cans.

 

[tommudd]

From experience I know when I went up to 265-75-16s on the Moabs I started getting lots of squeaks and rattles from the door. Got the tire carrier on the RL bumper and it all went away.

 

[jharrisliberty]

So then overtime with 60-65 pounds on the swing gate is going to eventually wear out the hinges?

 

[ZR2nit]

I want that rear bumper :-(

 

[LibertyTC]

I had considered one of these 14.5 gallon units secured up on the roof basket, now you got fuel!
link:FREE SHIPPING — Flo n' Go Duramax Fuel Caddy — 14-Gallon Capacity, Model# 06792 | Fuel Caddies| Northern Tool + Equipment

 

[dude1116]

2 of these would be cool:

3.5 Gallon FuelpaX

 

[tjkj2002]

So then overtime with 60-65 pounds on the swing gate is going to eventually wear out the hinges?

Yes.

 

[jharrisliberty]

Yes.

Thanks. Then one on my rack and one on the swing gate it is.