C60X questions

[Mike Cecil]

Rod,

Yes, a tad of speculation, but not regarding the size of the tank (which I was reasonably sure of) - only why some clerk made the error, the true reason for which we will probably never know.

The Australian Contract Demand for 120 of C60X chassis in CKD form included 'Gas tanks, external measurements 13.5 inches x 12 inches x 40 inches' which converts to a volume of around 28 gallons. Take out the rounded corners, recessed ends, wall thickness, etc and its still closer to 21 gallons than 12 (or 12.5 gallons).

Mike C

[Tony Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

The Australian Contract Demand for 120 of C60X chassis in CKD form included 'Gas tanks, external measurements 13.5 inches x 12 inches x 40 inches' which converts to a volume of around 28 gallons. Take out the rounded corners, recessed ends, wall thickness, etc and its still closer to 21 gallons than 12 (or 12.5 gallons).

Just for fun I measured my FGT8 fuel tank: 1018 x 305 x 344mm, which converts exactly to C60X measurements above.

Unfortunately my tank is dented so I'm unable to measure actual liquid volume, however it can be calculated quite accurately as Mike suggests:

Subtracting recessed ends (2 x 18 mm) and wall thickness (2 x 1.5mm) gives 979 x 302 x 341mm = 100.8 litres. Subtracting rounded corners (65 mm radius) gives 100.8 - 3.5 = 97.3 litres = 21.4 gals. Subtracting baffle plates would bring this slightly closer to the nominal 21 gal spec.