- 2,112
- 555
- 113
- Location
- Davis County, UT
@DutchmanZ Sorry I'm 10 months late in seeing your post. Your truck looks great, and it is satisfying to get the the can mounted on there!I found a decent Jerry can with a 1951 date code. Cleaned it up and gave it a decent coat of Strata blue. Mounted the freshly painted can mount and the new strap and then finally put the can in place. One more piece to the puzzle! It really makes me want to paint the whole truck. I also got the door info stencils ordered.
View attachment 823414
Please forgive me, as I certainly do not intend to step on any toes; I just want everyone to have the best experience, or most convenient use of their strap., but you have the strap on backwards. The way the strap you bought from me was intended to be put on the Jerry Can Mount is as follows:
- First you need to loosen the bolts on the mount.
- Insert the "tail" end of the strap (that is the end with the flat metal tip) through the slot of the FRONT of the mount, then route the strap UNDER the mount and back up through the rear slot. This will orient the buckle as depicted below.
- Ensure the strap isn't twisted below the mount and tighten down the mount bolts when you are satisfied with the amount of strap you have for the buckle end (you will have a greater amount of loose 'tail' end of the strap than buckle end). I recommend about as pictured above or as seen below. When properly bolted, the strap shouldn't be able to move under the jerry can mount. If your mount or location for mounting allows the strap to move, it's not a big deal, it'll just require two hands to cinch the buckle tight vs just one hand.
- Place your jerry can in the mount and route the 'tail' up the back side of the can, and under the handles as so:
- Thread the 'tail' down through the 'jaws' of the buckle and simply pull upward on the tail to cinch the strap tight.
- Then thread the 'tail' through the bottom portion of the buckle to secure the left-over 'tail':
- If I provided an additional elastic (apologies, I have only been doing so somewhat recently), you can finally thread the excess of the 'tail' through the elastic for an extra secure tail.
This should make it easier/nicer for you to use and secure down that jerry can!
Last edited: