Anybody planning on making a skid plate for the tank?

If I made one would anybody buy it? My neighbor owns a machine shop and we could get a group order (if those are allowed on here) going. Just a thought.

Moved to Exterior.

http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/announcement.php?f=365&a=130

If I made one would anybody buy it? My neighbor owns a machine shop and we could get a group order (if those are allowed on here) going. Just a thought.

I might be interested. I gotta see what mine looks like in person, and how the brackets for my running boards work out, and see if your design will work with that, and at what price.

I'm going to have the running boards too...so...whatever I come up with will accommodate those too...I pick my truck up on Tuesday so I'll have a better idea of what needs to be done by then.

I just went to the GMC site to "build your own" and noticed the 3" boards aren't compatible with the diesel...only the 6"...will be interesting to see what my dealer came up with on Tuesday.

Just curious...why are we already thinking about a solution to a problem that doesnt exist?

Lets wait for people to actually hit their urea tanks on stuff offroad before we assume its "too low". I really think everyone is underestimating the location of the urea tank. If, in 6 months, we are seeing dozens of threads of "well add another one to the list of urea tanks that got lunched on a rock on the farm", THEN ill eat my words....but for now lets give it a chance. Im sure GM tested it offroad...

There was another thread in the LML section where some guy took his new LML out into the oil fields and beat the crap out of it offroad, and surprise, there were not even scratches on the urea tank!

ben

There was a dude who just posted that he had a bunch of holes in his from running over logs and what not. It's already happening. And...anyways...it's the same concept as having skid plates to protect other critical components. What you are asking would be the same as asking why have skid plates at all...you know what I mean?

There was a dude who just posted that he had a bunch of holes in his from running over logs and what not. It's already happening.

Go re-read that post that you clearly just breezed over and you'll see that on an older truck of his he poked holes in the rocker panels not the urea tank. ;)

When/IF it becomes a problem, people will respond with a solution.

As for the other skid plates, there are tons of things on the undercarriage that hang lower (transfer case, trans crossmember, etc) and are more exposed/in harms way then the urea tank.

ben

Ugh no its not. Go re-read that post that you clearly just breezed over

His post is now edited...I guess it wasn't clear initially (probably why I got the wrong impression) I see what you are saying...you are correct...sorry about that. Although he still does not indicate whether or not the trucks with the holes in the rocker panels are new or old trucks.

Here is the post as it reads now post edit:


Two of four pickups in our fleet have puncture holes in the lower rocker panel behind the front tires. The holes were from driving over branches on logging roads. It would have been beter if the tank was built into the back of the cab like the old trucks. That would also make it easier to heat. Does the Z71 package include a steel skid plate for the urea tank?

Last edited by promax : Yesterday at 09:54 PM.

Either way...I'm going to make one for myself. Why not. It's not going to be very expensive and it will give me peace of mind. PLUS...I just got a new welding machine and want to play around and fab some stuff up. :cool:

- Beau

Skyjacker just released one and is now shipping them. It was displayed on the truck in the link below at SEMA.

Part number DEFG114SP, cost should be around $160. Can't find any links to photos but they say shipping next week.



http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs994.snc4/76793_457050769705_93486499705_5159377_2118702_n.j pg

Found this link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52vmVHv-UlQ

Just curious...why are we already thinking about a solution to a problem that doesnt exist?

Lets wait for people to actually hit their urea tanks on stuff offroad before we assume its "too low". I really think everyone is underestimating the location of the urea tank. If, in 6 months, we are seeing dozens of threads of "well add another one to the list of urea tanks that got lunched on a rock on the farm", THEN ill eat my words....but for now lets give it a chance. Im sure GM tested it offroad...

There was another thread in the LML section where some guy took his new LML out into the oil fields and beat the crap out of it offroad, and surprise, there were not even scratches on the urea tank!

benWell, its been a few months since you posted and since then a buddy of mine has bought one. He's had two issues already with his DEF tank. First road debris knocked the wiring off and put him into limp mode (didn't someone on here a similar issue? Edit: Yes (http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4111069&postcount=6)). Second while trailering up a gravel road put a rock gouge in the tank severely enough for the dealer to replace it (wasn't leaking but that was the concern).

I think a lot of people will be fine. Most people are not going to take a brand new truck in the woods or on the rocks or even trailer things to places we go. However I think most of these people like you said that think they are "beating the crap out of it offroad" are doing nothing more than like you mentioned driving through a field. Sure, that's really "offroad". :rolleyes:

Skyjacker just released one and is now shipping them. It was displayed on the truck in the link below at SEMA.
From the video it looks kind of thin. Probably better than nothing but a true solution would be a relocation kit and for the next generation trucks to have it elsewhere. I'll probably never own an LML anytime soon, so I guess it doesn't effect me much.

I think that is the right thing to do, when you can forsee a possible problem and fix it so that it gives you piece of mind and security, now will someone come up with a good idea how to stop rocks on the road from breaking a windshield , I'll be the first to purchase it.

thanks Charlie

Fabtech has one too.
http://www.fabtechmotorsports.com/products/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=808&display=GMC/CHEVY%204WD

Here's OR-Fab's Skid Plate

http://www.orfab.com/details.php?Application=&Part_Number=87030&Title=DEF

and heres a link to another thread about it

http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=406588&highlight=def+tank+skid+plate