Plastic fuel tanks

[Beach]

Planning on a 2 week run to Colorado this summer and a lot of driving will be gravel and dirt rds. Wondering if there is a repair material/method for repairing the plastic fuel tank on the truck in the event of a rock cracking or holing the tank. Tank is on a 2012 F250

 

[Squatch]

West Systems makes an epoxy for repairing polyethylene. But I don't know about when it leaking gas. I think the answer is called skid plate 1st.

 

[ntsqd]

Cross-linked PE is pretty darned hard to put a hole in to start with. Can be done of course, but the energy level would've holed a metal tank by then.
Agree, skid-plate it and maybe shield it if directly in the line of fire from front tires & close to them.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Isn't there a skid plate stock?

 

[Beach]

No stock skid plate, truck is new to me, plate is in the future though. I did add front mud flaps which help a bunch. Thanks for the replies.

 

[Rusty]

I've used this on polyethylene plastics with good results...with any adhesive the trick is going to be clean surfaces and a filler or patch of like material....

this is a super glue of sorts specially formulated for plastics, it will not fill voids so a patch would be necessary

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/sg_plstc/overview/Loctite-Plastics-Bonding-System.htm