Water tank sag

[medler]

Is the spring hanger all bent to rat chit in the one pic or is that just the way the pic is taken

 

[TylerG]

Is the spring hanger all bent to rat chit in the one pic or is that just the way the pic is taken

My photography skills

 

[Trashy]

Why wouldn't you just take it over to Doug Issler?

 

[TylerG]

Why wouldn't you just take it over to Doug Issler?

Doug is in the process of moving right now and last time I talked to him he wasn't interested in doing repair work. Plus $$$

 

[Trashy]

Doug is in the process of moving right now and last time I talked to him he wasn't interested in doing repair work. Plus $$$

Sometimes you have to pay, that's just the way she goes...... And moving sucks... lol

 

[Cdnfireman]

I would bomb proof it this way. Get some 4” channel and weld it from frame rail to frame rail across the trailer just outside the edge of the tank. . Stand it vertically inside the existing frame channel. This will also support the frame over your suspension.
Go to a fab shop and have them bend you some radius edged 10 gauge channels 6” across and 3” on edge. Get 4 of those. Bolt those evenly spaced on the channels you put across the frame rails, flat side to the tank obviously. This gives lots of surface area to support the tank and is still removable for service. Will be heavier than the other guy’s solutions but only marginally and will be much stronger and will support and tie the frame together better over the suspension. If your frame is like a lot of the newer ones, you’ll probably be dealing with frame cracks above the spring hangers eventually so having the 4” channels welded in there will help support the frame there.

 

[ABMax24]

There's lots of different ways to do this, not being able to weld really narrows down the options though. 5 1" square tubes should spread the weight enough, mine sits on 3 and it's doing fine.

IMO issues with the frame require specialist attention, and are outside the skills of most backyard welders/mechanics anyway. A poor backyard welder will often do more damage than good, it doesn't take much undercut on a weld on these thin frames to effectively loose half the thickness of the material. Never mind worrying about porosity, proper filler material selection, etc.

 

[Cdnfireman]

There's lots of different ways to do this, not being able to weld really narrows down the options though. 5 1" square tubes should spread the weight enough, mine sits on 3 and it's doing fine.

IMO issues with the frame require specialist attention, and are outside the skills of most backyard welders/mechanics anyway. A poor backyard welder will often do more damage than good, it doesn't take much undercut on a weld on these thin frames to effectively loose half the thickness of the material. Never mind worrying about porosity, proper filler material selection, etc.

True….but drilling and bolting a thin frame has its drawbacks too….cut and fit the pieces then hire a welder to burn in the channel…a couple of hundred well spent.

 

[ABMax24]

True….but drilling and bolting a thin frame has its drawbacks too….cut and fit the pieces then hire a welder to burn in the channel…a couple of hundred well spent.

Sure, but the holes are only 1/4". It would still be possible to plug weld that hole and weld in the angles down the road if so desired.

 

[TylerG]

I'm using existing holes from the stupid self tapping screws they used to hold the underbelly up. Just drilled them out a bit larger too.

I got the 3" angle iron in tonight was a bit do a struggle on the front but it's in.

Tomorrow I'll do the cross members, and then fill the tank again. Fill line was still leaking a bit as well so I'm either going to double worm clamp it or silicon the **** out of it.

 

[TylerG]

Got it finished up tonight. That 3" angle iron was a bit of a fight to get into place but it's all done now. I can hang my 280 pounds off of it and it doesn't bow even a bit. Fill it up tomorrow and triple check for leaks before closing in the bottom with coreplast.

 

[ABMax24]

Looks good. The wheels will fall off before that tank comes out of there.

 

[TylerG]

Got it all closed in last night. All that's left is the expanding foam around the hose and wire openings but it has to warm up before I can do that

 

[medler]

Looks good T

 

[snopro]

Good job Tyler. Big project

 

[Rene G]

You did a great job there Tyler

 

[pipes]

time well spent my friend. you should be able to enjoy the trailer for years to come and not have to worry about losing your tank.