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| Tim Brandt (Timb)
Registered Member Username: Timb Post Number: 110 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.165.176.60 Rating: N/A |
Well fellow busnuts I need some advice. My coach origionally had welded stainless black and fresh water tanks which were simply bolted it. I still have the stainless black but the previous owner removed the fresh and I need to figure out the best way to secure it's poly replacement. Does anybody have any photos or description of how you set up your framework to hold it in place? The tank will be 17" wide by 22" tall by 5' long. | ||
| Douglas Wotring (Tekebird)
Registered Member Username: Tekebird Post Number: 289 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 71.59.75.212 Rating: N/A |
angle stock bolted to the bus and rasting against the tank with a buffer/chafe insulator of some sort. | ||
| Ed Jewett (Kristinsgrandpa)
Registered Member Username: Kristinsgrandpa Post Number: 361 Registered: 2-2003 Posted From: 64.24.214.94 Rating: N/A |
I used 3/16" SS cable which I slid inside a piece of 1/2" garden hose, under the garden hose is strips of foam backed kitchen carpet, with a small turnbuckle on one end. I then put 1X3" wood strips around the base, all on a piece of 3/4" plywood fastened to the bay floor. I did it this way because I had everything already on hand. Ed. | ||
| David (Davidinwilmnc)
Registered Member Username: Davidinwilmnc Post Number: 219 Registered: 7-2005 Posted From: 152.20.216.103 Rating: N/A |
Tim, Did you purchase this tank pre-made or was it custom? It sounds like just the dimensions I'm looking for. Thanks. David | ||
| Tim Brandt (Timb)
Registered Member Username: Timb Post Number: 111 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.165.176.60 Rating: N/A |
David, I got it from this outfit http://www.rvsurplussalvage.com/catalog/display.php?category_id=47 The one I got was special order but they also have a wide variety of in stock at a reasonable price | ||
| Kevin Mossman (Ktmossman)
Registered Member Username: Ktmossman Post Number: 9 Registered: 9-2007 Posted From: 216.46.98.249 Rating: N/A |
"buffer/chafe insulator": I've used computer mouse pads for this type of thing before. The thicker ones work very well. And you can find large numbers of them very cheap at used computer stores, online, etc. | ||
| Jim Wilke (Jim Bob) (Pd41044039)
Registered Member Username: Pd41044039 Post Number: 238 Registered: 2-2001 Posted From: 208.6.60.4 Rating: N/A |
You can usually get mouse pads FREE at trade shows, etc! Especially the last day when the guys don't want to pack 'em up & take them home. Jim-Bob | ||
| Tim Brandt (Timb)
Registered Member Username: Timb Post Number: 112 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.165.176.60 Rating: N/A |
I'm glad you brought up the mouse pads I wouldn't have thought of that. I work for a software company so I guess I need to go digging in our storage closets after the next trade show | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
Registered Member Username: Chessie4905 Post Number: 808 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.58.48.5 Rating: N/A |
Yuo could get steel strapping and modify eye bolts for the ends, like they use to secure fuel tanks. | ||
| JR Lynch (Njt5047)
Registered Member Username: Njt5047 Post Number: 203 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 70.61.104.58 Rating: N/A |
Inexpensive ratchet tie downs will hold a water tank down too. They won't cut into the tank, and a pair of straps is plenty strong enough to keep the tank in place. Marine style (or welded) eyebolts with backing plates could serve as anchor points. The straps could be snugged down just enough to take up slack. Wouldn't have to be cranked down tight. Grainger sells sheet neoprene that makes a great large area chafing pad. Same material a mouse pad is made from?? Looks the same. I made a 2X2 frame that locates the freshwater tank. While my tank isn't restrained vertically, it ain't going anywhere. If it did, the water tank would be the least of my worries!! While you're installing your fresh tank, fab some plumbing to make it fill thru the citywater hookup. Filling tanks with a gravity feed is a PITA. One other thing with this sort of setup...make sure you have a suitable vent in the tank. JR | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
Registered Member Username: Chessie4905 Post Number: 811 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.58.48.5 Rating: N/A |
Ratchet tie downs sound like an easy idea. The ones that I have used loosen over time, as they are made of nylon webbing. Try to find tie diwns with polyester webbing if you are considering using them. | ||
| John Jewett (Jayjay)
Registered Member Username: Jayjay Post Number: 382 Registered: 1-2001 Posted From: 68.89.69.79 Rating: N/A |
My 1 1/4" wide ratchet straps are now in their 7th year and still doing well. They have only been tightened a few times, and that was right after installation. Buy quality when you do, as I've seen several installations where the ratchet mechanism corroded to the point of destruction, while the synthetic straps were still serviceable. Use strips of cheap foam backed carpet as chafe gear on the corners or edges. Cheers...JJ | ||
| Mike Eades (Mike4905)
Registered Member Username: Mike4905 Post Number: 161 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 68.200.183.92 Rating: N/A |
I have my tanks wraped in steel. Went to a shop and had plates bent to wrap but about six inches on each end. I attached to the bay divider and the floor. I don't have to worry about what I put in the bay because nothing can hurt the tank. | ||
| Jerome Dusenberry (Jerry32)
Registered Member Username: Jerry32 Post Number: 47 Registered: 1-2007 Posted From: 148.78.243.50 Rating: N/A |
I just placed 1 X 2 strips around the tank and to hold it down I used water in the tank. these buses ride so well it doesn't move. Jerry | ||
| R.C.Bishop (Chuckllb)
Registered Member Username: Chuckllb Post Number: 210 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 4.240.213.212 Rating: N/A |
I'm with Doug....2" x 1/8 is fine....all four sides. Not planning on turning over or going off a bank, so I don't worry (at all) too much about the things bouncing around.....besides, I have my three, (105 gallons) under the bed...Thanx to FF!! years ago. FWIW  RCB |