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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: sham33 on January 26, 2013, 10:16:10 am

Title: Securing a 800 litre tank
Post by: sham33 on January 26, 2013, 10:16:10 am

Might be soon getting a 800 litre upright tank for transit van will probably be using ratchets to secure hooked up to metal underfloor plates bolted to van floor. This should be ok shouldn't it? any 1 else using ratchets on simular sized tanks?

Title: Re: Securing a 800 litre tank
Post by: Ben wood on January 26, 2013, 10:41:10 am

It would be good if some people could also include pictures of how they have done it. As I need to secure my tank better also

Title: Re: Securing a 800 litre tank
Post by: home6442 on January 26, 2013, 11:22:54 am

Get one from a good dealer thats in a metal frame, ask them
to install it or show you how.
Wont cost you much more and you will know your safe.
Never try to save money at the cost of your safety.

Title: Re: Securing a 800 litre tank
Post by: R.C Property on January 26, 2013, 11:29:16 am

i only just trust a 250lt tank on straps. and i used 3x 5tonn straps to hold that in palce

personsonaly i would get frame for it to be on safe side.

Title: Re: Securing a 800 litre tank
Post by: sham33 on January 26, 2013, 11:55:59 am

Ah ok I've had my 400 litre tank strapped for 7 years but double that size might be pushing it will look into frames for tanks.