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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: geefree on August 22, 2008, 06:58:29 pm

Title: upright tank.. no bulkhead.
Post by: geefree on August 22, 2008, 06:58:29 pm

does anyone have a 650 upright tank behind the van seats.... without a bulkhead?

if so how did you fit it .?  . thanks

Gary.

Title: Re: upright tank.. no bulkhead.
Post by: NWH on August 22, 2008, 07:01:00 pm

Squashed and fly spring to mind lol. ;D ;D

Title: Re: upright tank.. no bulkhead.
Post by: LWC on August 22, 2008, 07:06:04 pm

it would take some planning, a cage defo round it and youd have to look underneath where it could be bolted (speaks from with so much experience now lol)

Title: Re: upright tank.. no bulkhead.
Post by: geefree on August 22, 2008, 07:06:17 pm

 ;D ;D... may have to ask if anyone wants a swap lol.... a flat tank for an upright.... will have to think about this   ::)

Title: Re: upright tank.. no bulkhead.
Post by: LWC on August 22, 2008, 07:13:00 pm

what van do you have?

Title: Re: upright tank.. no bulkhead.
Post by: MJH on August 22, 2008, 07:26:20 pm

Thats why it was cheap Gary ;D ;D

Title: Re: upright tank.. no bulkhead.
Post by: geefree on August 22, 2008, 07:43:19 pm

ha .. only 80 quid for a steel bulkhead on ebay...

its a transit.

Title: Re: upright tank.. no bulkhead.
Post by: L.J.Thorpe on August 22, 2008, 07:52:09 pm

i have a 650 ibc and no bulkhead
secured with two 5 tonne ratchet straps
these are attatched to a galvanized steel "tray" bolted thru floor (spreaders behind) and chassis
i have got a drivers gaurd tho ;D
(cue various comments about safety ::))

Title: Re: upright tank.. no bulkhead.
Post by: geefree on August 22, 2008, 08:02:00 pm

i know... wait for it lol...

i may try swap tank or buy bulhead from scrap yard.  ;D

Title: Re: upright tank.. no bulkhead.
Post by: L.J.Thorpe on August 22, 2008, 08:09:15 pm

anyone know how strong a factory fitted steel bulkhead is ???
what about drivers guard ???
surely if the tank is fitted properly it dont matter ???

Title: Re: upright tank.. no bulkhead.
Post by: MJH on August 22, 2008, 08:11:25 pm

Quote from: L.J.Thorpe on August 22, 2008, 07:52:09 pm

i have a 650 ibc and no bulkhead
secured with two 5 tonne ratchet straps
these are attatched to a galvanized steel "tray" bolted thru floor (spreaders behind) and chassis
i have got a drivers gaurd tho ;D
(cue various comments about safety ::))

Sounds ok to me, trust me i have seen a lot worse!!!

Title: Re: upright tank.. no bulkhead.
Post by: R.V.A Window Cleaning Services on August 23, 2008, 12:00:17 am

My van has an upright tank and no bulkhead, no problem with the fitting , ionics did it. ;D

This is sure to get a few people going ::)

Title: Re: upright tank.. no bulkhead.
Post by: Wayne Thomas on August 23, 2008, 12:01:23 am

Quote from: NWH on August 22, 2008, 07:01:00 pm

Squashed and fly spring to mind lol. ;D ;D

Q. What's the last thing to go through a fly's mind as he hits the windscreen?

A. His backside ;D

Title: Re: upright tank.. no bulkhead.
Post by: matt on August 23, 2008, 02:28:39 pm

Quote from: L.J.Thorpe on August 22, 2008, 08:09:15 pm

anyone know how strong a factory fitted steel bulkhead is ???
what about drivers guard ???
surely if the tank is fitted properly it dont matter ???

steel bulkheads are only spot welded in, they do absorb a fair bit in a crash though, i know a elecricain who had a head on with a lorry, a drum of cable hit the bulkhead and made a dent next to his head, if it had been where his head had been, he would have been dead though

Title: Re: upright tank.. no bulkhead.
Post by: geefree on August 23, 2008, 07:01:51 pm

can anyone give me the dimensions of a 650 litre flat tank.

i have an upright... but want to test out the measurements in my new van...

please , i know they should be the same... but they could be different.

thanks.

Gary

Title: Re: upright tank.. no bulkhead.
Post by: geefree on August 23, 2008, 07:56:33 pm

 ???

Title: Re: upright tank.. no bulkhead.
Post by: LWC on August 23, 2008, 07:58:48 pm

Height: 575 mm

Width: 1010 mm

Length: 1250 mm

Title: Re: upright tank.. no bulkhead.
Post by: geefree on August 23, 2008, 08:01:56 pm

Thank you kind sir!... ;)

Title: Re: upright tank.. no bulkhead.
Post by: LWC on August 23, 2008, 08:04:19 pm

no problem, and the upright is

Height: 1010 mm

Width: 575 mm

Length: 1250 mm

so yes the same ;)