[geefree]

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

if so how did you fit it .?  . thanks

Gary.

[NWH]

Squashed and fly spring to mind lol.

[LWC]

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)

[geefree]

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

[LWC]

what van do you have?

[MJH]

Thats why it was cheap Gary

[geefree]

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

its a transit.

[L.J.Thorpe]

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
(cue various comments about safety :)

[geefree]

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

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

[L.J.Thorpe]

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

[MJH]

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
(cue various comments about safety :)

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

[R.V.A Window Cleaning Services]

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

This is sure to get a few people going :

[Wayne Thomas]

Squashed and fly spring to mind lol.

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

A. His backside

[matt]

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

[geefree]

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

[geefree]

 

[LWC]

Height: 575 mm

Width: 1010 mm

Length: 1250 mm

[geefree]

Thank you kind sir!...

[LWC]

no problem, and the upright is

Height: 1010 mm

Width: 575 mm

Length: 1250 mm

so yes the same