[frames to panes]

Plenty of advice on here for everything under the sun, but very little on bolting tanks really. What i'm looking for is under vehicle pictures of how the pro's do it, what size spreader plates and how they locate everything? I've done mine myself and it's barely adequate so i want to do a better job. I think heavy strapping is ok but it's the eyebolts or whatever are used that needs to be right........ so any pics or ideas please?
No arguments or "go to Grimsby because mine is best" we are talking diy here thanks.

[East coast window cleaning Services]

I ive got a escort 75 with a 400ltr strapped down with a rachet strap as ive got ties lops biult into the foor of the van broke sharp a couple of times with the tank quite fall never moves a inch.

[frames to panes]

Yes mine doesn't move at all but what if you were to hit something solid?

[East coast window cleaning Services]

like most times it gonna hurt. dont matter how much its strapped caged if you have a bed enough accident its gonna move somehow. You could say what happens if you tip you van over etc.

[ScrimShady]

mine is bolted to the chassis with spreader plates that the hole are 2inches apart, i have the hardened steel straps the go over the tank, never moved a inch

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Thats the stuff, but what are your plates bolted to - the floor or the chassis?
Ah you said chassis, so was the chassis drilled?

[East coast window cleaning Services]

Correct me if your drilling chassis your weaking it? surely thats not good

[frames to panes]

Your right, so how is yours secured to the chassis? Are the plates sort of 'L' shaped to lip under the chassis member? That's what i'm trying to visualize - how to do it.

[East coast window cleaning Services]

the lops come standard biult into the van floor

[East coast window cleaning Services]

i get a pic tommrow for ya

[matt]

right here goes

how to secure a tank

1. take keys out of ignition
2. fit a steering lock
3. lock doors

or failing that, ask the solider whos tank it is, to sleep with his gun inside the tank

 

i'll get my coat

[ScrimShady]

you are right that drilling throught the chassis weakens it, mine has steel tube thats goes throught he chassis aswell, it hard to explain! the bolts that hold the tanks have a tube that is also through the chassis and the boltes go throght that, it how they put towbars on so it will hold without weaking the chassis, mate of mine owns a tow bar company and thats how they do it

[Andy@w.c.s]

Just my thoughts
if you were a delivery driver and you had to deliver a pallet that weighed say a ton
would you not secure it in the back of the van using ratchet straps?
If every day people that deliver large weighted items manage then why do we need to go to the lengths of securing down principally the same weight
one ton of anything is still a ton ,water is no different
Just my thoughts

Andy

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Yes we've had these debates before, but it's piece of mind, i carry my kids in the front of my Despatch sometimes so i want to know that i could never be blamed for not adequately securing everything to the best of my ability. It SEEMS secure but i'm not settled in the way i have done it. I want the tank fixed to the chassis wether by straps with eyebolts or spreader plates so anyone with a Scudo, Expert or Despatch i would be grateful of your input.

Thanks Dave

[ScrimShady]

mine is in a expert, i can send you pictures of the under side of the van if you want DJW

[frames to panes]

Thanks Scrim that would be good. 

[ScrimShady]

ok give me ten minutes and i wil email you a picture

[ScrimShady]

i have sent you 2 pictures hope it helps

[ClearviewServices]

i have sent you 2 pictures hope it helps

Any chance you can upload the pics on here as ive got a dispatch aswell.

[ScrimShady]

hope this help. it works well for me