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Yes on the side that is usually mounted to the floor or wall of the mounting flange ( I called it a fitting) it was relieved that allowed room for the core weld. But you me wondering about 40 size of the tank. So when I got home a found a calculator on line that I could put in the dimensions to find the cubic inches of a cylinder that is 44” X 19” in diameter. It calculated to 12,475.26 cubic inches. I found that a gallon of water has 231 cubic inches. I divided 12,475.26 by 231 and came up with 54.005 gallons. There’s no way I could’ve figured that out the internet! Thanks for making me think!
Just out of curiosity, why did you fill the tank with sand vs filling it with water? At least with water you could drain it when not in use and more easily move it around since it doesnt weigh 600lbs. Otherwise this was a great build and great upcycle of scrap materials.
I live on gravely/sandy soil and it hardens up like a rock when it’s dry. I can actually drive a full cement truck over the yard when it’s dry and Get hardly any ruts.
Sent that last message incomplete by accident. Sorry. 50 gallons of water weighs 417 pounds approximately. I felt that extra 200 pounds in the drum was worth the inconvenience.
Likely nominal 50 USG or 40 Imperial Gallons. I made one out of a Stainless pressure vessel and total weight with water is 970 lbs. It is about 20" in diameter. Flanged and dished heads. I used blocks of Oak drilled for 1" SS Pipe welded to the ends for Bearings. Flush welded SS couplings and plugs on each end. Works best on wet soil . It does not fill in the holes, just mashes down the bumps.
I made them in a machine shop class back in my early 20's. Kent State has long since shut down the program. Thanks for taking time to watch my channel! Duane
Nice Job and at a great price, almost FREE!
and thanks for the Idea, I have all that stuff and need a roller.
Thanks! Hope your projects go well. BE SAFE! If you would LIKE & SUBSCRIBE it would definitely help my channel. I have some neat projects coming soon. Thanks again! Duane
Nicely done
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Chamfer the fitting!
Yes on the side that is usually mounted to the floor or wall of the mounting flange ( I called it a fitting) it was relieved that allowed room for the core weld. But you me wondering about 40 size of the tank. So when I got home a found a calculator on line that I could put in the dimensions to find the cubic inches of a cylinder that is 44” X 19” in diameter. It calculated to 12,475.26 cubic inches. I found that a gallon of water has 231 cubic inches.
I divided 12,475.26 by 231 and came up with 54.005 gallons. There’s no way I could’ve figured that out the internet! Thanks for making me think!
A HOT water heater??? If the water is hot, why would you need to further heat it?
Brilliant! You made me laugh out loud. Thanks for the comment.
How do you know so much?!?
Anything I don’t know , I just ask my wife.
Just out of curiosity, why did you fill the tank with sand vs filling it with water? At least with water you could drain it when not in use and more easily move it around since it doesnt weigh 600lbs.
Otherwise this was a great build and great upcycle of scrap materials.
I live on gravely/sandy soil and it hardens up like a rock when it’s dry. I can actually drive a full cement truck over the yard when it’s dry and Get hardly any ruts.
Sent that last message incomplete by accident. Sorry. 50 gallons of water weighs 417 pounds approximately. I felt that extra 200 pounds in the drum was worth the inconvenience.
@@DuaneUrch Makes sense, didnt think of the weight dif of sand vs water.
Looked like a 40 USG tank.@@DuaneUrch
Likely nominal 50 USG or 40 Imperial Gallons. I made one out of a Stainless pressure vessel and total weight with water is 970 lbs. It is about 20" in diameter. Flanged and dished heads. I used blocks of Oak drilled for 1" SS Pipe welded to the ends for Bearings. Flush welded SS couplings and plugs on each end. Works best on wet soil . It does not fill in the holes, just mashes down the bumps.
Where do you get v blocks?
I made them in a machine shop class back in my early 20's. Kent State has long since shut down the program. Thanks for taking time to watch my channel! Duane