Help me design a way to transport and lift this fuel transfer tank

[hseII]

I have the 50 GL square transfer tank. Bolted it to 4 X 6 treated skids. For yours I would make them longer tan the narrow side for stabiity. Those narrow tanks bet top heavy. Lift it with the FEL clamp on forks. Not sure I would want it swinging in the air on chains or straps. I also have a 50 GL for gasoline. I have it on a deep C channel frame with caster so I can move it to the use point (generator prime user).

Ron

This & fork it

 

[/pine]

If you do not want to weld directly on the tank...a simple solution is to weld an angle iron bottom frame with lift rings on the four corners ...make up a harness with nylon strapping or chain...

 

[hawkeye08]

Two pieces of channel as mentioned above.. easy peasy, I would make it long enough to stick out perhaps 12" on each side of tank, it looks like there are flanges on tank to bolt it down. Drill holes in channel (flat part up against bottom of tank), bolt tank onto channel. Drill hole in channel for substantial eyebolt that you can connect your chains or straps to (use shackles or whatever you need). You could put some heavy bolt on D-rings as mentioned also instead of eyebolts... make sure however you connect it so that it cannot slide the straps and tip over (unlikely but why take a chance)..

 

[HCJtractor]

Yep. That’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to use square tubing underneath (cause I have some) and either weld on rings or eye bolts and then use the cheap 6’ straps looped together.

 

[joefromga]

How about use a panel dolly or Slab dolly and make a simple gantry with hoist over your pickup he'd that you can back under. Lift then pull forward. No tractor needed.

A manual truck crane would so work and is inexpensive.

 

[ning]

What's the difference between this or a diesel tank mounted in your bed like all farmers do?

A diesel tank mounted in the bed is probably bolted in as opposed to lying on top of whatever bedliner you've got. The mounted version is probably grounded to chassis (by virtue of being bolted), which could make a difference legal-wise (practically, diesel isn't explosive and a static discharge is probably not going to light anything but...).

Here's an interesting article about this I just found. Unfortunately it also says "Your vehicle, with its rubber tires, is pretty well grounded" which is codswallop so I'm not sure how much else in the article to discard...

 

[bcp]

6 Dangerous Myths about Electrical Safety | Machine Design

Myth 3: Tires are excellent electrical insulators. Too many TV shows have shown people safely trapped in their cars despite the high-voltage lines dancing and sparking across the car’s body. It’s a tired plot device. The implication is that it’s the rubber tires keeping them insulated and safe. But car tires are electrical conductors, not insulators.

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Round Up: 1 Things You Didn't Know About Tires – Features – Car and Driver

Static electricity build-up is an old concern that has returned to haunt modern tires. An inadequately grounded vehicle is an issue during refueling and when occupants slide out of the car’s interior. Modern tire compounds have become less conductive as manufacturers have greatly reduced the amount of carbon black in rubber compounds to cut weight and rolling resistance.

The solution is using what tire engineers call a grounding strip or an antenna tread designed into the tire. At the centerline of the tire, there’s a thin continuous strip of rubber with a compound that’s engineered to provide an efficient conductance path between the tire and the road surface. (The antenna tread design is quite evident in modern motorcycle tires.)

Bruce

 

[BufordBoone]

I have a 100 gal tank that I fill up 3-4 times per year. I use lifting straps I ordered off Amazon. One tip is to lift the full tank up and then drive the truck out from under it.

I have forks and can (actually have) gotten them under the tank but the lifting straps are FAR easier to use.

 

[HCJtractor]

Thanks for all of the ideas. I am building a simple steel base out of angle iron and square tubing, with eye bolts at each corner, with 6’ straps criss crossing, and a big steel loop in the center to hook over the grapple tooth. I’ll post pictures in the next few days when I’m finished. I think it will work fine and be quick and easy.

 

[Lelandwelds]

Dont lift it. This looks like an opportunity to filter your fuel.

Plastic barrel. Cim Tek filter. Amazon $40 12 volt vane pump.