Making a hydraulic reservoir
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You can buy one that's pre-made from NH Tools. I don't know if they will have the right size, but it's worth checking out.
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I agree with the others.. I just went and looked at the hyd resv. tanks on our cat and JD heavy equipment in the yard.. ALL are unpainted bare steel tanks...
As for rust.... just keep the water out of it... filter and trap should do it for you..
That 'friend'.. was he in the loop to make money?.. I.e... either selling the metal to ya.. or a tank.. etc?
Good luck..
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As for rust.... just keep the water out of it... filter and trap should do it for you..
That 'friend'.. was he in the loop to make money?.. I.e... either selling the metal to ya.. or a tank.. etc?
Good luck..
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Hey you guys are great. This is exactly the information that I was hoping for. I will build it out of some bare 10 ga sheet metal that I already have. I’ll post a picture and let you know how it turned out later in the week.
Junkman. I have printed out one of your pictures and will hunt up one of those treaded bungs. Is that what they are really called? The dip stick suggestion is excellent. That would probably be better than dipping a stick in the breather cap hole.
Markct and gsganzer. I thought about a keg but I’m looking for a specific profile tank so that I can watch the manure feeding up the conveyer. The keg or the tanks I’ve seen for sale don’t have the dimensions I need. Besides I don’t think it will take to long to weld one up.
Soundguy. Thanks for taking a look for me. This again confirms what everyone else is telling me. My friend used to work on the dams on the Columbia River. The tanks he was maintaining were stationary and huge. I would guess that he was seeing rust in the tanks from large areas of metal not covered by oil. And of course the dam is a fairly wet environment. With a small agitated tank like on our tractors and implement it must not be a problem.
Thanks again
Eric
Junkman. I have printed out one of your pictures and will hunt up one of those treaded bungs. Is that what they are really called? The dip stick suggestion is excellent. That would probably be better than dipping a stick in the breather cap hole.
Markct and gsganzer. I thought about a keg but I’m looking for a specific profile tank so that I can watch the manure feeding up the conveyer. The keg or the tanks I’ve seen for sale don’t have the dimensions I need. Besides I don’t think it will take to long to weld one up.
Soundguy. Thanks for taking a look for me. This again confirms what everyone else is telling me. My friend used to work on the dams on the Columbia River. The tanks he was maintaining were stationary and huge. I would guess that he was seeing rust in the tanks from large areas of metal not covered by oil. And of course the dam is a fairly wet environment. With a small agitated tank like on our tractors and implement it must not be a problem.
Thanks again
Eric
jrlichina
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Make sure you place the return line below the static fluid level so it doesn't airate the fluid.
Junkman
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They are called weldable bungs. As for the dip stick, you can also make it on the top with the same method. Either one will work. If you really want to get fancy, I can try to find the pictures of the sight glass device so you can see the oil and condition of the oil. I was involved in a truck body business at one time and learned a lot of the tricks of the trade. Only wish that I had learned to do more of the work, but that wasn't part of my job. I know theory, but sometimes it is the application of theory that I need to work on.... such as welding and painting.
As the fellow that I worked for in college once said.... you know how to pull the frame to straighten it, but you lack the ability to know how far to pull it and when to stop.... I had stretched a frame out of shape once while trying to pull out a kink....
As the fellow that I worked for in college once said.... you know how to pull the frame to straighten it, but you lack the ability to know how far to pull it and when to stop.... I had stretched a frame out of shape once while trying to pull out a kink....
Deerlope
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You might have a problem with the 10ga and the heavy weldable bung. The base metal(10ga) will want to burn through while getting the bung hot enough to get penatration. If there is not going to be any pressure in this tank you might want to use black iron pipe fittings.
jrlichina
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Surplus Center has the sight glass Junkman was talking about. I think they even have one that has a thermometer built into it as well.
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don't use black iron fittings, anything but the pipe, will be cast iron.
you can buy steel couplings from plumbing supply houses.
the weldable bungs are not a big deal to weld in, keep most of your heat on the bung, and you won't have any penatration/burn through problems.
you can buy steel couplings from plumbing supply houses.
the weldable bungs are not a big deal to weld in, keep most of your heat on the bung, and you won't have any penatration/burn through problems.