The 6,000 gal BLACK GOLD build

[sweetk30]

And frame was not welded up yet 100% .

And if i have to will roll in /out shop on rims then tires for the rest .

Lots of options for sure

 

[sweetk30]

Picture of me in the shop working on the tank today . Layed down they BEST welds ever as you can see here in the pic .

fyi : power was out and couldn't do squat . All prepped to do work and BAM 4k people in area no power .

Time to get my BIG generator fixed or replaced .

 

[sweetk30]

She be floating . . time to gets the frames square for tank width and get this thing burned in for good .

 

[sweetk30]

It is neat to find info from days gone by and older than you are . Plus no one has been inside from the day it was all sealed up at the factory . Crazy how some things can survive in harsh environments and moisture for 1/2 a century and still be able to read them .

 

[sweetk30]

Making mixer shaft spindles today . 3.5" turned down to fit in 3" id sch 40 pipe . Then turn the rest to fit the 2-7/16" bearing size .

Heavy stuff but this is a big project for sure . The other one will be bigger in length to get more meat in the pipe for more weld and grip being the sprocket drive end . 9.33:1 reduction .

 

[sweetk30]

Another item checked off the list

3" weld in pipe thread bung for the main fill port for when the semi truck delivers the 4,500 gal of sealer concentrate. Takes avg of 45min to off load .

This elbow gets a 4ft length of 3" pipe and another elbow to a 3" brass ball valve and a quick coupling for the semi trucks hose to connect.

 

[sweetk30]

Stopped at the local fab shop who built the frame rails and grabbed some 1/4" plate to make the reinforcement plates were the mixer shaft and bearing's bolt up to the end plates .

On the tank the back one is cut just over size of the bearing shaft . The front one is oversize for the 3.5" sch 40 to slide in . Then the reinforcement plate is sized to the smaller hole just for the bearing dia to cap off the bigger hole .

Have to dig out some c-channel to make stiffer ribs to weld on the end plates of the 8foot dia tank to keep the ends from over flexing .

These are all normal items for these kinds of tanks not anything super special for my specific build .

 

[sweetk30]

Second one done today and keyway for sprocket drive . Then we made the keyway also in shop .

This spindle end was 3.5" x 33" long to start . More in pipe for more plug welds and bite . Then 12" to make up for pipe short . ( saved buying a new stick ) and now its ready to weld up .

 

[sweetk30]

Good day in laying out and welding . Only thing left on this end is the bearing for the mixer shaft . That will be set when the shaft is in the tank .

 

[sweetk30]

Perfect centered bearing in hole with custom plug from some scrap teflon in the machine shop pile of cuts . Less than 10min to make work simple and on point .

 

[sweetk30]

Fill pipe is all done minus valve install and 3" quick coupler . 2 exhaust clamps welded to tabs to tank to secure it good .

Then i lined up the front reinforcement plate and tack welded it . Did the same drill the bearing holes before shaft install . Cut tacks and prepped the area for weld once the shaft goes in the tank for good .

Bottom main service bung gave me some grief welding . Its ugly but its holding . Will get welded inside like i did with all the others in tank or pump flanges .

Need to do ribs and remove HUGE pipe / old float guage and then mixer shaft can go in place for good .

 

[sweetk30]

Burned in the ribs in the front like the back . Pre-heated and welded the bearing & sprocket spindles in the 3" id sch 40 . Dug out a chunk of conveyor belt rubber and got started on the gaskets for the tank to bearings .

Need to grab 8 5/8" bolts and locknuts for the bearings . The bolt will be welded in the tank like a stud facing out side the tank so service is less work . The rubber gets a hole saw just under the shaft size to make a super tight fit on the spindle mixer shaft for a good leak free seal .

 

[sweetk30]

Got the rest of the weld in bungs welded up inside today . Also grabbed some 5/8" bolts and welded them in the tank for studs to hold the bearings and not need to get in the tank to service them .

last i cut the 25lb hunk of 6" npt to 1.5" npt adapter / reducer fitting off the top of the old fill port . Then cut off the 1.5" pipe that was inside . Pushed it all over in the tank for a ...... HUGE BOOM ..... cut it up in 2 chunks and will pull in the am . The mixer shaft is going in tomorrow.

The picture looks small . But thats a 6ft ladder inside of the 8ft tall tank . The pipe was just under 8ft long .

 

[Truckman4life]

Cool project!

 

[sweetk30]

Mixer shaft is in place and bearings on and sprocket in place . Time to make the paddles on the shaft .

 

[sweetk30]

Cool project!

I love fabbing stuff up and making cool ides come to life . My first tank build others have been puchased used and cleaned up . . . And my first build is a 6k gal tank . Go big or go home as they say .

 

[mrk5]

I hope it makes you lots of money!

 

[sweetk30]

I hope it makes you lots of money!

Save me hassles / keep more money in my pocket / and if i ever go out of business these tanks always bring big money .

 

[sweetk30]

Well after welder performance problem and buying another one we are back at it and gaining ground on this old girl . Deadline is not far away and she needs to be done .

 

[sweetk30]

Typical CK5 protocol. . It must be lifted . . . Smacked a 36" lift kit under the old girl today . Now i can get under and weld the tank to the frame on the lower lip of each rail . And the outer upper will be at a much more comfortable height also .

just not sure if the tables are safe to use under it in the air