RE: [papercreters] Tow Mixer Construction

Alan how far into Michigan are u.  I have a very solid partially constructed mixer with all the parts a ½ hr east of port huron which I don’t need.

 

Nick

 

From: papercreters@yahoogroups.com [mailto:papercreters@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Spaceman
Sent: August-06-11 1:32 AM
To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [papercreters] Tow Mixer Construction

 

 

The stock tanks are thin and tend to crack and leak from metal fatigue due to turbulence in the papercrete, and road bounce. The seam around the bottom will separate from the side, too. The plywood stiffens it a lot, especially if the tank is glued to the plywood. The other half of the plywood makes a nice lid.

If your tank is fairly thick with welded ends then flexing might not be a problem.

The yoke where the universal connects is usually larger than the body of the differential and removing it is fairly involved. To fit plywood over mine I had to oversize the hole and then fill in with bondo. Also, the case had ribs on the outside that required matching slots in the plywood and tank bottom, hard to get a tight fit. The case of my differential seems to be cast iron, which is hard to weld to. If you could do it, you would eliminate that potential leak. It sounds like you have what you need to make a good heavy duty mixer.

spaceman

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On 8/5/2011 8:06 PM, Alan wrote:

Greetings, Please tell me the reason for the plywood layer under the tank. Is it because the stock tanks are so thin?   Here is what I am thinking.   I have a 1988 Ford F-150 pickup I am getting ready to scrap out. There is my rear axle.   I have a heavy steel 500 gallon round fuel oil tank. I will cut it in half and have two 250 gallon tanks. I will just need to build a cover. I could just cut the bottom out of the second tank.   I have a very old frame from a boat trailer. I am seeing that as a perfect frame to weld to the axle and set the tank on.   Somewhere around here I have several NOS 24" mower blades.   What about getting very radical and cutting the tank neatly to fit the diff. then welding it?     Alan in Michigan

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