Posted 2005-04-28 6:56 PM (#24454) Subject: Water tank placement
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Posts: 98 Location: Baldwin City, KS 66006
I'm changing trailers and downsizing. My new trailer has a longer neck and has plenty of room to put the corner water tank (25 gal) up under the neck out of the way. It will be going on a 90 aluminum Sundowner. Anybody got any ideas of how to mount it since it is originally made to stand in the corner. I saw one on an add for a trailer a while back but didn't pay any attention at the time.
Posted 2005-04-28 7:48 PM (#24456 - in reply to #24454) Subject: RE: Water tank placement
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Are talking about placing it horizontal under the neck of the trailer? Have you thought about how you will fill it once it is in that position, because of the water opening placement? Will your gooseneck then have enough clearance over your truck? If it is the same tank as what I have(High Country Plastics), I have had good luck with fitting it in the rear tack behind the saddle racks, unless your trailer doesn't have a rear tack.
I have heard of using ratchet tie downs to secure it, but you may need some type of braces for more support.
Posted 2005-04-28 10:02 PM (#24461 - in reply to #24456) Subject: RE: Water tank placement
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I know that I would have to fit it with some sort of an "up" spout where the filler cap is at and I rarely ever filled the thing full anyway. I will have to wedge it somehow so the spiket end is a bit lower than the fill end. I know that I have plenty of room for truck clearance. Yes, it is the same brand as yours.....if i put it in the tack room...I'd have to take it out to collapse the tack and that would be a pain because we also haul motorcycles alot and in order to get the fiance's huge goldwing in...the back tack has to move. That's why I had to get a different trailer. The other one had a solid tack and was a 4 horse. I HAD it in the front stall....I now have a 3 horse.
Posted 2005-04-29 4:33 AM (#24466 - in reply to #24454) Subject: RE: Water tank placement
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I don't think you would have to have it slanted to get to the spigot. Just put on one of the connections that has an on/off switch. I can not think of what they are called , but one of those tanks come with it I think.
Posted 2005-04-29 7:49 AM (#24469 - in reply to #24454) Subject: RE: Water tank placement
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Posts: 98 Location: Baldwin City, KS 66006
I'm thinking it needs sloped for drainage to the spigot. If not it will never totally drain and I'll get yuck left in it in the hot summer when I'm trying to empty it.
Posted 2005-04-29 7:12 PM (#24502 - in reply to #24469) Subject: RE: Water tank placement
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I don't know the specific tank, just remember that water is about 8 lb a (US) gallon, it doesn't take a lot of those to add up to something that needs REAL SUPPORT, i.e. something better than 1 inch dept store ratchet tie downs.
According to how you are able to fill it you MIGHT be able to forget about using a top fill and just pressure fill it from the drain. This assumes that you can put the water in from a hose. Couple up, turn on hose, open drain, wait til it almost overflows, turn off hose, shut drain, disconnect hose.
You'd need a hose that has female couplings on each end,easy enough to make up from various gender changers at the garden center.
Posted 2005-04-29 7:39 PM (#24506 - in reply to #24469) Subject: RE: Water tank placement
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Originally written by ISHOM on 2005-04-29 7:49 AM
I'm thinking it needs sloped for drainage to the spigot. If not it will never totally drain and I'll get yuck left in it in the hot summer when I'm trying to empty it.
Add a bit of metabisuphite to it, drain it.
Rinse and drain a couple of times before the next use.
Posted 2005-04-29 8:25 PM (#24510 - in reply to #24506) Subject: RE: Water tank placement
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Originally written by Reg on 2005-04-29 8:39 PM
Originally written by ISHOM on 2005-04-29 7:49 AM I'm thinking it needs sloped for drainage to the spigot. If not it will never totally drain and I'll get yuck left in it in the hot summer when I'm trying to empty it.
Add a bit of metabisuphite to it, drain it. Rinse and drain a couple of times before the next use.
Posted 2005-04-29 8:41 PM (#24515 - in reply to #24510) Subject: RE: Water tank placement
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Originally written by MIfarmbabe on 2005-04-29 8:25 PM
Originally written by Reg on 2005-04-29 8:39 PM
Originally written by ISHOM on 2005-04-29 7:49 AM I'm thinking it needs sloped for drainage to the spigot. If not it will never totally drain and I'll get yuck left in it in the hot summer when I'm trying to empty it.
Add a bit of metabisuphite to it, drain it. Rinse and drain a couple of times before the next use.
Ahh, Reg, what the heck is "metabisuphite"?
Sodium metabisuphite Na_something - - where's the resident chemist ?
It is what they use in bar rooms to wash/disinfect/sterilize glassware that people drink their "adult beverages" from. It is also used in food processing, wine and beer making, etc. It is just about THE most harmless thing you can sterilize with, it doesn't need anywhere near the number of rinsings that bleach takes to get rid of. It is actually left ON the surface of some bottles, there is probably some inside you RIGHT NOW !
Posted 2005-04-30 12:20 PM (#24530 - in reply to #24454) Subject: RE: Water tank placement
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That's exactly what I'm looking for. A black tank I can mount outside my gooseneck would be perfect. Any ideas what the brand is and where to get it? I'd love to have a tank inside my trailer, but it's only a 4' short wall and it's also my tackroom, so when I camp with my 2 kids and all their "stuff"....Well, you get the picture. I need the water to go outside! Please identify that tank if you can. Thanks!
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