H2O tank.....

[Bob Carriere]

Calling Jeff Caldwell...

...do you have digital pictures of the tank on your water truck??

Francesco in Italy needs to know how the saddle brackets that supports the tank... how are they made.... one piece that has been bent and shaped or seperate Pieces that have been welded together to make the support....ALSO... what is the gauge of the steel or thickness in inches 3/16 probably...

The saddle bracket I am talking about supports from underneath and has the same curve as the bottom of the tank.... I beleive there are two one in front and one in rear... I have attached a picture Francesco sent me see the black bold arrow pointing to the bracket.....

As any body else out there have a better picture and / or the thickest of that steel bracket..... what about the chap that had one at Oshawa last summer... a Cab 12....Mr. Norwich????

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Bob C.
...do you have digital pictures of the tank on your water truck??

At least one ... but it does not show the saddle brackets well ... maybe anyone visiting CC3 can take some detailed pictures?


Source: http://www.bmts.com/~caldwell/water_truck.htm

[Robert Dabkowski]

Can visit Mel's truck with camera this weekend if needed, please let me know asap. Truck locked up inside wire compound but should be able to talk my way in. Any other details needed ?

Robert in Toronto

[Bob Carriere]

Thanks Robert

I have not heard from Jeff Yet..... if we can get a hold of him he can walk over to the garage and measure waht we need.....

All this information is for Francesco in Italy..... I suspect he needs to rebuild or reproduce some of those brackets for his water truck.

He was wondering what the thicknest of the metal was... I believe the vertical parts are about 3/16 but the flat plate on which the tank is carried is probably much thicker...maybe 5/16 or even 3/8........ He was also trying to determine whether the whoele assembly was made of one piece stamped or individual parts welded.... I suspect a welded construction would be more typical of the war efforts.

If you can visit this week end I am sure Francesco would appreciate it.

Will you be at CC3 by any chance??

NOTE to Hanno.... the picture you sent is that Jeff's tank before he got it???? the picture looks familair some how....

[J Caldwell]

I will take some digital pics of those brackets and send them off to Francesco. I did send him some drawings a while back but they may have not covered those brackets in enough detail. yes Bob they are a welded construction. And yes the picture Hanno posted is a picture of the tank thats now on our truck in as found condition. The farmer still had the catwalk up in the driveshed !!!

Jeff

P.S. See you at CC3 !!!!!

[Bob Carriere]

Hi again Jeff


What Francesco needs is the thickness of the steel used to fabricate the saddle bracket.... and the bottom frame beam... is it a rectangular closed beam or is it a huge U shape beam like the front bumper....????

Got any good pictures of your truck yet....

Looking forward to CC 3....