Recent content by Hugh99

Thanks for the information, I did not know you had to de-rate the PSI for shear stress, so that changes the calculations. There will be a steel tube substructure under the bottom plate for the forks to fit under and support the weight on the bottom, so I think that will be strong enough...

I'm trying to build a tank to hold diesel fuel, it will be on skids to lift with a fork lift but I also want to extend the the sides to provide a way to raise the tank from two attachment points on each side. The sides will be 1/4 A36 steel plate and the rest of the tank will be 10 gauge...