Steverino54 wrote:
Yes Cory W. - ours is almost done...
Our Douglass body on 84" F550 with EC1165 will be "completed" in a couple weeks. After looking at a number of online tank suppliers, I selected a 95 gal Ronco Tank supplied by these nice folks RV66W. Tank is 67"L x 16"W x 22"H. I selected the supplier based on their custom SpinWeld fittings options, their CA location near Douglass to minimize shipping cost, their helpful attitude, and their pricing.
Designed the center compartment to hold this particular tank flat against the bedside wall, leaving enough width to hold a 8'aluminum extension ladder in-between the tank and the cab-side wall - Douglass and I modified their normal vertical wall bracing and upper shelf support bracket to accommodate my plan. I elected to make the upper shelve solid vs adjustable. I also specified a heavier lower floor (10 ga vs 12 ga) with 1/4" rubber mat to support the tank and transfer pump.
I plan to use this potable water (qualified) pump to transfer from the aux tank to the main TC tank pump. A bit pricier than the typical hardware store transfer pumps, but worth it IMO to get a high volume (non-diaphragm) pump made of potable-compliant materials and sealed for potential moist environ.
Will be picking up the rig on 2/22 and installing the pump, valves, hoses, etc. soon after. Perhaps I'll be able to figure out how to post some photos by then...Until then, feel free to ask more questions here or privately.
That'd be fantastic! Kevin mentioned there was someone at Douglas doing generally the same thing while he was on-site getting some paint work done. Maybe that was you?
Is the 67" length going to overhang past the center flooring? I've got Kevin's design pdf and thought the center length was 52" before it dropped down to the area around the door area. Total length was 96" - 44" (22" on each side for the lowered bottom of the side cabinets), leaving 52" of center actually sitting on the truck frame. Maybe you're planning to have it overhang but I'm initial thought was to have it square on the truck framing structure. I like your 10ga floor idea as well. Guess it depends on how the body is transferring the weight down to the frame. I don't have that level of detail but the 10ga makes sense to stiffen it up for that weight.
My thought was to have the bottom water tank and then a smaller upper diesel aux tank 30-50 gallon right above it.
Great find on the tank vendor. The prices are much lower than the same product at other sites and as you mentioned they are close to Douglas. Shipping is a killer on those bigger items.
I'll send you a PM on my contact info if you have challenges sharing on here.
Thanks
