SS tanks

[Mark]

You can build a 6000 gallon tank for less than $2500.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc_J2ZETqzk

[Maple Man 85]

Mark would you happen to know the folks that built the tanks? Just wondering where I could find a materials list and blue prints.

Maple Man 85

[Mark]

That is my son and I. We had no plans, just look at a tank and build one.

Mark would you happen to know the folks that built the tanks? Just wondering where I could find a materials list and blue prints.

Maple Man 85

[GeneralStark]

From Bascom's 2016 catalog. CDL 230 gallon $662. You can't buy a new poly tank for $1/ gallon. I will agree with General that milk tanks can be a hassle if you don't have means to move.

Wow Bascom's takes a serious mark up.

[Maple Man 85]

Thanks Mark, not tough to build just some time and a lot of welding, cutting and measuring. Based on the prices I am building my own!!!

[WMF]

That looks like 20 or 22 gauge stainless based on how it flexes. Butt welding many linear feet of thin stainless is not as easy as some people think. If you use heavier stainless it will weld easier but will be much harder, heavier and more expensive to work with.
Larger size factory tanks can be had for around a dollar a gallon and are a bargain at that price unless you have serious fab skills and the brake, tig and tools needed to put it together.

[n8hutch]

Personally if I was building a big tank like that I wouldn't but weld it, I would either make the end piece a quarter inch longer or set it inside the 2 end a quarter inch, then you have a nice corner/ overlap to fill . Yeah it may not look as good as a polished up pro made tank, but it will be rugged for sure.

[PerryFamily]

Would there be a difference in cost, strength...... If you soldered the tank with lead free solder?
Obviously it wouldn't be as pretty but to some of us I'm assuming fuction over flash is ok.

[BAP]

The early stainless steel tanks made by sugaring manufacturers were soldered. If you moved the tanks around much or they weren't supported well on the ground when frost was coming out the solder would crack and leak. Some manufacturers like CDL are making tanks cheaper by using thinner stainless steel, but in larger tanks there is issues with stainless steel buckling when they are moved around.

[DocsMapleSyrup]

Well, I took Motowbrowne, BreezyHill and Maple Flats advice and purchased the 250 gallon DeLaval bulk tank. Thanks. There is not a valve on the end of the outlet, two lids need to be found, and the thermometer on the front of the D250 doesn't read correctly. Any idea where a guy can get parts? Also, I have been searching the web for an exploded view of the tank to see what it looks like under the outer skin. I have not had any luck. Any ideas where I could find a diagram like this? I ended up getting it for $200 so I'm satisfied for the price. Any help would be appreciated.