I set the tank today, but I guessed wrong. Since my excavator (8000#) lifts the tank at 5' out in front, I though a 12,000# would lift it much better. I had to pick it up and walk it to the old cellar hole, I could not lift and just drive even with the tank as close to the machine as possible. I had to raise the main boom as high as it would go, then pick the front of the machine with the front blade and then extend the dipper (the part that has the bucket attached) and set it down. Then crawl ahead about 2 ' and repeat. Once I finally got it to the foundation It did a fairly good job, with the blade full down, of extending the dipper and slowly lowering the tank into the 6' cellar hole. If I ever have to re do I will get at least an 8Ton instead. The one I used was in good shape, a Kubota industrial 6ton, didn't check model# but it had a hard time crossing a 3' deep x 4' wide ditch with about a 25 degree incline on the field side. The tracks spun so I turned around like I do with my rig and lifted some and pushed while trying to climb with the tracks but it did not have enough push. I had to swing around facing up hill (without the tank all this time) and dig in with the bucket and pull while walking up hill. Once I got to nearly level the rig moved around fine empty but as I say, I had to walk the tank about 2' at a time. But it is finally in place, not one got hurt, and the tank suffered no damage. I did accidentally hit a road sign and bend the post while swinging one time but I straightened it to almost like original with the bucket. I'm glad to have that part done. Then I strung about 500' of 1" black for my dry line and attached it to my anchor trees. Tomorrow I finish tightening (using a winch), anchoring and then side tying for final tight. I am trying to do it like Rapi Tube shows in their video, with no support wire. I will finish with the Rapi-tube strapping. Does anyone know where I can order it online? When I go to the Rapi-tube site I don't find a way to order the tube or the strap. If I can't find the strap I will do like I did with wire supported except with no HT wire to hook to I'll find something to spread the force so the wire doesn't cut into the tubing and I will pull on that with my wire. Friday I should be ready to begin adding a new branch line and adding more taps/laterals in the section where I hope to add 150 +/- taps and will be using a sap ladder. For 150 taps how many tube of 5/16 should I have in a sap ladder? I haven't decided yet but I'll either use a 2 pipe system or the older method with a bunch of 5/16 to do the climb.
Dave Klish, I recently bought a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.