Originally Posted by Agent707
2 tons? Salt water alone weighs ~8.5 lbs/gallon. -600gallons, there's 5000lbs of just water.
Replace some water with rock and you can crank that up a few notches...
I'd say the whole thing will weigh at least 3½ tons. (7000 lbs for the math challenged).
That much weight on a wooden frame? :notsure:
I don't see "THAT MUCH" wood underneath it myself. Look at this pic.
Notice the small piece of wood between the doors. That's it?
Frank, I don't question the guys Stand building skills, looks beautiful! However, I do think maxalmon brought up a good point. I would at least have an engineer look at it before I filled it with water. It may be indeed sturdy enough, but the pictures we can see don't really show that.
Certainly wouldn't hurt to have a second "expert" opinion. That top tank alone WILL weight in excess of 2½ TONS.
Yep Frank didn't show the braces behind each door frame or along the top and sides of the stand. They were hidden prity good from sight when Todd built the stand. I live close to Todd and visit him often..... Too often my wife would say..
If Frank could post a few Pic's of the inside of the stand I'm sure it would speek for it's self.
