trailer house +220gal?

[markeo99]

will it fall through my floor my house is 1980 double wide

 

[oceansidefish]

I would up my insurance coverage

 

[invertcrazy]

I would definitely reinforce the floors

 

[triga22]

I would save my money for a house and then put a tank in it. Even if you reinforced the floors I dont think it would work.

 

[markeo99]

I am 20 year old batchelor and my 20,000$ home is payed for its payed for thats more than some can say and besides I am a batchelor I could live in my garage for all I care

 

[traps]

Have to add, power to the batchelor!!! And us 20 some year old guys
Oh and thought of trying putting a bunch of weights, or salt, or sandbags, and just increasing the weight to see if the floor bows/creaks/blows into a million pieces?

 

[briand7878]

Disreguard the jerks above. Just go under the house and brace it up with floor jacks and 4x4's

 

[nwdyr]

Originally Posted by BRIAND7878
http:///forum/post/2660315
Disreguard the jerks above. Just go under the house and brace it up with floor jacks and 4x4's
+1

 

[xdfireguy]

Or cut a hole in the floor and pour a concrete pad below.

Remember, residential floors are only designed for a "uniformly distributed" 30-40 pound per square foot live load.

 

[jhuggins]

I live in a 1984 single wide. I just played my 75 gallon right on the center steel beam and I haven't had any problems.

 

[t316]

I don't think it's going to fall thru your floor, but without reinforcements underneath, it could definately sag, causing a stress break on the tank. Crawl under there and put some reinforcement jacks on top of some solid cinderblocks at the very least.

 

[tropills]

Originally Posted by markeo99
http:///forum/post/2660165
will it fall through my floor my house is 1980 double wide
if you can place the tank across the steel beams under the house they will hold the tank , that's how my 8 foot 180 is . no problem at all. yes the tank will be running in line with the joists but the main tank weight will be distributed down to the steel beams. they are spaced 7.5 feet apart so with your tank ,I'm assuming it's also 8 feet long will span both of the beams.

 

[rainmkr07]

Originally Posted by markeo99
http:///forum/post/2660165
will it fall through my floor my house is 1980 double wide
the trailer will NOT support 2200+ pounds without serious reinforcement underneath the tank.

 

[traps]

Originally Posted by rainmkr07
http:///forum/post/2662166
the trailer will NOT support 2200+ pounds without serious reinforcement underneath the tank.
He wants to keep fish, not elephants
*edit*Ha really didn't think of the actual weight until you posted that, then I made my post. As the others said a steel beem underneath should take care of it

 

[tropills]

Originally Posted by rainmkr07
http:///forum/post/2662166
the trailer will NOT support 2200+ pounds without serious reinforcement underneath the tank.
will to

here's mine and it's GREAT.... and mine's over 4800 pounds