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    Plywood is on my crane.Going to try and drop at wes tuesday
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill63SG View Post
    Plywood is on my crane.Going to try and drop at wes tuesday
    Cool. Looking forward to seeing everyone.

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    Bill dropped off the plywood so I finished the sample table .



    With the legs folded up for storage.



    Some supplies



    Can't wait to get the crew working on these this Saturday. By the way bring your swim suits the pool water temperature is 85 degrees.
    Last edited by Wes; 06-01-2016 at 09:53 PM.
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    Nice!Good thing I got my body in summer shape.
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    Nice but I might push the legs out a little closer to the ends.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John_Nicholson View Post
    Nice but I might push the legs out a little closer to the ends.

    -john

    A leg every 4 feet when all bolted together it will be a very even distribution of weight.
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    except for the ends of the rack.........
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wes View Post

    A leg every 4 feet when all bolted together it will be a very even distribution of weight.
    if you place tanks starting from the end, essentially you will have the weight of 4 tanks in between two legs. My concern is when this happens in the section where two tables are bolted together, the weight will mostly be distributed across those bolts. This is your weakest link.
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    I was thinking the same. Seeing that legs are folding...can they be secured at the ends just like any picnic table and then add a single support in between when setting up racks. Then bolting rack end together will not be an issue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Altum Nut View Post
    I was thinking the same. Seeing that legs are folding...can they be secured at the ends just like any picnic table and then add a single support in between when setting up racks. Then bolting rack end together will not be an issue.

    ...Ralph
    The legs aren't really folding Ralph. They're being bolted per John's diagram, the only difference is that rather than completely disassembling them for transport we're leaving one loosened bolt in and using it as a pivot point. This will save us time putting one bolt back in, but more importantly save us time finding the right leg for the right spot. Actually I plan to use a template so all the bolt holes are in the same spot on all the legs, but still it's one less thing to go wrong.

    I agree with the legs at the end of each row, we'll probably push those out a foot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nc0gnet0 View Post
    if you place tanks starting from the end, essentially you will have the weight of 4 tanks in between two legs. My concern is when this happens in the section where two tables are bolted together, the weight will mostly be distributed across those bolts. This is your weakest link.
    I guess its better to have 6 tanks between the legs. I will drive my f150 over a couple bolted together to test the strength.
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    We are all confident that the Nada racks will hold up just fine.
    Just wish more of us were able to help with the build

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    See u Wes tomorrow.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wes View Post
    I guess its better to have 6 tanks between the legs. I will drive my f150 over a couple bolted together to test the strength.
    I have no doubt that with distributed weight these racks will hold up your f150. However, I believe what others are trying to say is that if during setup, someone starts loading up the tanks on either side of the rack (left or right), then you do not have even weight distribution as you are setting them up. I assume you will have a lot of hands on deck that day and mistakes happen. It is better to address that weak point now and not chance it that everyone will start from the middle out. Peace of mind and all.

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    May your day flow smoothly tomorrow guys.
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