Plywood is on my crane.Going to try and drop at wes tuesday
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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.
-john
except for the ends of the rack.........
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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.
...Ralph
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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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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
...Ralph
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-John Wooden
See u Wes tomorrow.
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Allwin
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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