http://www.norcalttora.com/~chris/mods/CO2 tank,bracket/generalee7 said:My buddy just traded my 15lb tank for an aluminum 20lb tank, just curious about how you guys secure your CO2 in the bed!![]()
yea, saw that the other day when you posted the picsgeneralee7 said:That looks pretty good Chris, I'll have to do something like that. Check out my new bedbar!
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just make sure the tank is upright when in use. And, you'd better hope you never have a leak while it's in the cab; the gas is not poisonous but if your windows are closed and it leaks the CO2 will displace the oxygen and you will pass out...not good.Stock02 said:I just got a 20# tank myself. Although this may not be practicle for some I'm gonna put mine inside a truck box secured in foam. (like a rifle case)
That way I don't have to take it in and out of the truck every time I go wheel. It'll be locked and secured.
there is a huge difference between a 5 and a 20. that one tie-down loop won't hold a 20 through rough trails. When an item like that is put through the punishment of a crazy trail run the weight is essentially multiplied by something like 5 so it needs to be very well secured to something solid.not2XS said:I have probably the most ghetto way of securing it. I loop a 1" cam-buckle strap twice through one of the corner tiedowns. One loop of the strap goes around the body of the tank, the other around it's neck, then cinch it tight. My tank is only 5lb, but it should work for a 20lb tank.
Misunderstanding going on here. Outside truck tool box.hytenor said:just make sure the tank is upright when in use. And, you'd better hope you never have a leak while it's in the cab; the gas is not poisonous but if your windows are closed and it leaks the CO2 will displace the oxygen and you will pass out...not good.
Ah, that would workStock02 said:Misunderstanding going on here. Outside truck tool box.
Hi Scott, in that picture I haddn't (is that a word?) bolted it to the bed just yet. Right now it's all the way forward on the bed rails and bolted down with 6 3/8" boltsFishbone said:BRIAN, any reasom you mounted that bed bar away from the cab like that? Why not all the way forward on the bed rails?
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Alright, just wonderin'. Looks real good , I'm gonna make something like that, but twice the size, to mount my spare, hilift, and some lights. Thanks.generalee7 said:Hi Scott, in that picture I haddn't (is that a word?) bolted it to the bed just yet. Right now it's all the way forward on the bed rails and bolted down with 6 3/8" bolts![]()
Since I'm too lazy to actually bolt in my bracket, I've used the ratchet strap method to strap the 20lb assembly into the nook next to my toolbox. I was leary at first, but it was suprisingly secure. I can't vouch for its effectiveness in high speed situations though.hytenor said:there is a huge difference between a 5 and a 20. that one tie-down loop won't hold a 20 through rough trails. When an item like that is put through the punishment of a crazy trail run the weight is essentially multiplied by something like 5 so it needs to be very well secured to something solid.