Had a surprise the other day I discovered one of the pieces of all thread holding my 38 gal rear tank in had snapped just above the lower nut on the strap. When I did the 38 gal tank I used 3/8" all thread instead of 3/8" bolts that came with the kit (as others have done) so I could run straps right on the tank and then the skid plates just a nuts thickness away below the straps. The all thread between frame and strap has the sleeves that came with the 38 gal tank. Idea being to give the tank room to breathe and easy washout for any crud that would build up and rust out the tank.
Anyhow, I rigged it with a ratchet strap and eventually put some 3/8" all thread back. I'll have to make another sleeve though. Is there a stronger all thread than what's typically available at the hardware store? Should I just step it up to 1/2" or larger? Better solution? When this failed and the strap and skid plate were hanging way below a tank holding that much fuel... To say it would have been an extremely inconvenient time and place for me to have to deal with a major fuel spill and specifically tank failure would be the understatement of the century. Fortunately nobody was the wiser and I was able to move on and get it sorted a few miles down the road. Any ideas for a stronger or better mounting setup?
Anyhow, I rigged it with a ratchet strap and eventually put some 3/8" all thread back. I'll have to make another sleeve though. Is there a stronger all thread than what's typically available at the hardware store? Should I just step it up to 1/2" or larger? Better solution? When this failed and the strap and skid plate were hanging way below a tank holding that much fuel... To say it would have been an extremely inconvenient time and place for me to have to deal with a major fuel spill and specifically tank failure would be the understatement of the century. Fortunately nobody was the wiser and I was able to move on and get it sorted a few miles down the road. Any ideas for a stronger or better mounting setup?