The new weight box

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Building a new weight box for 2018 season.

It will have an ice water tank(13-14gal), 5gal fuel cell, 1gal water/meth tank, and room for three commercial truck batteries. Foot print is 60"Wide x 16"Deep x 18"up to 26"Tall/Slant

Construction will be 5/16" stainless plate, 2x2x1/4 tubing for mounting bars, 5" roll-off dumpster wheels, and poured lead for ballast.
 

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The bottom 3" of the sides will be Solid lead. And I'm going to fill some 4x6x13 tubing for 125lb removable weights.
 

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Added the side plates, putting in a set of 1"pipe bungs and a set of 3/4" pipe bungs for versatility or adding a second pump.

There will be a 1/4" ball valve on the bottom for the drain.
 

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Put in a screen to keep ice out of pump inlet (it's the outside of a canister style air filter), and added the top lid support for water tank.
 

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Ended up with 6x10 dumpster wheels.
 

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Structure is pretty much finished.
Added the ice box lid(using barn door hinge) and "D" ring pull point.

After its painted the top of the ice box will get a rubber seal.
 

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It's painted and installed.

Painted it with two part epoxy paint, and spread the inside seams with the flex-seal stuff to ensure no water leaks.

Next will be to install fuel tank and batteries.
 

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