Ridecamp: RE: [RC] [RC] Water tanks and safety

This is why my rig is set up to load with water from any source.  I do not
carry more water on board then is needed for travel on that day.  Ie a
couple of buckets worth.  I can fill the truck tank from a hose, a creek or
brook or  stream or tank etc.

I can fill the trailers 35 gal tank from the truck anytime.  I never haul
weight I don't need to haul.  In imperial, a gal is 10 lbs.  my 100 gal tank
(IMP) is  1000 lbs of weight.  It does make a difference to the handling and
stopping power of my truck.  I am a vol fire fighter, and I routinely drive
trucks up to 1500 gal Imperial (in emergencies, at high speed).  I will add
that a full tank is usually better that a half full tank, and baffles make a
big difference.


Roy Drinnan


-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Karen Standefer
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 10:01 PM
To: Heidi Smith; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Water tanks and safety


It would be the same or worse if they were in the
horse compartment.

KS
--- Heidi Smith <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I have/had 3 of the rooftop tanks on my trailer
> during
> > our accident. There was probably a total of 50
> gallons
> > water in the tanks.  There could not be much worse
> > accident than we had (110 mph head on with another
> > large vehicle).  The tanks caused absolutely no
> > issues.  They were all still intact and undamaged
> and
> > caused no damage to the trailer.  I had already
> > checked with the manufacturer of my trailer to
> make
> > sure it could handle the weight.
> >
> > More important to safety to humans and animals is
> > insuring you have the correct vehicle to handle
> the
> > weight.  I would venture to say 90% of us do not.
>
> I'm glad that they were not an issue in your
> accident, Karen, but not all
> accidents are alike.  And the laws of physics
> apply--unbaffled water is a
> mass that applies a force when it is already in
> motion down the highway at
> 60 mph, and if you swerve, it can make your swerve
> worse, or cause a
> rollover.  Doesn't matter if the tanks are so
> anchored down that they are
> the last thing to move or break--the weight and the
> mobility of the water
> can still be major issues in the dynamics of an
> accident.
>
> Heidi
>


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