I'm putting a 20+ gal aluminum fuel tank in my kolb MIII. It rests on a
0.125" thick aluminum tray which is riveted to the fuselage cage. My
question is how to strap to the tray. Those of you with similar tanks, do
you use straps and if so, are they metal or nylon. I've seen nylon straps
used before on an aluminum tank installation but am concerned that they
might not be strong enough.
Mark Rinehart
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How is the tray attached? Remember a chain is only as strong as the
weakest link.
On the bottom of my 16 gal alum tank, there are 2 pieces of alum angle
welded to the bottom of the tank. They are installed so that they match the
tubing that the stock tank support tray would have sat on. There are some
tabs welded to the support tubing. And the aluminum angle is bolted to the
tabs. The mounting bolts go through some rubber grommets to give some
vibration dampening and the tank is also grounded to the frame.
Make sure that if in an accident the tank does not come loose from its
mounting, sheer the fuel lines, well nuf said.
Boyd Young
Kolb mkiii
Utah
