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We are not talking about Europe, we are taking about the US, there is no real safety regulation on the streets, and people heavily mod cars on the war tank mode
by nraynaud 11y ago
We are not talking about Europe, we are taking about the US, there is no real safety regulation on the streets, and people heavily mod cars on the war tank model (rigid box for everybody). It's not 30 sketchy tanks in a State the size of Germany that will add any significant risk. Every single handy US guy will weld his own tank instead of buying a plastic one because it's manly and DIY. And they love gas: for the home generator connected to the AC in the summer when the electricity is out, because in the wild everything works with gas engines, because of boating, for preparation to the apocalypse etc. So many reasons to make your own welded gas tank.
- mschuster91 11y ago> Every single handy US guy will weld his own tank instead of buying a plastic one because it's manly and DIY. All the more reason to be fucking afraid. One bad weld and the entire tank ruptures when slammed into (or it might just fail from ordinary vibration!). Or it leaks either gas or a sloppy weld on the top side vents fumes - the OP actually mentions a driver lighting a cigarette, causing his truck to explode. Welding together a truck might cause it to fall apart. Welding a tank might cause a disaster.
- schrodinger 11y agoI've never seen or known anyone to make a welded gas tank. Nor an a/c on a generator. And yet I've known a lot of "handy" people, including specifically welders. Where in the US are you referring to?
- bagels 11y agoOnly people I know to do that are motorcycle customizers.
- sandworm101 11y agoWouldn't the cost for the metal be more than the cost of an equivalent commercial plastic tank?
- nraynaud 11y agoIsn't California the wealthiest State of the US? people buy war vehicles (MRAP) as week-end toys there. Money is not an issue at all. You just have to find 30 wealthy weirdos with a welder to drawn those trucks. And frankly, maybe I would do it too in some circumstances, it's DIY, the tank has exactly the size and shape you need and you live only once, so I might rationalize the risk (on the other hand, I don't think I would ever do a custom roto-casting or blow-molding of a significant size, that looks like a pain in the butt and a lot of tooling for a one-off).
- HillaryBriss 11y agoWe are not talking about the US, we are talking about Los Angeles County, there is no real regulation on the streets ...