Testing the new blower for the home made tm

[Zee]

I figured it needed to be tested with the tank...to optimize the Kunkle valve opening and also just to simply see how powerful the blower really is..

So here is the first run..Obviously the Foookin Kunle wasn't opening at the right time as you can clearly see the blower somewhat flexing the tank inwards....oooooohhhhhhh shheeeeeeep

 

[Desk Jockey]

Looks like it could easily be popped back out.

 

[Zee]

Yeah..I'm trying to locate a big enough cat pump to put a little pressure back into it...

 

[rick imby]

Looks like it could easily be popped back out.

Just get some Desk Jockey to Blow into the vac hose. Easily enough hot air to reinflate....

 

[Desk Jockey]

Oh NO YOU didunt!!!

Call a guy Lance UNDER- Armstrong once and you create a monster.

 

[rick imby]

I gotta say that tank imploding is quite a shock. I would not have thought you could build up enough vaccume to do that. I guess once the weak center of the tank flexes hard the rest just follows. I would guess they do not have baffles in these tanks but I guess that makes sense, they are either full or empty.

There is a section of road near here that has gotten a couple of gas tankers. Driving down the road left turn, right turn, left turn, right turn---then the half full gas truck flips from the gas sloshing around in the back.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

I know a guy that bought several diamond plate waste tanks from Indiana. He intentionally collapsed one so he could get out of paying for the lot of them.

 

[dgardner]

How about using a 55 gallon drum as a waste tank? (Skip ahead to 1:50)

 

[rick imby]

What were they using for an air pump?

 

[dgardner]

Sounds like a refrigeration vacuum pump.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

A good drum can handle much more than most TM waste tanks.

Would make for a much more expensive video.

 

[Desk Jockey]

JK Sales used to sell their TM's with drums as their waste tanks.

It worked fine but looked garage built and very hackish.