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Posted: 10/26/2013 5:02:05 PM EDT
I bought a 92 gallon combo transfer tank for my pickup so I could go farther on our long camping trips. I got it all hooked up and put 40 gallons in it on Thursday for a camping trip this weekend.
Drove 160 miles to our camp site, that has wifi 
When we got here I figured I would test it out and refill the trucks tank. Opened up the back of the truck to this... 
Looks like one of the welds has a tiny crack in it at a start/stop point.  Wonder how their "lifetime" warranty is going to work.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 5:10:42 PM EDT
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Looks like a sloppy weld on that bracket.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 5:11:42 PM EDT
[#2]
That really sucks. Did you get it at Harbor Freight? They usually have a good return/exchange program.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 5:12:17 PM EDT
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Probably not a good idea to have a leaky transfer tank under a truck cap.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 5:15:16 PM EDT
[#4]
Looks like a slow leak, it'll evaporate and you'll be fine.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 5:18:09 PM EDT
[#5]
Should've been pressure tested at the factory.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 5:28:59 PM EDT
[#6]
Diesel surely ruin your trip.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 5:42:22 PM EDT
[#7]
at least your box won't rust in that spot.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 5:44:59 PM EDT
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Diesel surely ruin your trip. 
I see what you did there. |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 6:02:58 PM EDT
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LOL made in Amerika is the new made in China. I haven't found a single thing made in Amerika that is worth a fuck. Sure, most Chinese shit sucks, but everything made in Amerika has the union label and the quality is still a step below Kyber Pass Afghans.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 6:06:16 PM EDT
[#10]
Made in modern America = Chinese parts assembled by Mexicans.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 6:26:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Looks like a sloppy weld on that bracket. The mounting bracket, with no bolt in it, not secured to the bed? |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 6:35:35 PM EDT
[#12]
Good thing you isolated it from the bed...
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Posted: 10/26/2013 7:34:22 PM EDT
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at least your box won't rust in that spot.  rhino lining doesn't usually rust.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 7:35:44 PM EDT
[#14]
double tap
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Posted: 10/26/2013 7:38:09 PM EDT
[#15]
Did you secure it and install it properly or just throw it in there?
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Posted: 10/26/2013 7:42:05 PM EDT
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LOL made in Amerika is the new made in China. I haven't found a single thing made in Amerika that is worth a fuck. Sure, most Chinese shit sucks, but everything made in Amerika has the union label and the quality is still a step below Kyber Pass Afghans. Go try take a Wilton bench vise for a test spin
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Posted: 10/26/2013 7:44:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Go try take a Wilton bench vise for a test spin Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: LOL made in Amerika is the new made in China. I haven't found a single thing made in Amerika that is worth a fuck. Sure, most Chinese shit sucks, but everything made in Amerika has the union label and the quality is still a step below Kyber Pass Afghans. Go try take a Wilton bench vise for a test spin Sorry, a lot of those are Chicom made too now. |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 7:53:03 PM EDT
[#18]
Dude, that setup is dangerous as fuck.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 7:58:46 PM EDT
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Dude, that setup is dangerous as fuck. That's what I was thinking. Nintey two gallons of fuel coming loose on a hard impact. No way Jose. |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 7:59:44 PM EDT
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The mounting bracket, with no bolt in it, not secured to the bed? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Looks like a sloppy weld on that bracket. The mounting bracket, with no bolt in it, not secured to the bed? Installed in America too.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 8:04:11 PM EDT
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Installed in America too. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Looks like a sloppy weld on that bracket. The mounting bracket, with no bolt in it, not secured to the bed? Installed in America too. lol |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 8:05:51 PM EDT
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: That's what I was thinking. Nintey two gallons of fuel coming loose on a hard impact. No way Jose. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Dude, that setup is dangerous as fuck. That's what I was thinking. Nintey two gallons of fuel coming loose on a hard impact. No way Jose. That's Ford Pinto dangerous x 10 |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 8:13:11 PM EDT
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another thing, if the welds are that bad, what do you think the internal coating looks like?
friend had something similar on his truck... 6 months in, filter kept clogging. damn thing was rusted up something fierce on the inside. they gave him a new one. |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 9:04:14 PM EDT
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Sorry, a lot of those are Chicom made too now. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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LOL made in Amerika is the new made in China. I haven't found a single thing made in Amerika that is worth a fuck. Sure, most Chinese shit sucks, but everything made in Amerika has the union label and the quality is still a step below Kyber Pass Afghans. Go try take a Wilton bench vise for a test spin Sorry, a lot of those are Chicom made too now. That's why you have to buy the made in the USA models 
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Posted: 10/26/2013 9:23:35 PM EDT
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That's what I was thinking. Nintey two gallons of fuel coming loose on a hard impact. No way Jose. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Dude, that setup is dangerous as fuck. That's what I was thinking. Nintey two gallons of fuel coming loose on a hard impact. No way Jose. Glad I'm not the only one thinking that. |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 11:12:50 PM EDT
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LOL made in Amerika is the new made in China. I haven't found a single thing made in Amerika that is worth a fuck. Sure, most Chinese shit sucks, but everything made in Amerika has the union label and the quality is still a step below Kyber Pass Afghans. Nobody is going to pay money for a real product made in the US unless they're really fucking serious about buying good stuff. Inflation is a bitch. People don't understand what quality costs anymore and it's really hard to find a good company making good shit. Look at a simple item, let's say it's $30 now. Fifteen years ago that item might have been $20. Here is the thing though; they're not the same item. The new one is shit, and getting the same quality that you got a decade and a half ago is going to cost you $40-50. We've gone nearly three decades now with more and more quality goods being replaced by utter crap made overseas, while the government plays games with the Consumer Price Index. Filling store shelves with cheap shit helped the feds cover the real consequences of printing money like idiots. So now people don't really understand the value of a dollar - which is a hell of a lot less than it used to be. But we're not done here yet. It's time to talk about business culture in the US. It's more acceptable than ever to have "ripping people off" be your main business model. Many people are just plain rotten fucks. American goods sold for what the uninformed think are fair prices aren't just crap because they're cutting corners, they're also crap because people suck. |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 11:29:00 PM EDT
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There is so much WTF in that pic I don't know where to start.
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Posted: 10/26/2013 11:35:03 PM EDT
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There is so much WTF in that pic I don't know where to start. Certainly is |
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Posted: 10/27/2013 3:04:43 AM EDT
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even the chinese have fucked their own stuff up.
compare bottle rockets from the 70s-80s to todays crap. |
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Posted: 10/27/2013 3:14:18 AM EDT
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even the chinese have fucked their own stuff up. compare bottle rockets from the 70s-80s to todays crap. I noticed this too recently. I tried every brand I could find this Independence day and they were all total dog shit. 
They used to be super badass micro SAMs.
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Posted: 10/27/2013 3:21:40 AM EDT
[#31]
You sure it's leaking from the bracket? Those caps weep fuel when they get too hot sometimes.
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Posted: 10/27/2013 3:29:37 AM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Made in modern America = Chinese parts assembled by Mexicans. |
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Posted: 10/27/2013 3:38:50 AM EDT
[#33]
shouldn't there be a secondary container for that>?
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Posted: 10/27/2013 3:42:28 AM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Installed in America too. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Looks like a sloppy weld on that bracket. The mounting bracket, with no bolt in it, not secured to the bed? Installed in America too. I'd be more concerned about the loose Hi-Lift jack busting through my back window in an accident. |
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Posted: 10/27/2013 3:52:33 AM EDT
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also, your camping spot has wifi, but no local gas stations that would allow you to fill up so you could avoid traveling with a fuel bomb in the enclosed bed of your truck?
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Posted: 10/27/2013 3:55:57 AM EDT
[#36]
tag
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Posted: 10/27/2013 5:29:05 AM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: also, your camping spot has wifi, but no local gas stations that would allow you to fill up so you could avoid traveling with a fuel bomb in the enclosed bed of your truck?  Also, I agree that the product and the install both look like shit. Also, I think that's the first time I've seen a pic of one installed under a canopy. |
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Posted: 10/27/2013 5:34:25 AM EDT
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you bought a Delta didn't you?
yeah, i made that mistake too once never again POS |
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Posted: 10/27/2013 5:39:49 AM EDT
[#39]
That looks dangerous as hell.
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Posted: 10/27/2013 5:48:26 AM EDT
[#40]
Diesel in a under a cap isnt that big of a deal , but once you get one that doesnt leak bolt that bitch down .
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Posted: 10/27/2013 5:49:54 AM EDT
[#41]
Is this a joke?
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Posted: 10/27/2013 5:54:31 AM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The mounting bracket, with no bolt in it, not secured to the bed? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Looks like a sloppy weld on that bracket. The mounting bracket, with no bolt in it, not secured to the bed? Thats where im at. Why isint it bolted down?
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Posted: 10/27/2013 5:59:34 AM EDT
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Also, I agree that the product and the install both look like shit. Also, I think that's the first time I've seen a pic of one installed under a canopy. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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also, your camping spot has wifi, but no local gas stations that would allow you to fill up so you could avoid traveling with a fuel bomb in the enclosed bed of your truck?
Also, I agree that the product and the install both look like shit. Also, I think that's the first time I've seen a pic of one installed under a canopy. Lighten up dudes! |
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Posted: 10/27/2013 6:24:57 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/27/2013 6:32:15 AM EDT
[#45]
Transfer Flow for the win. Not union made and mine have gone 15 years trouble free. But they do cost more...
-Gator |
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Posted: 10/27/2013 6:47:13 AM EDT
[#46]
Bunch of rocket surgeons in GD
It is diesel. I researched a lot before hand to make sure it was safe to install under a canopy. It is fine. The reason it is not bolted down is because I wanted to do a trip with it to make sure it is set up how I wanted. You know, in case something didn't work, or it leaked... That is why I only put enough fuel in it to test the system.
Now I do not have to spend half a day getting it unbolted to get the warranty work done. I will do the exact same thing the next time also, test it out, if all is good then I will drill holes in my truck to mount it down. It is Aluminum. Go back to blasting away at something you know nothing about 
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Posted: 10/27/2013 6:50:02 AM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: LOL made in Amerika is the new made in China. I haven't found a single thing made in Amerika that is worth a fuck. Sure, most Chinese shit sucks, but everything made in Amerika has the union label and the quality is still a step below Kyber Pass Afghans. Does that include you? |
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Posted: 10/27/2013 6:50:30 AM EDT
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Bunch of rocket surgeons in GD
It is diesel. I researched a lot before hand to make sure it was safe to install under a canopy. It is fine. The reason it is not bolted down is because I wanted to do a trip with it to make sure it is set up how I wanted. You know, in case something didn't work, or it leaked... That is why I only put enough fuel in it to test the system.
Now I do not have to spend half a day getting it unbolted to get the warranty work done. I will do the exact same thing the next time also, test it out, if all is good then I will drill holes in my truck to mount it down. It is Aluminum. Go back to blasting away at something you know nothing about DUDE, its GD what do you expect????
what kind of truck anyway? |
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Posted: 10/27/2013 6:54:05 AM EDT
[#49]
A few extra Scepter fuel cans would have been cheaper, more portable, and much safer.
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Posted: 10/27/2013 6:56:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Bunch of rocket surgeons in GD It is diesel. I researched a lot before hand to make sure it was safe to install under a canopy. It is fine. The reason it is not bolted down is because I wanted to do a trip with it to make sure it is set up how I wanted. You know, in case something didn't work, or it leaked... That is why I only put enough fuel in it to test the system.Now I do not have to spend half a day getting it unbolted to get the warranty work done. I will do the exact same thing the next time also, test it out, if all is good then I will drill holes in my truck to mount it down. It is Aluminum. Go back to blasting away at something you know nothing about Sounds like a bunch of excuses to cover for your lack of a proper install. Loose shit in the back of a truck, especially when its full of flammable liquid is not really that difficult to understand Mr space traveler. Then again your concerned whether your camping spot has wifi or not.
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