<div dir="ltr">When I have a lot of bad stuff inside of a tank , I attempt to remove all I can from it , then pour in a can of PAINT remover , move it around , let it sat for awhile , move it around some more and normally when I pour it all out , I pour MEK in , slosh it around , remove it , let it dry , then pour RED KOTE in and work it all around inside , remove the excess and when the RED KOTE smell is gone , its ready to use .</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 8:42 AM Cecil Bearden <<a href="mailto:crbearden@copper.net">crbearden@copper.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p>I had a trailer mounted15KW generator that had problems with rust
in the tank. If you pulled it down the road when you got on site
you had to clean the fuel sediment bowl after running 30 minutes.
We used it for 4 days during the 2001 Ice storm and had to add a
gallon of Methanol to the 30 gallon tank to prevent carb icing at
3am... I sold it and when it got on site the new owner had
problems and I had to take it back. I pulled the tank an when it
drained, the methanol allowed it to dry immediately. I got my
shop vac with a 1/2 inch pipe adapted to go through the inlet and
sucked all the rust out. It looked shiny inside after the
methanol...</p>
<p>Cecil<br>
</p>
<div>On 11/10/2021 10:03 AM, Dave Maynard
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">I know guys that have used chain/nuts and bolts
that connected to rear wheel of another tractor and just went
about farming with it for a while. Beats shaking manually, and
dont have a jacked up tractor running for no other reason.
<div dir="auto">However, I was thinking of turning it upside
down and putting compressed air to the outlet for turbulence
while having a shop vac under the fill hole. Dont know how
tight I would hook shop vac without a little testing, wouldn't
want a suction dent from too powerful of vacuum on an old
tank. Good luck.</div>
<div dir="auto">Dave</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 10, 2021, 8:59 AM
Carl Szabelski <<a href="mailto:c.s.szabelski@gmail.com" target="_blank">c.s.szabelski@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Not seeing
the pictures, I was under the impression you were talking
about small pieces that were just bouncing around in the tank.
Using gas to try and loosen/dissolve the coating probably
won’t do much good since it’s some type of tank sealer that is
supposed to be gas resistant. I would try something like a
diluted muriatic acid solution. Other than that, try the
chain/nuts and bolts method.
<div><br>
</div>
<div>One more thing that you might want to do is take a look
at various tank sealers and see what they suggest for
cleaning up spills, tools, and dissolving splashes after you
seal a tank. There may some common dissolver that they
suggest.<br>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Carl<br>
<br>
On Tuesday, November 9, 2021, Dennis Johnson <<a href="mailto:moscowengnr@outlook.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">moscowengnr@outlook.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">
Carl,
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I have been adding gas into the tank to try and
loosen some of this stuff up, do until things dry
out do not think that sticky stuff will work at this
point. May help is it dries out.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Thanks</div>
<div>Dennis</div>
<div><br>
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<div dir="ltr"><br>
<blockquote type="cite">On Nov 9, 2021, at 7:14
PM, Carl Szabelski <<a href="mailto:c.s.szabelski@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">c.s.szabelski@gmail.com</a>>
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<div dir="ltr">Dennis,
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I can’t see the pictures, however, what you
can try is putting a sticky substance, like a
wadded up ball of masking tape or duct tape on
a stick. Tilt the tank so that all pieces drop
to one end. Then use the stick to poke into
the tank and pickup the pieces. Change as
necessary.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Anything that you can drop into the tank
and fish back will work, as long as it’s got
some grab power.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Carl<br>
<br>
On Tuesday, November 9, 2021, Dennis Johnson
<<a href="mailto:moscowengnr@outlook.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">moscowengnr@outlook.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">
<div dir="ltr">See photos below of stuff
from Cub gas tank. Need a good way to
clean it out. It appears that sometime
in it’s past life someone tried to
install a gas tank liner that failed and
now looks like the pictures. Most of
this came out using a salad tong, but as
prices are getting smaller, it is
getting less each time I try to grab
some. Tried using a “air chugger pump”
with limited success. Stuff is too
“clumped” to run out of tank bottom
outlet. Blowing air into the tank moves
the stuff, but does not get it out. </div>
<div dir="ltr">Any ideas on how to clean
this tank??<br>
<br>
<img style="padding: 0px 1px 1px 0px;"></div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
<br>
<img style="padding: 0px 1px 1px 0px;"></div>
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