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1 3 LARGE VERTICAL TANKS (GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 2000 GALLONS) <br /> 131 Tanks shall be wrapped If ordered by the customer <br /> 1 3 2 Tanks should be moved, loaded, and unloaded in a horizontal position with a forklift with <br /> protected or rounded fork extensions, or with a crane with a spreader bar and 2 slings of <br /> appropriate size positioned on each tank as shown in Figure 1 1 NEVER drop a tank off of a <br /> truck onto the ground since#his may damage the tank and void the tank warranty <br /> CABLE TO CRAKE <br /> PROPERLY SIZED NYLON SLINGS ARE REC"ENDEO <br /> INSTEAD IF CABLE (CABLE CAN CAUSE <br /> SCRATCHES IN THE PE TANK) <br /> USE PROPER RIGGING TECHNjao TO <br /> DESIGN AND SET-LP SPEAOER BAR <br /> PDSITIDN SLINGS 6• -- 11' IN RRDI( <br /> TANK Wla-E RADIUS' <br /> l ! 1 1 LM i£suns RM QWMi iWOW uFTM <br /> i 4M *EN LVTV& <br /> MO TAMM S E SfLTIil1 <br /> I l 1 <br /> THM <br /> E I <br /> Figure 1 1 <br /> 1 3 3 Tank lifting lugs are intended for moving the tank from a horizontal position to a vertical position <br /> from a firm surface lifting lugs should not be used to load or unload tanks from trailers. <br /> This is a dangerous situation since the tank could roll off of the shifting trailer surface as <br /> the load is being moved <br /> 1 3 4 After the tank has been placed on a firm, level surface in a horizontal position,the lifting lugs <br /> maybe used to erect the tank in a vertical position on an appropriate support pad The tank <br /> should be lifted using a symmetrical arrangement of lugs to disperse the load evenly throughout <br /> the tank To properly attach to the lifting lugs a straight Bevis should be used with a minimum open <br /> • throat distance of 1-112"and 1"diameter pins A minimum of 4 lugs should be attached with equal <br /> length cables on all large vertical tank sizes except 1420 diameter tanks 142"diameter tanks require <br /> 2 <br />