Claudia . that would be a 275 gallon oil tank and it is probably covered with surface rust. it should stand on four screw in legs made of pipe. . do you have a outside entrance to your cellar / basement?. it would take two good men with old clothes to take that out thru a cellar way. with ropes tied around the front legs of that oil tank it can be tipped up just enough to drdrag that thing around and up the stairs.. cannot imagine taking that tank up sme inside stairs and out. what a mess. as to taking the tank apart? not a job you want to do as that would be a a safety issue using a cutting torch along the welded seam you can feel about half way up the tank.. Unless , i my opinion you had some volunteers to assist, I'd hire the job out. is your local fire department a volunteer group ? I'd ask them to look at the job and then you volunteer to put on a dinner t feed the guys and whoever can assist.. let me finish by saying moving that tank is like moving dead weight. Lee
On Mon, Sep 07, 2009 at 03:08:46AM -0500, Claudia wrote: > Hi All, > > We have an old, empty oil tank sitting in our basement; this thing is huge, > and we're told that the only way to remove it is to break it up into pieces > and carry it out. > What is the safest way of removing this tank? It's either some kind of hard > metal or steel construction! > > > Claudia > > Join either of my groups; the first is for visually-impaired women, while > the other is for people wishing to discuss homemaking issues. > [email protected] > [email protected] > -- "The sixties were good to you, weren't they?" -- George Carlin .
