Dennisinponco,
Very good points! I have a single small tank at 181.6 gallons in a 250 gallon capacity tank that I put on a trailer. The tank itself weighs another 400 lbs. I slow down as easily as possibly when coming to a stop and I DO respect the danger.
Tank is encased in angle iron on the trailer bed and I strap it down to boot. Then there's the oxygen tank on the trailer too. Wouldn't want drop that baby on the road! Can you imagine the explosion and how flammable that would be?
I once had a bad experience towing stone that shifted on me in a different trailer, and caused my van to go out of control as the trailer fish tailed. The van landed on it's side and I had to kick my way out of the windshield to get out. I was not hurt but it was a very educational experience on the dangers of hauling heavy loads!
I know a fish farmer that hauls a tank in the bed of a dual wheel truck. He had to stop abruptly once and it was all he could do to keep from getting crushed in the cab by the tank that was pushing it's way in.
