How to fix a galvanized stock tank?

[ny_grass]

Hi all,

Having determined here (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=72042) that my new pump was working, I went out today and saw that I have a leak in my 300 gallon stock tank.

I took some clear silicon and tried to patch it up but it didn't work.

What's the best way to fix it?

Tanks
JR

 

[kjonesel]

Drain it, clean it, braze it. That's the best way but if you can't braze try JB weld on it.

 

[jedstivers]

Where is the leak? Bottom, side, big, small? J B Weld, quick steel, other types of epoxy. Put a bolt an nut through it. If it is a hole if you don't move it an the leek is in the bottom put sack-cret in it. Is it some where you could braze it? Just burn the galv. off with the wind blowing away from you. Lots of ways to do it.

 

[kjonesel]

I forgot about the old grain bin bolt trick. I bet i've done that fix a dozen times. Drill the leak out to the size of your grain bin bolt and with the gasket on it it will provide a seal. I have also taken a bolt with a big fender washer and an old inner tube and patched a hole.

 

[jedstivers]

I forgot about the old grain bin bolt trick. I bet i've done that fix a dozen times. Drill the leak out to the size of your grain bin bolt and with the gasket on it it will provide a seal. I have also taken a bolt with a big fender washer and an old inner tube and patched a hole.

With water tanks you don't even need a seal, the rust will make one for you. Two flat washers will help. Had quite a few tanks that had to be drained an didn't have a drain plug so just blew a hole with a torch then when ready to set up again just put a 3/8" or 1/2" bolt in it with a flat on each side.

 

[novatech]

If it is in the seam at the bottom I have used gutter sealant. Trick is it has to be real clean.

 

[ny_grass]

If it is in the seam at the bottom I have used gutter sealant. Trick is it has to be real clean.

Yeah, it's at the bottom where it joins the side.

 

[1982vett]

Just a tip folks....silicon works great on aquariums....glass....but that's about it.

 

[Floyd]

Put some plastic over the leak. Then pile dirt on it.

Dirt keeps the plastic in place. Have one going on 20 yr like that.

 

[CowboyBlue]

For small pin-holes in the bottom of the tank, I have HEARD ;-) you can use aluminum roof sealant, like on mobile home roofs. But I have never tried that. I am going to try the plastic in the bottom with dirt piled on top ... that's a great idea!

 

[ALACOWMAN]

ive used bondo glass """small fibered body filler"" on em lasted several years... till rots out around it.. i stopped a leak in well tank with it dont know how many years that lasted

 

[ny_grass]

Put some plastic over the leak. Then pile dirt on it.

Dirt keeps the plastic in place. Have one going on 20 yr like that.

Simple! I like it!

 

[baleflipper]

Bondo works well ,it also works well patching auger troughs in combines.bonds a new layer of tin to old trough. Kept several combines running over the years by using bondo to glue a new tin layer to what ever.
I have even used bondo to hold unistrut to a waste water tank to mount electrical gear.

 

[Jogeephus]

Replace it with a rubber or poly tank and never buy another galvanized tank.

 

[High Cotton]

Looks like I will go the junk pile and have me 3 or 4 water troughs for the price of a can of bondo. :cowboy:

 

[Jogeephus]

I have a whole pile of them you are welcome to. Only thing holding the sides together is rust and the bottoms.... well I don't exactly know what happened to them.

 

[jcarkie]

get the JB weld stick you mix with your fingers and put over the hole. mine is holding for several years now :cboy: . i don't get leaks till i drain them and it seems to get holes in bottom so i JB weld it and let it set fill up and go :banana: .

 

[Hippie Rancher]

Put some plastic over the leak. Then pile dirt on it.

Dirt keeps the plastic in place. Have one going on 20 yr like that.

heck, we have a lot of clay in the soil - I just use dirt alone

 

[Keepurfork]

Hi all,

Having determined here (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=72042) that my new pump was working, I went out today and saw that I have a leak in my 300 gallon stock tank.

I took some clear silicon and tried to patch it up but it didn't work.

What's the best way to fix it?

Tanks
JR

I sanded the spot really well then cleaned it with rubbing alcohol a couple times

Hi all,

Having determined here (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=72042) that my new pump was working, I went out today and saw that I have a leak in my 300 gallon stock tank.

I took some clear silicon and tried to patch it up but it didn't work.

What's the best way to fix it?

Tanks
JR

and then used JB WATER WELD! I use my stock tank as a swimming pool it has a pool pump hooked up on it and grandkids have had a lot of fun in it, and it's held up so far for 10 summers!

 

[TexasJerseyMilker]