100 series fuel tank skid replacement- sharing my results (1 Viewer)

[Patrick983]

Sorry if this has been covered, but I didn’t see much info on this so I thought about it for quite a while. Thought I’d share how this turned into a 15min job for me.

My fuel tank skid was rusted and I scored a clean one used for cheap. There’s just enough lip on the tank I wedged some scrap wood (measured and cut to length) between the ground and the lips of the tank. I hammered four boards into place so they were tight on the tank, not the skid. Then I unstrapped it and slid the new one in. I attached a few pics. Hope it helps someone else with a rusty tank skid.

 

[aging fleet]

I'm sure I would've still found a way to still make this a 2 hour job. Looks good.

 

[Misfit Aye]

Helpful too just take the skid plate down to clean, paint and reinstall. New one looks great!

 

[Patrick983]

I'm sure I would've still found a way to still make this a 2 hour job. Looks good.

Measuring and cutting the boards took me way too long I didn’t include that time

 

[badlander]

Brilliant!!!

 

[MechE30]

Excellent idea! Maybe you could save others time but sharing the board lengths?

 

[FxFormat]

Good idea, also like to add that if you can run the truck until it's almost empty then it would be less prone to it falling down.

 

[Patrick983]

I was impatient and did it with a half full tank after trying to schedule around my tank unsuccessfully. Definitely would be safer to do it near empty. I let it sit for a few minutes with the jack an inch or so underneath just in case a board slipped.
My truck is lifted a bit, but my front 2 boards were 24” and the rear two were 26”. Unless you have a smooth finished floor you’re working on I don’t believe it has to be perfect.

 

[Greenbean]

Excellent idea! Maybe you could save others time but sharing the board lengths?

And lift and tire size, lol… Just in case!