I have a M6040 that I was bush hogging with and the fuel tank cover(skid plate) was ripped off leaving 2 holes where it was bolted in to the tank. Does anyone know how to patch the holes and replace the bolts?
Busted fuel tank
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North Idaho Wolfman
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Yes I do,
It called remove the original tank and replace it with a new non damaged tank.
And replace the slip plate while your doing that.
Yeesh, you guys gotta be RICH ! That tank is $1000-$1300 CDN so well worth the time and maybe $100 in materials to repair it. Would take less than a day to do and I'd find another way to secure that 'skid plate'.
A thousand dollars of Monopoly money is infinitely preferable to half-assing something as critical as a fuel tank.
Cost of doing business.
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IT CAN'T BE FIXED!
No matter how may episodes of Macgyver you've watched!
That's not a skid plate, it's a slip plate, it's so that the tank can expand and contract and move within the hangers.
There is also a drain right about where all of that is bent and mangled and I'll bet it's damaged too.