According to the good old reliable military manual the approximate time to erect a 10,000 BBL tank is 7 days. Remember that this time is under ideal weather conditions, having the proper tools/parts and the correct number of people. Since we could not meet any of the conditions as stated, we were lucky if it was up in a month
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First, you have to pick a good spot, level, not marshy, no trees , etc. This will probably be dictated to you by higher up's, doesn't matter if you like it or not. Uhhh...are you sure about this? |
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Now this looks more like it. Looks like someone has already started to work on it. |
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Then you call the other engineer unit (in this case, the 561st Engineer Company) back to build the burms. They will bring in some heavy equipment. |
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A little more help to get it just right. The 561st did a hell of a job for us. |
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After the ground is level and everything is ready a ?" thick floor is laid. All trash, rubble, etc. is removed after it dries. |
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While the concrete is drying you call your local transport company to deliver your tank. Unload it and check to see if all the parts are there. |
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Boy, there are millions of parts to this thing...hope the instructions are there too! |
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Ok, seems to be all here. Let's get started! |