WesternOregonian

Thank you all for the replies. It looks like the consensus is that old tanks need to be cut up for disposal. That sounds like a lot of work and I think the price of the truck would have to reflect that difficulty.

Thanks again for the insights.

Cheers, 

WesternOregonian

Hi, 

Have any of you ever disposed of an old fuel/oil delivery tank? How did you do it? 
 

I have come across a couple trucks over the years that I thought would make good restoration candidates. The dilemma is they were fuel or oil delivery trucks during their working life and still have the old tanks mounted. I have no use for a tanker truck and would prefer to install a different body after restoration.
So how does one dispose of a dirty and rusted old 2500-3500 gallon steel fuel/oil tank? The couple scrap yards I’ve talked to have said no they won’t take them. Maybe that is the reason these old trucks were still sitting around; too complicated to scrap them.

Please keep in mind I’m not talking about destroying an antique streamlined oil delivery truck. Just 1960-80’s steel tankers. 
My apologies if this has been discussed before. I tried searching but found it difficult to get the terminology drilled down to exclude discussions about truck fuel tanks. 

Thanks,

WesternOregonian