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Wow! What a time to have a leak, at over $5 a gallon it hurts to waste a drop. Unfortunately we noticed the leak after a fill up. This Ol’ truck has been around the block a time or two and a few ditches as well. I’m assuming this “crack” is just a remnant from a previous mishap that finally opened up.
It’s been a day or two since I’ve done any plastic welding, so I did a quick refresher on an old 5 gallon bucket that had several large cracks in it.
It sealed up nicely and actually holds water.
I started out with a harbor freight soldering iron, I should have known better. Soldering irons aren’t designed for continuous use. I switched to a wood burner, what a difference. It reached a higher temperature and kept the work hotter and longer than the soldering iron did. It also has different “ends” that can be used for different effects like blending, mixing, and smoothing.
In my current experience I would say there is a definite need for filler material. The bucket is holding but there are definitely some thin spots that will eventually fail. It didn’t take long on the tank to realize that it was going to have to be built up in the damaged area.
I will try and remember to do an update around 6 months, then at the 1 year mark. Unless it fails before that.

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