BASE PREPARATION GUIDE

You can use the information below as a guidance to plan for your pad preparation. 

Preferred Base Material

  • Fine Crusher Dust
  • Screened Sand (do NOT use recycled sand as it may contain contaminants)
  • Screened Sand is NOT suitable for RT-310 and RT-365

Compaction

Minimum of 120kPa

Levelling

The Pad must be LEVEL to +/- 10mm

Site Access

  • Please ensure adequate access to the site for a small
    truck or 4WD and trailer, bearing in mind soil and
    weather conditions.

  • Vehicle access is to be available to within 10 metres
    of site.
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Reference Table

 
MODEL

MINIMUM PAD DIAMETER

MINIMUM PAD THICKNESS REQUIRED
m3 OF SAND/CRUSHER DUST REQUIRED
m 3 BLUE METAL (20mm) EXCLUSION ZONE
REQUIRED AROUND
TANK BASE
RT-25
5.5m
150mm
3.5m 3
0.8m 3
RT-40
6.5m
150mm
4.5m 3
0.8m 3
RT-60
7.5m
150mm
6.0m 3
1.0m 3
RT-80
8.5m
150mm
8.0m 3
1.0m 3
RT-100
9.5m
150mm
10.0m 3
1.2m 3
RT-130
10.5m
150mm
13.0m 3
1.2m 3
RT-160
11.5m
150mm
16.0m 3
1.6m 3
RT-200
12.5m
150mm
19.0m 3
1.6m 3
RT-230
13.5m
150mm
22.0m 3
2.0m 3
RT-275
14.5m
150mm
25.0m 3
2.1m 3
RT-310
14.0m
250mm

27.0m3

Do NOT use sand

2.0m 3
RT-365
15.0m
250mm

47.0m3

Do NOT use sand

2.1m 3