Since the tank started to implode when I started to cut from the top I decided I wanted to be on the ground when the personality of the tank was exposed. I started cutting on the northwest side of the tank. I cut five foot high in 18 in. sections working around the tank. I got this idea from responses to my original post. I made it about 1/3 of the way around the tank before it started acting funny. My son was with me by this point and he was look out as I continued to cut. I had my foot against the tank so I could feel it when I was cutting. All of a sudden the tank gave way and fell throwing me about five foot away. Lost a torch hose and a pair of underwear, but still have ten fingers and toes. This picture is of the tank after falling over. Notice the edges of the tank are buried in the ground, a challenge to be dealt with later.
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