Buying a slurry tanker

Niall1

Considering buying a slurry tanker for my own work. Something in the region of 1600 gallon. Have agitator and 100Hp tractor.

whelan1

we bought agrimac 2600 gallon tanker . great job , deffo worth a look . i am sure they would have one to suit you , think there was a 8-9 k difference in the price between it and a another leading brand

Tipp Man

whelan1 wrote: »

we bought agrimac 2600 gallon tanker . great job , deffo worth a look . i am sure they would have one to suit you , think there was a 8-9 k difference in the price between it and a another leading brand

Wow big tanker for a farmer, whats pulling it??

whelan1

tm125 - no probs we have hilly ground also put our 885 case 4wd on it if not going on hills:rolleyes:

F.D

i would suggest going for a 2000 gallon with floatation wheels, you wont notice the difference pulling it, maybe in the pocket i know but, the floatation wheels are some job, i often pull my cousins 2250 abbey with our little Tl 90A and no problem to it around the farm and even on the road its not too bad as long as your not flying it, in comparasion to the 1600 gallon with the russian tyres it made even less of a mark on the ground

iano93

We bought an 1100 gallon major a few days ago for 6k!:D Has big floatation tyres which i reckon will definitly come in handy wen it comes to pullin her!;) She'l b pulled by 80hpzetor so she'l b grand! Was plannin 2 use her dis week to put out slurry but after today she'l b resting in the yard for another while!:( De fella we bought it off also sells conor and belmac but he swears by major! Reckons der de best tank around!:)

irishh_bob

iano93 wrote: »

We bought an 1100 gallon major a few days ago for 6k!:D Has big floatation tyres which i reckon will definitly come in handy wen it comes to pullin her!;) She'l b pulled by 80hpzetor so she'l b grand! Was plannin 2 use her dis week to put out slurry but after today she'l b resting in the yard for another while!:( De fella we bought it off also sells conor and belmac but he swears by major! Reckons der de best tank around!:)

never heard of a 1100 gallon with low flotation tyres , i presume the tank is brand new at that money?????

Niall1

I'd be interested in finding where you got the masjor at that money. Sounds a good price

iano93

irishh_bob wrote: »

never heard of a 1100 gallon with low flotation tyres , i presume the tank is brand new at that money?????

Ya shes brand new der was 3 different tyre sizes available 4 her!!:) Der huge tyres so dey should be good when it comes to pullin it!!;) I'm almost sure de ones on our tank are 550/60x22.5!:D

dar31

irishh_bob wrote: »

never heard of a 1100 gallon with low flotation tyres , i presume the tank is brand new at that money?????

wouldn't think they are proper lgp tyre, just big tyres that look huge on the 1100gls tanker, lgp's are the only way

iano93

Niall1 wrote: »

I'd be interested in finding where you got the masjor at that money. Sounds a good price

I'v sent you a pm.

mossfort

Niall1 wrote: »

I'd be interested in finding where you got the masjor at that money. Sounds a good price

if you have got a 100hp tractor a 1100 gallon tank would be like a little toy behind it .you would be full time on the road if you had any distance to travel .
you should look for a good secondhand bigger tank and just make sure the tank itself is structurally good and the pump is ok.
theres not much that can go wrong with them apart from the pump.

snowman707

Conor Engineering worth checking especially their recessed tanks

deerekane

snowman707 wrote: »

Conor Engineering worth checking especially their recessed tanks

are you going new or second hand??

theres only two tyres worth getting on a non recessed tanker thats the
550/60/22.5 tyre
21.3x24 tyre- its tractor grip in apperance

the bigger the wheel the easier pulled the tanker will be, some manufactures of 1600 tankers that are not recessed are long and can be cumbersome if turning in to fields off narrow roads etc

also a 1600 tanker on 21.3x24's will be longer and wider than a 2000gl recessed tanker on 21.3x24's - thats the standard tyre for a 2000gl

be aware of belmac...some people have been caught out for instance when someone sees a number on the side of the tank like 1600 or 2000gl they presume that it holds that amount and the majority of tanks thats correct where nelamc make a MODEL 2000gl tanker for instance that holds about a 1900 or that.

some manufacturers hold more than they say...hispec holds a little over of what they say.

hispec are hard bet and there was great value to be had in a new hispec 2000gl tanker bought steel has gone up 70t.

i personally like the hispec because the tank is built in to chassis not just bolted/welded to the axle like others.

hope the above helps
kane

cjpm

I've a 1600 Gal, not recessed, fitted with Airoplane Tyres but it's a disaster to be honest, totally wrecks the ground.

Any ideas where i might purchase a second hand axle fitted with wider wheels and tyres, maybe one of the 2 types mentioned by DeereKane. A scrapped tanker might suit too! Munster area.

Niall1

I was hoping to go new or a local fresh second hand one

reilig

We bought a Hi-spec from Johnston's in Longford about 10 years ago. It really wasn't the tank that their sales guy promised it would be. To be honest, I wouldn't recommend it. I traded it last year against a Major. The difference in build quality, steel thickness, paint finish etc. is quite noticable. It was very bouncy on the road and I found the filling point attachments to be very flimsy and hard to attach. It really didn't get a lot of abuse. Emptied about 20 slatted bays per year. It should have been a lifetime investment, but when I got the chance to offload it for a slightly bigger Major, I was glad to.

irishh_bob

deerekane wrote: »

are you going new or second hand??

theres only two tyres worth getting on a non recessed tanker thats the
550/60/22.5 tyre
21.3x24 tyre- its tractor grip in apperance

the bigger the wheel the easier pulled the tanker will be, some manufactures of 1600 tankers that are not recessed are long and can be cumbersome if turning in to fields off narrow roads etc

also a 1600 tanker on 21.3x24's will be longer and wider than a 2000gl recessed tanker on 21.3x24's - thats the standard tyre for a 2000gl

be aware of belmac...some people have been caught out for instance when someone sees a number on the side of the tank like 1600 or 2000gl they presume that it holds that amount and the majority of tanks thats
correct where nelamc make a MODEL 2000gl tanker for instance that holds about a 1900 or that.

some manufacturers hold more than they say...hispec holds a little over of what they say.

hispec are hard bet and there was great value to be had in a new hispec 2000gl tanker bought steel has gone up 70t.

i personally like the hispec because the tank is built in to chassis not just bolted/welded to the axle like others.

hope the above helps
kane

same story with abbey as with belmac when it comes to capacity , 2000 gallon abbey only holds 1900 , opposite is the case with the hi- spec , 2000 holds 2050

snowman707

deerekane wrote: »

are you going new or second hand??

theres only two tyres worth getting on a non recessed tanker thats the
550/60/22.5 tyre
21.3x24 tyre- its tractor grip in apperance

the bigger the wheel the easier pulled the tanker will be, some manufactures of 1600 tankers that are not recessed are long and can be cumbersome if turning in to fields off narrow roads etc

also a 1600 tanker on 21.3x24's will be longer and wider than a 2000gl recessed tanker on 21.3x24's - thats the standard tyre for a 2000gl

be aware of belmac...some people have been caught out for instance when someone sees a number on the side of the tank like 1600 or 2000gl they presume that it holds that amount and the majority of tanks thats correct where nelamc make a MODEL 2000gl tanker for instance that holds about a 1900 or that.

some manufacturers hold more than they say...hispec holds a little over of what they say.

hispec are hard bet and there was great value to be had in a new hispec 2000gl tanker bought steel has gone up 70t.

i personally like the hispec because the tank is built in to chassis not just bolted/welded to the axle like others.

hope the above helps
kane

I found the hi spec 1600 the hardest tank to pull for it's size, in fact on hilly ground I would prefer the abbey or conor 2000 behind me any day. and I have spread a lot of **** in my time

deerekane

reilig wrote: »

We bought a Hi-spec from Johnston's in Longford about 10 years ago. It really wasn't the tank that their sales guy promised it would be. .

Sorry about that. bit before my time though.

Your quite right a 1600 is hard tank to pull
we have a 1600 on 21.3x24's and its hard enough pulled compared with the 2 hipsec 2000gl tanks

also a hispec has a non return valve as standard on the top of the ram at the back of the tank.
this valve means that if the seals go in the ram you wont contaminate the hyd system of your tractor with slurry or water if go o open or close the ram.

aeroplane tyres are a disaster we had one in johnstons and it took a while to shift it,

if i come across an axle ill let you know,
there is a company in cavan called agrigear, you give them the size of your hubs and how many studs they will build you rims and supply what ever tyres you want
dont know if there is an equivillant company in munster.
kane

Niall1

Deerekane,
That's interesting about the 1600 gallon one possibilily being harder move than the a recessed 2000 one. However the price difference between a 1600 gallon one and a 2000 gallon would be excessive I would imagine?.

Bitten & Hisses

This has to be one of the more bizarre things I have seen on donedeal:

http://www.donedeal.co.uk/for-sale/machinery/1204087

I have to wonder how this could be on the market. I mean, it's great if you happened to have a tank with a good pump and wheels which had collapsed or sprung a bad leak, but what are the odds of it happening?

mossfort

Bitten & Hisses wrote: »

This has to be one of the more bizarre things I have seen on donedeal:

http://www.donedeal.co.uk/for-sale/machinery/1204087

I have to wonder how this could be on the market. I mean, it's great if you happened to have a tank with a good pump and wheels which had collapsed or sprung a bad leak, but what are the odds of it happening?

it looks like a small engineering firm that are building tankers to customers specifications and they probally dont want to buy the wheels until they have a customer lined up to buy it.
id say the picture is just an unfinished tanker.

charityboy

Niall1 wrote: »

Considering buying a slurry tanker for my own work. Something in the region of 1600 gallon. Have agitator and 100Hp tractor.

hi spec very robust tanker

Viewtodiefor

charityboy wrote: »

Niall1 wrote: »

Considering buying a slurry tanker for my own work. Something in the region of 1600 gallon. Have agitator and 100Hp tractor.

hi spec very robust tanker

Anyone know price of an Nc 2000gal or major 2000gal new? Anyone done finance on new tank?