vacuum tanker

lab man

IM buying a vacuum tanker at the moment but dont know much about them its a new 1600 gal, i have fair good ground about 3 mile travel involved do think i need a sprung draw bar. and what else should i ask for. thanks for all yer help just getting to find my way around this site thanks to the guy to put me onto this forum!:)

stanflt

lab man wrote: »

IM buying a vacuum tanker at the moment but dont know much about them its a new 1600 gal, i have fair good ground about 3 mile travel involved do think i need a sprung draw bar. and what else should i ask for. thanks for all yer help just getting to find my way around this site thanks to the guy to put me onto this forum!:)

just bought a belmac 2100gallon with 23.1r 26 wheels, sprung drawbar and a 10000lt pump. sprung drawbar is great. straight deal and had nearly a grand change out of 10k. very good quality tanker and easy pulled. pulling it with a 90hp new holland tl90a 2wd:)

Nobbies

so there is money in farming then?????are you getting arecessed tank?with the l.g.p tyres?quite abit dearer but worth it i believe.easier on even dryer ground and easier pulled than smaller wheels.also would mean abetter resale value where uever 2sell it later.sprung drawbar 2 and the 4 filling points even if uonly get 2 valves supplied.o and 20 foot of the green/blue hose.the standard 15 foot can b abit short on thehigher tank.

stanflt

Nobbies wrote: »

so there is money in farming then?????are you getting arecessed tank?with the l.g.p tyres?quite abit dearer but worth it i believe.easier on even dryer ground and easier pulled than smaller wheels.also would mean abetter resale value where uever 2sell it later.sprung drawbar 2 and the 4 filling points even if uonly get 2 valves supplied.o and 20 foot of the green/blue hose.the standard 15 foot can b abit short on thehigher tank.

money in farming!! my old tanker was bought new in 1973 a star 1500. still works-just the odd hole

the belmac i bought has recessed wheels

Muckit

stanflt wrote: »

money in farming!! my old tanker was bought new in 1973 a star 1500. still works-just the odd hole

the belmac i bought has recessed wheels

1973. I'd say slurry tankers were thin on the ground back then. I'd say alot of farmers wouldn't have known what one was!

Best of luck with your new tanker, hopefully it lasts as long!;)

dryan

stanflt wrote: »

just bought a belmac 2100gallon - pulling it with a 90hp new holland tl90a 2wd:)

for that size tanker, whats the recommended (minimum) size tractor to pull it?
i know, different types of land will require different size tractors etc, etc - but even for road use - for safety reasons alone, is there a minimum size tractor for different size tankers?

dar31

my old lady has been around for as long as i can remainder 1300gls abbey, nothing like a good dob of wet clay to seal up them holes, probably wont change her till she implodes some day, then again that wont happen with the hole in it............

lab man

Dryan, i think that the tractors are about 130 hp each so they should have no problem holding them

stanflt

dryan wrote: »

for that size tanker, whats the recommended (minimum) size tractor to pull it?
i know, different types of land will require different size tractors etc, etc - but even for road use - for safety reasons alone, is there a minimum size tractor for different size tankers?

no problem for the tractor. the older tank is actually harder to pull. must be the wheels and sprung draw bar. im lucky to have dry land, but she is no problem on the roads-up or down hill

Pat the lad

Have a 1650 gallon Belmac tanker. happy enough with it apart for the wheels - there abit small. Thinking of changing it for one with recessed wheels. Looking at a 2000 gallon Hi Spec - but a lad I know has one and he says he finds it hard to pull????
Anyone have any experiance of this tank or recomment a good tank - Like the look of the Euro spec ones - as seen on DoneDeal

vanderbadger

Pat the lad wrote: »

Have a 1650 gallon Belmac tanker. happy enough with it apart for the wheels - there abit small. Thinking of changing it for one with recessed wheels. Looking at a 2000 gallon Hi Spec - but a lad I know has one and he says he finds it hard to pull????
Anyone have any experiance of this tank or recomment a good tank - Like the look of the Euro spec ones - as seen on DoneDeal

have a 1600 abbey on recessed, very easy pull and spoke to somone with 2000 abbey with same wheels and he said the same

rs8

neighbour has a 2250 abbey and pulls it with a 100hp valmet no boder

denis086

We pull a 2350 hispec with a mf3085 raed 80hp at the shaft but a 6pot so its a good puller they say 100hp at the drawbar. We used pull it with a ts110 only 4pot much lighter tractor but still managed. We find anyway no matter how big the tractor pulling it is if she starts tearing the ground your going no where anyway. We now have 145hp pulling it and shell still start slipping in the same spots the smaller hp just means you cant act the fool with it so youd probably better off with it if its not yourself driving they think they can go faster with the big machine!

lab man

vander, if you want to go a cheaper route put 21.3 by 24 tractor grip tyres on her thats what the sales man told me, went for a look an they seem to be a fair job.im going to go that route much cheape than a recessed tanker.

Tipp Man

Bought a 2000 gallon Hi Spec on 28.1 recessed tyres there a while ago. Its an excellent tank. Fills fast, spreads evenly, easy to pull, super brakes on it, seems very well made. Would have no problem recommending 1

whelan1

we pull our 2600 gallon tanker with a tm125 , plenty of hills around here , no probs