slurry tanker - maintenance

lakill Farm

I bought a 2nd tanker in the autumn. Its a 2010 Plated 1800G Redrock and did very little work I knew the last owner and it didn't empty 9 bays of slurry a year.

what other maintenance does a tanker & pump need?

I remember an old Mod on here use to wash the pump out with tractor diesel.

The oil is self feed to the pump so I do dip it each day that I use it .

Do many of on here open up the back, wash it out and repaint the inside?

whelan2

lakill Farm wrote: »

I bought a 2nd tanker in the autumn. Its a 2010 Plated 1800G Redrock and did very little work I knew the last owner and it didn't empty 9 bays of slurry a year.

what other maintenance does a tanker & pump need?

I remember an old Mod on here use to wash the pump out with tractor diesel.

The oil is self feed to the pump so I do dip it each day that I use it .

Do many of on here open up the back, wash it out and repaint the inside?

Dont climb into the tank, we made up a long hoe type thing for taking stomes out the back of tanker. We have ours 6 years and never got into to it yet, the gases inside it are lethal

lakill Farm

whelan2 wrote: »

Dont climb into the tank, we made up a long hoe type thing for taking stomes out the back of tanker. We have ours 6 years and never got into to it yet, the gases inside it are lethal

Id agree with you on not getting inside yet I have seen at least half dozen adverts with lads getting in and out of tanks.

would you ever wash it out with a few loads of water/?

whelan2

lakill Farm wrote: »

Id agree with you on not getting inside yet I have seen at least half dozen adverts with lads getting in and out of tanks.

would you ever wash it out with a few loads of water/?

I remember years ago we lifted the tanker up on front of digger and put wash down hose from parlour in through the side filler at the front and it blew all the stones and sand out the back. You'd want to be doing a fair bit of work to need to wash it out

The Cuban

Never cleaned the inside of mine out yet, have it 12 years, bought 2nd hand but in good condition. Its still as good as the day I bought it.
I flush it out with a tank of water after using it, keep the pump oil topped up if needed.
When finished using at the end of the year I completely clean/ powerhose the ouside, wheels etc again I just flush out the inside with water, fill and empty twice. Leave it blowing away for a couple of minutes to dry it out. Then get a half gallon of diesel and suck it up through the pump and discharge again.
Wait for a dry day then put it away for the winter

lookinghere

lakill Farm wrote: »

I bought a 2nd tanker in the autumn. Its a 2010 Plated 1800G Redrock and did very little work I knew the last owner and it didn't empty 9 bays of slurry a year.

what other maintenance does a tanker & pump need?

I remember an old Mod on here use to wash the pump out with tractor diesel.

The oil is self feed to the pump so I do dip it each day that I use it .

Do many of on here open up the back, wash it out and repaint the inside?

They don't give trouble normally. If you buy a fresh one. Check the pump for oil. If your really fussy you could wash the inside of the tank.

larthehar

Neighbours of mine refurbished their 1800gallon hispec.. was 20yrs old.. had breathing apparatus so got inside and sandblasted and sprayed..
We have our ruscon since the 80s, used only for water.. got in to shovel sand out of it a few times.. grand as sand was wet..

Boaty

If anyone intends to get in, fill it up to the top with water first, it will push all the gases out.

tomwaterford

Boaty wrote: »

If anyone intends to get in, fill it up to the top with water first, it will push all the gases out.

Have someone there to pull you out....just in case

mythos110

Or buy a Rossmore. They have a large back door which makes it much safer! There is little chance of gases being present if you leave the door open for a while and getting someone out in the unlikely event of an issue is much easier!

satstheway

If it's washed out twice after each slurry application I don't see where the gas will come from?
Ours is a galvanised tank and she get a clean inside every year.