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Question on slurry tanker

  • 04-02-2011 10:57PM
    #1
    deise toffee
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    Would a zetor 8145 88hp tractor be powerful enough to pull a 2000 gallon slurry tank,thank you very much:D


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  • #2
    Blink182rock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 484 ✭✭Blink182rock


    doubt it ... unless very flat and dry land!!

    a full 2000 would be a fair bit too heavy for that tractor


  • #3
    stanflt
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    Blink182rock wrote: »
    doubt it ... unless very flat and dry land!!

    a full 2000 would be a fair bit too heavy for that tractor

    pulling a 2100g tanker with a new holland tl90a 2wd-no problem in fairly highly meath ground


  • #4
    Blink182rock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 484 ✭✭Blink182rock


    I thought i was 78 hp ... sorry ..

    yeah that should be fair enough at pulling it on decent ground ..


  • #5
    stanflt
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  • #6
    F.D
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    yea i have pulled a 2250 abbey with our tl90a and a 2400 major one day to put out a few loads, just for spreading on the land around the farm, usually hire a bigger tractor for the road work though, think the tractor could be a little light might get thrown around a bit at speed. do you do much road work with yours stanfit
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  • #7
    pajero12
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    F.D wrote: »
    yea i have pulled a 2250 abbey with our tl90a and a 2400 major one day to put out a few loads, just for spreading on the land around the farm, usually hire a bigger tractor for the road work though, think the tractor could be a little light might get thrown around a bit at speed. do you do much road work with yours stanfit
    Photo0223.jpg

    So do ye own that major? Struggle to see the sense in buying a tanker that requires you to hire a tractor to run on the road!:confused:


  • #8
    irishh_bob
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    deise toffee wrote: »
    Would a zetor 8145 88hp tractor be powerful enough to pull a 2000 gallon slurry tank,thank you very much:D

    not a hope unless you working on land which is as flat as a pancake


  • #9
    BeeDI
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    irishh_bob wrote: »
    not a hope unless you working on land which is as flat as a pancake

    Knowing zetors, a.d their excellent pulling power hp for hp, but poor brakes, I suggest stopping, might pose a bigger problem than pulling.:pac:


  • #10
    maidhc
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    My experience of Zetors is a 6340 (75hp) would outpull a Ford 7610 with the same 1600 gal tank and would put up a good show against a TS115 in normal spec.

    Id say you will be fine. Tractors have a gearbox for a reason.


  • #11
    BeeDI
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    maidhc wrote: »
    My experience of Zetors is a 6340 (75hp) would outpull a Ford 7610 with the same 1600 gal tank and would put up a good show against a TS115 in normal spec.

    Id say you will be fine. Tractors have a gearbox for a reason.

    Agreed. Excellent pulling capasity and traction in iffy around. Fords aré a pain in the arse on poor ground conditions.


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  • #12
    stanflt
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    F.D wrote: »
    do you do much road work with yours stanfit
    Photo0223.jpg


    not a whole lot about 100load 2km each year. the rest is spread around the parlour.


  • #13
    F.D
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    pajero12 wrote: »
    So do ye own that major? Struggle to see the sense in buying a tanker that requires you to hire a tractor to run on the road!:confused:
    no hire it also, cousin is a contractor so when he's other tractors are busy i just hire the tank and spread around the farm myself, when its the land away from the farm (5miles) i hire the whole outfit ( i drive it and supply the diesel ), we only have an 1100 gallon tank which is used for drinking water for cattle so dont want to get it dirty.


  • #14
    Kilmac1
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    2100 gallon would be round 12-14 ton would it?


  • #15
    bk1991
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    Kilmac1 wrote: »
    2100 gallon would be round 12-14 ton would it?

    5ton =1000gals sumthing like that could be completly wrong tho


  • #16
    vincenzolorenzo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,250 ✭✭✭vincenzolorenzo


    Slurry is essentially just water which has a density of 1kg/litre. So convert your tanker gallon capacity to litres by multiplying by 4.5 and that'll be close enough to the weight of slurry. Don't know how much a tanker would weigh? 1.5 tons maybe?


  • #17
    bk1991
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    1000gallons =4.5tons so was close enough


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