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Pros and cons of investing in a slurry tank.

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  • #62
    vincenzolorenzo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,250 ✭✭✭vincenzolorenzo


    Pat the lad wrote: »
    on a slightly different note, anyone here (or your contractor) use a tandem axel tank. draw a nice bit of slurry by road, and was wondering if a tandem axel tank would be easier on the tractor etc. also is it any easier on the field I.e. lower ground pressure,less marking than a single axel tank on wetter land

    I'd say it would do fair harm turning at the headlands, particularly if the ground was any way wet at all


  • #63
    gazahayes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 458 ✭✭gazahayes


    I work in a pigery we have a tractor and 4000 gallon tanker drawing slurry all during the open period. It's 25 to empty it into a tank and 35 to spread it in the field or free if you take it away yourself. No lorries around here tractor could go upto an hour drive away. All you need to get some is a letter to say your allowed import slurry.


  • #64
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,989 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    gazahayes wrote: »
    I work in a pigery we have a tractor and 4000 gallon tanker drawing slurry all during the open period. It's 25 to empty it into a tank and 35 to spread it in the field or free if you take it away yourself. No lorries around here tractor could go upto an hour drive away. All you need to get some is a letter to say your allowed import slurry.

    Did you ever weigh the outfit fully loaded?;)

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #65
    gazahayes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 458 ✭✭gazahayes


    blue5000 wrote: »

    Did you ever weigh the outfit fully loaded?;)

    Not for a while anyway must ask the driver.


  • #66
    pakalasa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,552 ✭✭✭pakalasa


    4,000 Gallons is 18,000 litres so somewhere around 18 tonne for the slurry alone.


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  • #67
    limiter12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 49 ✭limiter12


    Buy one and use it as you please. No need to spend thousands on new tank plenty lads upgrading at the moment so good value to be had but buy right from my experiences buying them, abbey's just rust away to ****e regardless of the farmers maintance. As for big ponies we use a 265 to pull a 1350 its lacking in comforts but does the job.


  • #68
    Robson99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,922 ✭✭✭Robson99


    limiter12 wrote: »
    Buy one and use it as you please. No need to spend thousands on new tank plenty lads upgrading at the moment so good value to be had but buy right from my experiences buying them, abbey's just rust away to ****e regardless of the farmers maintance. As for big ponies we use a 265 to pull a 1350 its lacking in comforts but does the job.
    Which make of second hand tank would you recommend


  • #69
    limiter12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 49 ✭limiter12


    I bought a hispec in the finish, considered a major 1300 but the chassis is made of folded steel so creates a place for manure to lodge and ultimately causes corrosion. Wouldnt rule out a rossmore or belmac either.


  • #70
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    limiter12 wrote: »
    I bought a hispec in the finish, considered a major 1300 but the chassis is made of folded steel so creates a place for manure to lodge and ultimately causes corrosion. Wouldnt rule out a rossmore or belmac either.

    Didn't think Hispec made a 1300g tanker?

    They recalled a load of their 1350g tankers 5 or 6 years ago because of a paint problem. Many of them faded a brown colour after 1 year of use and some of the paint bubbled off as rust on the tops and sides of the tank.

    They had to fully respray a neighbour's tank - he only had spread about 100,000 gallons with it.


  • #71
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    pakalasa wrote: »
    4,000 Gallons is 18,000 litres so somewhere around 18 tonne for the slurry alone.

    The couple of 4000 gallon tankers that were around here were either chopped back to 3k or sold years ago. That said 3000gals is almost becoming trendy at this stage. Anything smaller than 2000gals is almost remarkable. One of the largest piggeries in the country is in the parish and every f**ker other than the piggery has his own tanker:confused:. If we hung together for a few months they'd have to start spreading it for free but i gaurantee you fellas are in each others way over there this morning.


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  • #72
    limiter12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 49 ✭limiter12


    reilig wrote: »
    Didn't think Hispec made a 1300g tanker?

    They recalled a load of their 1350g tankers 5 or 6 years ago because of a paint problem. Many of them faded a brown colour after 1 year of use and some of the paint bubbled off as rust on the tops and sides of the tank.

    They had to fully respray a neighbour's tank - he only had spread about 100,000 gallons with it.


    Correct but i didnt mention hispec made a 1300, i was refering to the model manufactured by major.


  • #73
    lakill Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,731 ✭✭✭lakill Farm


    yellow50HX wrote: »
    What kinda grass do ye throw the pig slurry out on? And what kinda time does it need before you can use it again

    I try to get it out onto grazed ground before silage. So it takes the 8 weeks. But a few weeks once its washed down on grazing ground would surfice


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