Buying a lorry...
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Couldn't find a "lorry" forum so hopefully this will do!
I'm thinking about buying a stainless steel tanker trailer.
I currently buy a product in IBCs but it is significantly cheaper to buy it in bulk and dispense into the IBCs myself. The delivery companies won't put it into IBCs for me, so I'm going to need a tank.
Rather than a great big 30000 litre tank, I'm thinking about an artic tanker trailer. I'd be able to move it about with a tractor and dolly wheel this way and they look to be cheaper.
Does this seem like a sensible idea, and does anyone have any suggestions of what to look for in a tanker trailer. It will be parked permantently on private property so it won't need an MOT, be good if it didn't leak though. An old fuel or milk tanker be ok? Looks like you can pick them up for £6-7k.
Cheers
I'm thinking about buying a stainless steel tanker trailer.
I currently buy a product in IBCs but it is significantly cheaper to buy it in bulk and dispense into the IBCs myself. The delivery companies won't put it into IBCs for me, so I'm going to need a tank.
Rather than a great big 30000 litre tank, I'm thinking about an artic tanker trailer. I'd be able to move it about with a tractor and dolly wheel this way and they look to be cheaper.
Does this seem like a sensible idea, and does anyone have any suggestions of what to look for in a tanker trailer. It will be parked permantently on private property so it won't need an MOT, be good if it didn't leak though. An old fuel or milk tanker be ok? Looks like you can pick them up for £6-7k.
Cheers
Part of the family history is farming.
This idea was tried numerous times, though a bit more along the lines of "Hey I've a knackered old bitumen tanker, want it to store / move slurry in?"
Never worked out as a good deal. Think the farm was just being used as a dumping ground.
The amount of money wasted could have bought a proper slurry tank (this was about 15 years ago when slurry pits were going out of favour in NI due to fatalities from people falling in).
In the end a good old Braithwate style resin lined tank was the answer, for about the same price as a old tanker (tanks are a lot cheaper when not designed to be doing 60 mph on a motorway and then suddenly crash). If you can move a tanker trailer about you can move an IBC. (In fact that'd probably overkill, a GRP tank may be OK for what you need or do you need a sealed vessel?
This idea was tried numerous times, though a bit more along the lines of "Hey I've a knackered old bitumen tanker, want it to store / move slurry in?"
Never worked out as a good deal. Think the farm was just being used as a dumping ground.
The amount of money wasted could have bought a proper slurry tank (this was about 15 years ago when slurry pits were going out of favour in NI due to fatalities from people falling in).
In the end a good old Braithwate style resin lined tank was the answer, for about the same price as a old tanker (tanks are a lot cheaper when not designed to be doing 60 mph on a motorway and then suddenly crash). If you can move a tanker trailer about you can move an IBC. (In fact that'd probably overkill, a GRP tank may be OK for what you need or do you need a sealed vessel?
It could do with being relatively clean but wouldn't have to be spotless.
It would need to be a sealed vessel and need to take about 28,000 litres - would also have to be stainless steel. I can't find a stainless steel tank anywhere near as cheap as some of these tanker trailers are, hence my idea.
Cheers
It would need to be a sealed vessel and need to take about 28,000 litres - would also have to be stainless steel. I can't find a stainless steel tank anywhere near as cheap as some of these tanker trailers are, hence my idea.
Cheers
I've just been thinking, maybe it doesn't need to be stainless or metal. Plastic could potentially be OK - I will do some research
https://www.kingfisherdirect.co.uk/enduramaxx-3000...
Cheaper too, and less hassle.
Always good talking these things through with randomers!
https://www.kingfisherdirect.co.uk/enduramaxx-3000...
Cheaper too, and less hassle.
Always good talking these things through with randomers!
I bought a couple of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ecosure-Large-10000-Lit...
bEAAOSwJWFaVIVU rain water £950.00 inc vat each
and delivery to Cornwall.
Had to make an offer on them but all ok, just rolled them off a 7.5 tonner with ramps no problem at all.
Easy to join up and solid.
bEAAOSwJWFaVIVU rain water £950.00 inc vat each and delivery to Cornwall.
Had to make an offer on them but all ok, just rolled them off a 7.5 tonner with ramps no problem at all.
Easy to join up and solid.
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