- Location
- Carmarthenshire, West Wales
Imploding vacuum tanker
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ollie989898
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It was already like that when I got there... 
Cowabunga
Member
- Location
- Ceredigion,Wales
Yet another Star bites the dust by the look of it.
- Location
- Carmarthenshire, West Wales
Hi spec, but, I phoned the contractor and asked could he spread some slurry for me, as I had a big problem with my tanker. He said has it imploded, he knew any number like that near here.
- Location
- Near Colchester
Mine got like that and I changed the pump round and blew it back out, then it leaked from about 40 places like a water barrell in a Western gunfight.
Cowabunga
Member
- Location
- Ceredigion,Wales
It doesn’t look anything like my HiSpec tankers which are twenty years old now. Had to replace a tyre on one a few weeks ago and I posted pictures of it. Obviously mine are bigger tankers but there’s no family likeness at all apart from them being basically big hollow tubes with end caps.
This would be the first HiSpec I’ve seen imploding without having an initial dent caused by either an overturn or collision.
Out of intrest who would be kitted out to make the domed ends like that?
Kingspan make them at their Portadown site,
I think the one in the photo was from the tanker manufacturer as it came with everything welded on ready to fit.
We have bought them in the past from a company called Purdie I think
ollie989898
Member
Those little tankers- who really has the time to cart muck about in one of those these days?
Cowabunga
Member
- Location
- Ceredigion,Wales
The many smaller farmers who have 70 to 90 hp tractors. Or they may be used to clean water troughs or indeed as water bowsers. There are many situations where a sub-1500 gallon tanker could be useful for some farmers and where a contractor would not be practical or timely .
ridger
Member
- Location
- Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Our next door neighbour is more than happy with his 1100, he takes his time and enjoys his work and knows his ground, its slurry he carts though not muck
michael N123
Member
Big ones aren’t very good going up hills or cross banks
Happy hillbily
Member
- Location
- Uwchaled, North Wales
Although I've upgraded to a 2000 gal hi spec tanker I've kept my 1300 gallon pichon tanker. Even with having a Ford TW15 on the front there are many places I can't take the hi spec. Worth more to me than to cash it in.
Won't tell you about the 500 gal one I use, gets the job done and like the Davey brown towing it only wrote out one cheque for it. Not prepared to have newer shiny kit on finance just to make me feel more efficient.
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Second hand 1100, 1300, 1500 gallon tankers are 10-a-penny near enough nowadays as they're approaching obsolecence. Just away and buy one of them.
Ruscons are serious for imploding, see the amount of photos on the internet of them like a squashed tin can...
Don't know how folk can have tankers on super singles, must leave WW1 trenches behind it everywhere it goes unless it's baked rock solid in the middle of summer.
- Location
- Somerset UK
That will be ok, it just won't hold quite as much!
Imploding is fine it’s exploding you want to worry aboutno experience but they always struck me as dangerous things to pee about with
- Location
- Carmarthenshire, West Wales
still made me jump!
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