Cowabunga
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I'd not seen tha Shanks tanker before and is an interesting machine. Without knowing how it works exactly, it would be better if it unloaded the front somehow before the back lower half. I presume it has a hydraulically, or perhaps mechanically actuated gate between the lower front and rear halves with a half height bulkhead. In which case I would worry about a mechanical failure of the gate as the machine ages and parts corrode and wear inside. Who would risk going inside to release the front lot of slurry if the gate stuck closed?Abbey - not seen them mentioned in the thread. Tow well and and I find them well made.
Also, there is a company called Shanks which are making them with a really low CoG - not sure how they'd go in very soft ground but then maybe you shouldn't be in there in the first place if you're going to bottom it out.
Was just reading about it there now. It unloads the top (above white line first) then unloads the rear and finally the front bit enclosed in black. Intention is to keep weight on hitch, minimise sloshing around and prevent toppling over on hilly ground.
Perhaps that's not the way it works at all? I hope not.