Adding pto drive axle to slurry tanker

[Bruno1982]

I was thinking about the idea of adding pto powered drive axle on small slurry tanker.

I have Fiat 100-90 with ground drive.

Has anybody come across this being done?

 

[Boohoo]

I was thinking about the idea of adding pto powered drive axle on small slurry tanker.

I have Fiat 100-90 with ground drive.

Has anybody come across this being done?

Not a new idea by any means but not as popular now with the advances in umbilical slurry spreading. I used to drive a Fiat 110-90 with a 1600gal Redrock ground drive tanker. It would be worth keeping an eye out for a ground drive tanker rather than adding an axle to an existing tanker because they don't make much money now second hand.

 

[Bruno1982]

Not a new idea by any means but not as popular now with the advances in umbilical slurry spreading. I used to drive a Fiat 110-90 with a 1600gal Redrock ground drive tanker. It would be worth keeping an eye out for a ground drive tanker rather than adding an axle to an existing tanker because they don't make much money now second hand.

Thanks Boohoo
Yes my contactor had a big Redrock with ground drive in the past I thought it worked well.
I generally get contractor in with pipes but thought small ground drive tanker would allow me work away myself. Did you find the 1600 Redrock worked well?

 

[daveydiesel1]

Redrock used to make these so if u cant find second hand they might be fit to advise on what axle and what ratio and so on

 

[Boohoo]

Thanks Boohoo
Yes my contactor had a big Redrock with ground drive in the past I thought it worked well.
I generally get contractor in with pipes but thought small ground drive tanker would allow me work away myself. Did you find the 1600 Redrock worked well?

It worked well enough although it was driving a bit too fast and could jackknife if you weren't careful, especially on steep ground. The Fiat's hydraulic pump was the biggest weakness, it wouldn't pump enough oil and the pump only lasted around a year. Maybe a different motor on the vacuum pump would've helped.

 

[Ormond]

Probably easier getting another tanker on bigger wider wheels that was easier to pull

 

[Boohoo]

Redrock used to make these so if u cant find second hand they might be fit to advise on what axle and what ratio and so on

Working the ratios out is the easy bit, but they weren't that good at it.

 

[michael N123]

Be great in steep fields having the tanker pushing the tractor up ?

 

[Zebbedee]

Aye I would think that’s where the problems start though when the tractor gets pushed,,,really needs to be slightly lower geared than the tractor I would think

 

[massey765]

John Mowbry at carlisle is your man .........if you use a bedford transfer box thay have 2 gear sticks ,one could drive the axle the other the pump........tanker wants to be about 5% slower than the tractor to avoid being pushed on corners

 

[Hilly]

One for sale slurry kat secondhand page

 

[wdah/him]

not all ground drive ratios for tractors are the same

 

[Boohoo]

John Mowbry at carlisle is your man .........if you use a bedford transfer box thay have 2 gear sticks ,one could drive the axle the other the pump........tanker wants to be about 5% slower than the tractor to avoid being pushed on corners

Hydraulic drive would be better for the pump. You're right about the tanker needing to be slower, one I used was faster and would push you about and lift the drawbar going up steep hills.

 

[Boohoo]

not all ground drive ratios for tractors are the same

Yes, the diff had to be changed on the tanker I used when the Fiat was replaced with an 8360.

 

[Hilly]

Need to get the ratios right, as said above John Mowbray is the man , my mate with ground drive line spreaders swears by MR M

 

[Hilly]

Need to get the ratios right, as said above John Mowbray is the man , my mate with ground drive line spreaders swears by MR M

 

[massey765]

when setting up, they get the nearest dif ratio to the tyre size you want and the fine tune with different tyres. i would tend to go for less grippy cross ply then they will give a bit

 

[Hilly]

 

[TripleSix]

@RLC

 

[massey765]

thats the type of tyres .....black and round and not to grippy........looks like leyland axle ............ would not be a lot of use behind the dear john