- Location
- East Sussex
I’m a bit slow to pick this up, I see from 9th of May old fuel bowers are no good on the road, what’s the difference, can an old one be updated? Mines home made before my time so unsure of the age. What’s the punishment?
Fast tow fuel bowsers
- Thread starter Matt77
- Start date
- Location
- East Sussex
From what little I’ve seen so far, it’s if it was made before 2004 and this bit I’m a bit vague on but if it’s detachable from the chassis it’s ok but if not it’s no good anymore, the tank that is, I could have read that all wrong!
- Location
- East Sussex
I better do my research before harvest!! I’m sure the guys flogging bowsers at cereals will know
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Done
- Location
- Huntingdon, UK
I think @Pheasant Surprise posted a bit about this a month or two ago. I know even the experts paid to know this sort of thing were arguing about their interpretation of the rules.
- Location
- East Sussex
Thanks that’s very helpful, I should learn to look harder before asking!! So reading all of that, if my tank is only able to carry under 1000 litres it’s exempt? Sadly mines not but asking the question.
Pheasant Surprise
Member
- Location
- Woodbridge, Suffolk
Think this email I got from Fuel Proof last month sums it up well...
- Location
- Holderness
What will be the max size of Bowser we can tow with out going through adr regs? Annoyingly we have a fast tow 2000lt Bailey bowser that is only a few years old. I feel that it is about to become a slow tow bowser.
Pheasant Surprise
Member
- Location
- Woodbridge, Suffolk
Towed behind what?
Anything other than a tractor at 40k and you’re limited to 1000 litres. Then you’re in ADR territory.
- Location
- Holderness
It is behind the pickup. Annoying as we never have spare tractors to move it about. Maybe more yard tanks about will help solve the issue.
puntabrava
Member
- Location
- Wiltshire
More to do with the inner cracking but whether they tell the outer it isn’t allowed to crack I don’t know, word is they are about to implement a three tank system.
New rules must be date of manufacture specific otherwise the petrol road tankers are done for.
A1an
Member
The thing is, it's the outside one that is likely to crack due to UV degradation, general wear and tear and the odd knock and bang.
ollie989898
Member
Surely fuel tankers on the road are double skinned?! If there was an accident the poor bloke driving would need identified from his fillings as he would have no chance!
Pheasant Surprise
Member
- Location
- Woodbridge, Suffolk
They are divided into “pots”, but not double skinned as far as I’m aware. Petrol tankering is a whole other ball game. The most dangerous time for a petrol tanker is once it’s dropped it’s load and is mostly filled with fuel vapour. It’s the air vapour mixture that is supremely combustible. The liquid fuel isn’t.
There are however thousands of the things carrying millions of litres of juice on the roads around the world every day and the accident rate is actually remarkably low.
No. Still the same
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- fuel tanks