New bulk tank

[lazy farmer]

Just been quoted 43k for new 18000 litre tank including part exchange.
reasons for looking at changing include missing out on 3 months of Eodc bonus amounting to 3k a yr and it costing us 1k in repairs.

still finding it hard to justify based on those figures.
thoughts please

 

[lazy farmer]

Of course that doesn’t allow for more efficient cooling

 

[vantage]

Just been quoted 43k for new 18000 litre tank including part exchange.
reasons for looking at changing include missing out on 3 months of Eodc bonus amounting to 3k a yr and it costing us 1k in repairs.

still finding it hard to justify based on those figures.
thoughts please

Almost 10%.
Factor in more efficient compressors, the likelihood of more repairs on your other tank too probably sways in favour of the new tank.
Managed to get a grant for mine.

 

[coomoo]

Just been quoted 43k for new 18000 litre tank including part exchange.
reasons for looking at changing include missing out on 3 months of Eodc bonus amounting to 3k a yr and it costing us 1k in repairs.

still finding it hard to justify based on those figures.
thoughts please

Agree with everything @vantage says but sounds strong to me, milk price influenced? Look again in the spring

 

[bobk]

Now is not a good time to buy anything

 

[Tim G]

Could you put in a smaller one as a main tank and use you current one as a second tank for the three months? I suppose you then loose the trade in value so might not be much saving.

 

[upnortheast]

Any decent used ones about ?

 

[Rossymons]

I think the money is better in your pocket than the dealers. You're a long way from getting your money back on those figures.

 

[Beef farmer]

Just been quoted 43k for new 18000 litre tank including part exchange.
reasons for looking at changing include missing out on 3 months of Eodc bonus amounting to 3k a yr and it costing us 1k in repairs.

still finding it hard to justify based on those figures.
thoughts please

Our 22 was 38k 18 months ago, for a comparison

 

[Hill Dairy]

I've got a 15000 ltr, 10 year old Roka dx tank for sale due to us changing site and outgrowing it. If anyone's interested.

 

[bobk]

Our 22 was 38k 18 months ago, for a comparison

Blimey , that's a big un .
How big if you were a dairy farmer ...

 

[Davy]

I've got a 15000 ltr, 10 year old Roka dx tank for sale due to us changing site and outgrowing it. If anyone's interested.

Price? PM if you prefer

 

[frederick]

Of course that doesn’t allow for more efficient cooling

What's changed in milk cooling technology to make it more efficient. I would be tempted to price it keeping your existing compressors and just buy the tank.

 

[Dead Rabbits]

What's changed in milk cooling technology to make it more efficient. I would be tempted to price it keeping your existing compressors and just buy the tank.

Not much. Controls are different, more expensive to work on and require more skills to diagnose.

 

[jerseycowsman]

Just been quoted 43k for new 18000 litre tank including part exchange.
reasons for looking at changing include missing out on 3 months of Eodc bonus amounting to 3k a yr and it costing us 1k in repairs.

still finding it hard to justify based on those figures.
thoughts please

My thoughts, are Jesus!!!!
Always loads of ads for second hand

 

[Farmer Keith]

If you’ve just spent £1k on repairs it may not require anything for the next 3 years? We got a new one in 2016 and it costs more to run than it’s predecessor as there’s that many sensors and an over complicated control unit on it.

 

[Martyn]

Sounds massive money to store milk, surely second hand tanks available.

We are on a small project of adding this additional tank as more heifers joining the herd & hoping to save electricity by using the smaller tank when we start calving down and are drying off, and then run both at peak.

Will have cost about £2-2.5k to add. I rescued tank from being scrapped..

 

[buffalo_soldier]

Jammy sod, I had a quote of £13k last year for a 2nd hand 6000L tank.

 

[Martyn]

Jammy sod, I had a quote of £13k last year for a 2nd hand 6000L tank.

I'm in a valley of retiring dairy farmers, plenty of tanks around this size, we run a ice bank so tank won't work to hard.
Dairy /parlour being converted to holiday cottages.