Redrock slurry tank

[sh40]

I am going buying a new slurry tank. normally deal with breens farm machinery because there next door to me more or less and they sell Redrock slurry tanks. It is a 2500 gallon tanker and galvanised that I'm looking at with a dribble bar.

Has anyone any experience of Red rock tankers and can say if they are good or bad?

 

[agri knives]

I am going buying a new slurry tank. normally deal with breens farm machinery because there next door to me more or less and they sell Redrock slurry tanks. It is a 2500 gallon tanker and galvanised that I'm looking at with a dribble bar.

Has anyone any experience of Red rock tankers and can say if they are good or bad?

Red rock are top quality , they never made anything bad yet. Their new tankers look good .

 

[sh40]

How do they compare to the other brands such as abbey, major , hi spec etc?

 

[ridger]

How do they compare to the other brands such as abbey, major , hi spec etc?

Big tank on wheels, same axle, same pump, used to hear it said that the same company rolled the barrels for all the tankers, dont know if that's right but

 

[fendtfiasco]

Redrock run 6mm steel in barrel I think, some might be 5mm. On Youtube Tom Pemberton farm life they bought a Primex tanker with 8mm steel I think.

Other factor is what rating is on the axle , pump size, some tankers sit lower so a lower centre of gravity, depends if you are using it on hilly ground. Think NC sits lower.

NC or Redrock are good.

 

[shumungus]

Had a personal tour of Redrock about two years ago. Tankers are welded together by one man from start to finish and each man is paid a set amount by the size /spec of the tanker. Quality control then inspect the tanker before it goes to pressure testing and paint, if there are any defects in the tanker and any alterations or repairs have to be made these are done by a different welder whose time at workshop rate (I think 40 pounds an hour) , is deducted from the first mans pay. Keeps the quality up and production rolling, thought it was a very ingenious way of doing it.

 

[Keep_moving]

I had seen a post on Facebook where a 4 year old Redrock 3500 gallon tanker started leaking at the welds underneath the barrel. Of course going by the posts, Redrock stood over it and fixed it for the customer. But I’d say issues like this can happen too every tanker manufacturer. The important thing is that they rectified it/ stood over it.

 

[Sharpy]

Had a personal tour of Redrock about two years ago. Tankers are welded together by one man from start to finish and each man is paid a set amount by the size /spec of the tanker. Quality control then inspect the tanker before it goes to pressure testing and paint, if there are any defects in the tanker and any alterations or repairs have to be made these are done by a different welder whose time at workshop rate (I think 40 pounds an hour) , is deducted from the first mans pay. Keeps the quality up and production rolling, thought it was a very ingenious way of doing it.

This is how John Deere quality control worked at Mannenheim.

 

[agri knives]

This is how John Deere quality control worked at Mannenheim.

Most men would be taking home very little wages if they enforced that rule

 

[Wellytrack]

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[6480]

Have a 1600gal redrock tank here, it's of very good build quality compared to a major and an Abbey, all I find now is that new machines are not as heavy built as old stuff 20 years ago

 

[agri knives]

Have a 1600gal redrock tank here, it's of very good build quality compared to a major and an Abbey, all I find now is that new machines are not as heavy built as old stuff 20 years ago

A lot of manafactures are using higher grade steel and less of it, this can result in lighter weight but stronger machines.

 

[Keep_moving]

A lot of manafactures are using higher grade steel and less of it, this can result in lighter weight but stronger machines.

A bit off topic but did anyone see the Tom Pemberton video of their new primex tanker. 8 mill as opposed to 6 in the barrel.
That should last longer than ourselves

And

 

[Wellytrack]

A bit off topic but did anyone see the Tom Pemberton video of their new primex tanker. 8 mill as opposed to 6 in the barrel.
That should last longer than ourselves

And

No harm to Tom and his Ag Vlogging but I couldn't bring myself to watch that stuff. I've tried and I just cringe and grumble through it. Not worth it.

I know I'm a miserable sod.

 

[sh40]

Had another look at the redrock today. What I noticed was the barrell was not built into the chassis like abbey and major etc. Instead it was just attached to the axle. Is this better or worse?

 

[Wellytrack]

Had another look at the redrock today. What I noticed was the barrell was not built into the chassis like abbey and major etc. Instead it was just attached to the axle. Is this better or worse?

It will still be well attached. Hasn’t done them much wrong in 30 years..

 

[Keep_moving]

Had another look at the redrock today. What I noticed was the barrell was not built into the chassis like abbey and major etc. Instead it was just attached to the axle. Is this better or worse?

I was asking the same question as well re the chassis. If you went galvanised it should last a long long time though! What axle is on the Redrock is it hos or adr?

 

[agri knives]

Had another look at the redrock today. What I noticed was the barrell was not built into the chassis like abbey and major etc. Instead it was just attached to the axle. Is this better or worse?

I have never heard of a red rock cracking anywhere yet.

 

[shumungus]

I have never heard of a red rock cracking anywhere yet.

I know of two 4500gal tri axles that had issues. Both worked hard on 65k tractors.

 

[Keep_moving]

I know of two 4500gal tri axles that had issues. Both worked hard on 65k tractors.

Underneath the barrel humungus?
Might have been the one I had seen on Fbook on the “We love slurry group”