rynophiliac
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Does anyone else have to haul water? I'm looking for a good cost effective solution like a tank on my flatbed or something. What have you guys tried?
Mike said:We use the 500 gallon "Tote Tanks" that paint or other liquids come in. Get 'em used for $25 bucks each and 4 will fit on a flatbed or trailer.
They have a 2" outlet valve and a large filling inlet on top.
Mike said:
rynophiliac said:Mike said:We use the 500 gallon "Tote Tanks" that paint or other liquids come in. Get 'em used for $25 bucks each and 4 will fit on a flatbed or trailer.
They have a 2" outlet valve and a large filling inlet on top.
We were thinking the exact same thing. I have found tote tanks in my area but they are only 330 gallons each and the cheapest I can find them for is $125 used! We were planning on putting two of them on our 1990 cummins 4x4 with a flatbed but wasn't sure how much weight the truck could handle because we have some hills to go up and are place is pretty rocky and bumpy!
LazyWP said:rynophiliac said:Mike said:We use the 500 gallon "Tote Tanks" that paint or other liquids come in. Get 'em used for $25 bucks each and 4 will fit on a flatbed or trailer.
They have a 2" outlet valve and a large filling inlet on top.
We were thinking the exact same thing. I have found tote tanks in my area but they are only 330 gallons each and the cheapest I can find them for is $125 used! We were planning on putting two of them on our 1990 cummins 4x4 with a flatbed but wasn't sure how much weight the truck could handle because we have some hills to go up and are place is pretty rocky and bumpy!
For that kind of money, wouldn't you be better off to get a new tank? Just asking.
loomixguy said:LazyWP said:rynophiliac said:We were thinking the exact same thing. I have found tote tanks in my area but they are only 330 gallons each and the cheapest I can find them for is $125 used! We were planning on putting two of them on our 1990 cummins 4x4 with a flatbed but wasn't sure how much weight the truck could handle because we have some hills to go up and are place is pretty rocky and bumpy!
For that kind of money, wouldn't you be better off to get a new tank? Just asking.
Doubtful that anybody here has bought more tanks than I have. My rule of thumb is a blem tank, in the smaller sizes, is gonna run about a buck a gallon to buy. The 2500-3000 gallon tanks aren't that way, but the 200-500 gallon sizes usually do. I buy all my tanks as blems from Snyder Industries in Lincoln. Blems carry the same guarantee as firsts but don't cost near as much.
The trailer thing is fine, but it can and will get you in trouble in rough or hilly country. That's why I use a 550 Ford with 1-300 gallon tank and 2-200 gallon tanks mounted on skids on the flatbed of the 550.
LazyWP said:loomixguy said:LazyWP said:For that kind of money, wouldn't you be better off to get a new tank? Just asking.
Doubtful that anybody here has bought more tanks than I have. My rule of thumb is a blem tank, in the smaller sizes, is gonna run about a buck a gallon to buy. The 2500-3000 gallon tanks aren't that way, but the 200-500 gallon sizes usually do. I buy all my tanks as blems from Snyder Industries in Lincoln. Blems carry the same guarantee as firsts but don't cost near as much.
The trailer thing is fine, but it can and will get you in trouble in rough or hilly country. That's why I use a 550 Ford with 1-300 gallon tank and 2-200 gallon tanks mounted on skids on the flatbed of the 550.
I couldn't come up with Snyder in my brain. Its been to many years to remember all the names, but Snyder is a good tank. Can you buy direct from Snyder?