Lightweight Tanker Trailers

2008 - Volume #32, Issue #3, Page #32

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Instead of a tank on a frame, the tank is the frame on this new line of 1,500 and 2,500-gal. gooseneck trailers.
"People who see them keep saying æSomebody finally did it,'" says Harry Wallace, B&W Mantrad, Inc. "It pulls like a dream. Instead of getting snapped around like you can with a gooseneck when the frame flexes, a tank won't bend. There isn't any flex."
B&W welds the gooseneck to the tank. However, a moveable trunion allows the operator to shift the wheels forward and back depending on the weight and size of the towing truck.
"With a 3/4-ton truck, you don't want more than 4,000 lbs. on the gooseneck ball, but with a one-ton truck, you can increase the weight," explains Wallace. "With our long skinny tanks and the moveable trunion, you can adjust the weight on the ball to match the vehicle. You get better traction and better maneuverability."
Wallace says the long skinny tank is stronger. It has less wind resistance, and as a gooseneck, it has a lower profile, less than 7 ft. This lets operators pull the tank into parking garages and standard sheds where most similar size tank trailers won't go. The lower profile also saves fuel.
The tanks are made with specially coated mild steel that gives them the corrosion resistance of stainless steel.
"We found a paint that has been used in the oil fields for 25 years on nastier stuff than most farmers will ever haul," says Wallace. "We paint the inside of the tank with that and it will stand up to fertilizers and chemicals. It'll even stand up to real strong acids."
The company is already planning improvements in the design, such as an auxiliary braking system. "We're also looking at adding a diesel generator in place of the current motor and vacuum pump," says Wallace. "It would offer 240-volt electricity for electric motors, multiple small pumps and an AC switch for power tools."
The 1,500-gal. gooseneck tanker starts at a base price of $11,000 and the 2,500-gal. unit starts at $15,000.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, B&W Mantrad, Inc., 4000 E. Jackson, Macomb, Ill. 61455 (ph 309 837-1989; fax 309 837-1919; bandwent@macomb.com).

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Lightweight Tanker Trailers WAGONS/TRAILERS Miscellaneous 32-3-32 Instead of a tank on a frame, the tank is the frame on this new line of 1,500 and 2,500-gal. gooseneck trailers. "People who see them keep saying æSomebody finally did it,'" says Harry Wallace, B&W Mantrad, Inc. "It pulls like a dream. Instead of getting snapped around like you can with a gooseneck when the frame flexes, a tank won't bend. There isn't any flex." B&W welds the gooseneck to the tank. However, a moveable trunion allows the operator to shift the wheels forward and back depending on the weight and size of the towing truck. "With a 3/4-ton truck, you don't want more than 4,000 lbs. on the gooseneck ball, but with a one-ton truck, you can increase the weight," explains Wallace. "With our long skinny tanks and the moveable trunion, you can adjust the weight on the ball to match the vehicle. You get better traction and better maneuverability." Wallace says the long skinny tank is stronger. It has less wind resistance, and as a gooseneck, it has a lower profile, less than 7 ft. This lets operators pull the tank into parking garages and standard sheds where most similar size tank trailers won't go. The lower profile also saves fuel. The tanks are made with specially coated mild steel that gives them the corrosion resistance of stainless steel. "We found a paint that has been used in the oil fields for 25 years on nastier stuff than most farmers will ever haul," says Wallace. "We paint the inside of the tank with that and it will stand up to fertilizers and chemicals. It'll even stand up to real strong acids." The company is already planning improvements in the design, such as an auxiliary braking system. "We're also looking at adding a diesel generator in place of the current motor and vacuum pump," says Wallace. "It would offer 240-volt electricity for electric motors, multiple small pumps and an AC switch for power tools." The 1,500-gal. gooseneck tanker starts at a base price of $11,000 and the 2,500-gal. unit starts at $15,000. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, B&W Mantrad, Inc., 4000 E. Jackson, Macomb, Ill. 61455 (ph 309 837-1989; fax 309 837-1919; bandwent@macomb.com).

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