Slimline Water Tank Is Great For Work Trucks
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“We used to carry a couple of 55-gal. drums of water on our work truck for making concrete to set posts in our fencing business,” says Randy Campbell of C&M Fence in California. “It was always a pain to handle the water, so one day I decided there had to be a better way.”
Campbell looked around for a tank that would work for his needs, but only found oval or round tanks that took up a lot of space on his truck bed. “That’s when I came up with the idea of building my own tank, to minimize the amount of space it required.”
Campbell’s idea was a single container that would hold about 100 gal. and mount to the headache bar on his work truck. After a few prototypes, he settled on a sturdy low density polyethylene slimline tank that measures 9 in. deep, 36 in. tall, and 86 in. wide. It has .250 in. thick walls, is UV-stabilized and carries 110 gal.
“The design was exactly what we needed to carry a nice supply of water for our fencing needs, yet not interfere with the space needed for hauling tools and fencing supplies,” Campbell says. His company builds fences for several military bases and often works in remote areas where water isn’t available. “I knew the tank idea was a good one when people who saw it asked where I got it,” Campbell says. “That’s when I decided to produce and sell them myself.”
He contracts with a commercial manufacturer who builds the Water Hopper using a rotational molding process. That manufacturing process produces even wall thickness on all sides. The hopper has 2 interior baffles to prevent sloshing.
“It’s been a great product for us, and we’ve sold many tanks to other fence builders, landscapers, mechanics and even farmers,” Campbell says. “The real beauty of the tank is that attaches very easily to the headache rack of a flatbed truck with 2-in. straps. They hold it securely in place no matter how much water is in it.” The Water Hopper is easy to fill through a 3-in. dia. inlet on the top that has a threaded cap. A 3/4 in. threaded brass spigot receiver at the bottom is used for gravity draining. Even though the Water Hopper was initially built for commercial and industrial use, Campbell says it’s also FDA-approved for drinking water. The Water Hopper sells for $375 direct from the manufacturer, with shipping extra.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, C&M Fence Co., 2280 East Main St., Barstow, Calif. 92311 (ph 253 973-7346).
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Slimline Water Tank Is Great For Work Trucks TRUCKS Accessories “We used to carry a couple of 55-gal drums of water on our work truck for making concrete to set posts in our fencing business ” says Randy Campbell of C&M Fence in California “It was always a pain to handle the water so one day I decided there had to be a better way ” Campbell looked around for a tank that would work for his needs but only found oval or round tanks that took up a lot of space on his truck bed “That’s when I came up with the idea of building my own tank to minimize the amount of space it required ” Campbell’s idea was a single container that would hold about 100 gal and mount to the headache bar on his work truck After a few prototypes he settled on a sturdy low density polyethylene slimline tank that measures 9 in deep 36 in tall and 86 in wide It has 250 in thick walls is UV-stabilized and carries 110 gal “The design was exactly what we needed to carry a nice supply of water for our fencing needs yet not interfere with the space needed for hauling tools and fencing supplies ” Campbell says His company builds fences for several military bases and often works in remote areas where water isn’t available “I knew the tank idea was a good one when people who saw it asked where I got it ” Campbell says “That’s when I decided to produce and sell them myself ” He contracts with a commercial manufacturer who builds the Water Hopper using a rotational molding process That manufacturing process produces even wall thickness on all sides The hopper has 2 interior baffles to prevent sloshing “It’s been a great product for us and we’ve sold many tanks to other fence builders landscapers mechanics and even farmers ” Campbell says “The real beauty of the tank is that attaches very easily to the headache rack of a flatbed truck with 2-in straps They hold it securely in place no matter how much water is in it ” The Water Hopper is easy to fill through a 3-in dia inlet on the top that has a threaded cap A 3/4 in threaded brass spigot receiver at the bottom is used for gravity draining Even though the Water Hopper was initially built for commercial and industrial use Campbell says it’s also FDA-approved for drinking water The Water Hopper sells for $375 direct from the manufacturer with shipping extra Contact: FARM SHOW Followup C&M Fence Co 2280 East Main St Barstow Calif 92311 ph 253 973-7346
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