Manure Hauler Made From Fuel Tank
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We're saving time, money, and operating more safely with a manure hauler we put together a few years ago out of a truck and fuel delivery tank. We were looking to re-place the worn out 3,000-gal. trailer tank we used to pull with a tractor, when we decided a truck would be a more efficient way to go. We found a used Canadian-made tandem axle truck with 250 cu. in. Cummins engine. Next, we found an aluminum fuel delivery tank with 1/4-in. thick sidewalls. The tank, which mounts on the rear truck frame, had two storage compartments - 1,900 gals. and 1,500 gals. We had the divider removed to make one main 3,400-gal. tank and overhauled the truck's engine. Then we ran a shaft from the truck's pto to a six-bladed fan underneath the tank's gate to throw manure. The gate opens and closes electrically. We haul approximately 400 loads of manure a year in the tank truck and it works great. We're saving time and money by hauling 400 more gals. of manure per load than we did before. Plus, it's a lot safer than pulling a wagon with a tractor since we live in a hilly area. (David Hoover, 772 Carroll Rd., Patton, Pa. 16668)
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Manure Hauler Made From Fuel Tank MANURE HANDLING Equipment 19-4-35 We're saving time, money, and operating more safely with a manure hauler we put together a few years ago out of a truck and fuel delivery tank. We were looking to re-place the worn out 3,000-gal. trailer tank we used to pull with a tractor, when we decided a truck would be a more efficient way to go. We found a used Canadian-made tandem axle truck with 250 cu. in. Cummins engine. Next, we found an aluminum fuel delivery tank with 1/4-in. thick sidewalls. The tank, which mounts on the rear truck frame, had two storage compartments - 1,900 gals. and 1,500 gals. We had the divider removed to make one main 3,400-gal. tank and overhauled the truck's engine. Then we ran a shaft from the truck's pto to a six-bladed fan underneath the tank's gate to throw manure. The gate opens and closes electrically. We haul approximately 400 loads of manure a year in the tank truck and it works great. We're saving time and money by hauling 400 more gals. of manure per load than we did before. Plus, it's a lot safer than pulling a wagon with a tractor since we live in a hilly area. (David Hoover, 772 Carroll Rd., Patton, Pa. 16668)
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