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New Brunswick | A general reply:
I'm looking at a top load, not a vacuum tanker.
I have had custom operators up to this point. It was ok for close fields, but I found them very inefficient for more distant fields. They didn't seem willing to bring out the equipment to do the far fields efficiently. Paying by the hour when it is inefficient, can get expensive fast.
I didn't realize that some tankers were using imperial gallons, with Canada using SI units I assumed it was US gallons to cater to the larger US market, ie Nuhn, Houle, etc.
I have broken the draw bars off a Kunota more than once, so a weak back-end could definitely be a problem.
I would very much like to go to a drag line system in the future for the close fields. I have to deal with one non-busy road and 1000' to the first field, but then I have 200 acres. I also have to get the sand bedding completely out of my manure system before I look at it.
So taking in all the information, the general consensus seems to be a 3600 US gallon tanker with brakes for the Kubota tractor. I might look at something a bit bigger, and upgrade to a bigger tractor when funds permit. The budget is tight for this project and hauling 2.2 million US gallons a year cost effectively is going to be difficult.
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Sizing a Manure Tanker
