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Lacombe, Alberta | We easily pull a 2000 gallon CDN Loewen vacuum tank with a JD 7510 (115 pto hp) and the tractor goes 40km/h full and empty. We now have a 3000 gallon CDN Loewen vacuum single axle tank on a JD 4555 with 155 pto hp and spread at 9 mph and its about the max the tractor can pull at those speeds without tearing up the grass while pulling. I think you could pull a 2500 gallon CDN tank at 5 mph without any problems and more if you drive slower. We tried a Case 2396 (120 pto hp) on a 3500 gallon CDN tandem axle tank but it jackknifed the first time it went from the road to the field. It could pull it but it couldn't turn it because of the tandem axle. Steering would be nice on a tandem axle especially the bigger your tires are because it wants to go straight all the time (We had 30.5L32 on the tandem axle tank). Brakes are also a good idea. | |
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Sizing a Manure Tanker
