FW: [RC] hay rack water tank - Roy Drinnan
You
can get the pumps at any RV store. Good plumbing or farm store for
the fittings. The tank is a sprayer tank, white plastic, has been on
several of my trucks over the last 8 to 10 years, no leaks, no cracks, no sun
damage. I have bent a couple of trailer corners on it, and one box front
wall by turning to sharp, but the tank just pops back.
On my
bucket fill I have a grey water RV dump valve (1 1/4 inch) with sump pump hose
attached. I mounted it into my vented tailgate so it is fixed at the back
of the truck, with a removable hose to extend it near the ground for control
when filling buckets. The pump has a garden hose attached for hosing the
horses with a multi pattern nozzle and plugs into the trailer plug for power
(battery charge circut).
The truck/tank was a hit with quite a few people back
at the ROC in PA. I hosed a lot of hot riders and horsed at that ride, had
a great time. I have couple of
pictures of the tank in some of my trucks in anyone would like to see the
setup. I can send them directly for anyone
interested.
I also
carry a small gas powered pump (Honda) which pumps about 35-40 GPM to refill
from any water source.
In
case anyone hasn't guessed. I don't ride. I crew. I have
travelled many miles without a horse to crew. I love to crew, or work for
ride management.
Roy
Drinnan
Hey, Roy, where did you get the 12v pump? And where
can I find those quick disconnects and ball
valves?
TIA,
Lynne
On Tuesday, December 10, 2002, at 10:10
AM, Roy wrote:
try a
ZODI water heater, cheap neat and self contained, look at www.zodi.com
For
those who do not have a water heater in the trailer, this is a real
option. Also works well with the 100 gal in my truck. In
emergencies, I can provide hot water from the truck wherever required.
I
elect to carry the water on the truck, not the trailer. Most hay racks
are not built for that kind of weight. also I can go and refill the truck
any time, without moving the trailer. Primarily designed as a crew
tank, but has a 12 volt demand pump for hosing horses or refilling the
trailer tank, and a 1 1/4 ball valve for bucket fill.
Roy
Drinnan
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From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ed and Wendy
Hauser
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 1:44 PM
To: Mike
& Kathy Kelly; Ridecamp
Subject: Re: [RC] hay rack water
tank
I put two standard 35 gal. farm spray
tanks on the top of my old stock trailer. They worked great.
Because I am lazy I used 1 inch farm hose with farm quick disconnects, and
ball valves. I could fill my buckets much faster than at an ordinary
garden hose cock. For maximum ease put one valve at the tank and
another at the end of the hose. Easier when in camp than climbing up
to turn on and off after each bucket.
Ed.
PS.
I also got a hand garden sprinkler head so I could run the hose into the
trailer and use it as a shower. Not bad on warm days when the sun
warmed the water. I never did get around to blackening the tank to
make the water warm faster.
Ed
and Wendy Hauser
1140 37th Street
Hudson, WI
54016
715.386.0465
sisufarm@xxxxxxxxxx
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