Best way to adjust to opening hatches on bulk trailer?

And ShooterK2 is right, Commandment 2, no matter how a suit orders you to go up with air in that under pressure, you do not. And also prevent anyone else. Suits are stupid sometimes.

The biggest for me was the training I had in Maryland in Bulk was so intensive that I did not touch a tanker for 25 years and literally unloaded the bulk in a routine that never changed. Hose, gaskets, bucket of water, valves, pump, 12 to 14 pounds, hammer, and drain one pot. When it starts singing, go to next pot until empty. The last little bit is a challenge sometimes with certain material. Standing on the hose will tell you how the material is moving. A little snake twist is good. No movement is bad.

If you ever hear coughing from the pump or unload line that rises all the way to the top of the silo.. stop the product instantly and blow thy air. MAYBE you just save everyone lost time and blockage in the line.

Commandment three when empty, never drain thy air with people on that side of the rig. Hold on to it a bit. They say you can cut people in half if they walked by there.

 

Lots of good videos can be found by searching "unloading a pneumatic tanker" also, if you're interested in that.

 

If your worried about plugging up dont open your product valve wide open. when hauling sand only time you need to close blow down valve is when you are unloading other than that it stays open. that assures you no pressure in tank when opening hatches. if not sure look at tank pressure gauge. one post said you can unhook an blow sand out on the ground when your plugged up. you can get away with that on a well site dont do that in someones parking lot or on there property. good chance that will be your last load. If you get a good trainer he or she will show you how to unplug a tank without having to blow it on the ground.

 

You going to work for sti? Just take it slow leaving the guion plant. That's a big pull either way.

 

I'm leased to Oakley. About 6 years ago, when gas was booming in arkansas, we pulled out of there quite a bit. Still do some from there to a shingle place in Joplin, Tamil I think. Pulled some out of there to Edmond Oklahoma for a while too.

 

Ok, when you said sand, I just assumed it was frac sand, and, yes, we clean out hoses onto the ground. But if you're hauling to other types places, then, yes, it's best to not blow sand on the ground. Sorry for the misinformation. All I've ever done with pneumatics is sand and salt for the oilfield, so that's all I can help you with.

 

Be sure to get a good pair of gloves and steel toe boots to avoid slips. Newer tanks have a safety rail and the wash out caps by the dome lid. Older tanks are less safe and have thin walkways. You can throw on some knee pads and crawl on those.

 

We never blow product out of hose on the ground. That bulk tank has to be singing on all three or whatever pots and a clean blow in that rubber hose before we take it off the silo.

 

Did you get a 379 or one of the new Prostars?