Repurpose Asphalt Oil Tanker

Where are you and how big of a trailer do you need? By "inexpensive " I assume you mean you don't want to spend any more than you have to?

 

There are lots of trailers around would give you more capacity than a bit tank. They’re smaller than they look, see one with the skin and insulation off them there’s not much tank there.

 

Asphalt trailer no… oil yes. Just take it to a tank wash . Or throw 1/2 a dozen boxes of tide in it and fill it with water then dump the water somewhere no one will see it lol

it will keep the dust down

 

I would suggest a clapped out 2 or 3 ton farm truck (maybe donated) and a 3000 gallon plastic tank with a home built abs spray boom.

 

Don na whah yous talkin bout.... Lol

 

I see what you're saying and maybe I'm being overly cautious, but I'm concerned about the fact that this would be used for dust control. Why? Because after it dries that dust will get kicked up and inhaled by livestock and humans, and there will also be skin contact with the sprayed dirt for rough stock riders, steer wrestlers & steers, and tie down ropers & calves.

Maybe y'all could arrange to borrow a water wagon from your local dirt track or construction company? I'm sure they wouldn't mind the free advertising from having the logo on their truck displayed to your fans and contestants.

 

and that was my thoughts/concern about the EPA or any other environmental division of the city/town/county or state. he could actually be knowingly polluting the ground and then the ground water.

it'll be a slippery-slope to be riding on.

best the tanker be used for actual road work, and another fresh water...read...CLEAN TANKER be used, to keep the environmentalists away from his life.

you don't want those people coming after you. like in some crashes, the state MAKES the trucking company PAY to dig up all the way to China to clean up fuel, and any other fluid spills in the soil, after a crash...

he got the money or insurance for that...???

 

Not a dry bulk.
Liquid tanks are either a round barrel with a rear discharge or a single conical shape that discharges from the center, either would do.
They are pressure capable so you could use compressed air to transfer.
Insulated so they won't freeze.
usually around 6000+ gal. capacity.

Google 'times beach, MO.' and you will see why oils are not used in dust control any longer.

You are correct about asphalt solidifying and it could still cause problems.

 

I definitely wouldn't use an old asphalt trailer. Years and years of buildup inside those things can seal cracks that nobody ever knows about, especially if they ran 350 degree product consistently. You're better off going with a 7,000 gal stainless that was either used for oil or food grade. That way in the winter time you have steam hookups you can use to heat the trailer to keep it from freezing if need be, and they're generally washed out on a regular basis while in service. Asphalt trailers are hardly ever cleaned or chipped out