Sand viper

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  1. Jul 11, 2017 #1
    scandalous

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    Just wondering if any drivers know anything about the sand viper. Supposed to last up to 6 years and unload faster. Does anyone have any knowledge of it? Thinking about getting it put on my trailer.
     
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  3. Jul 12, 2017 #2
    RockinChair

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    Never heard of it. What is it?
     
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  4. Jul 12, 2017 #3
    ExOTR

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    I'm guessing a high psi/volume pneumatic ???
     
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  5. Jul 13, 2017 #4
    scandalous

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    It replaces your entire product line. Belly tubes, sand tees, all the fittings everything. The tubes are aluminium with a urethane liner so it's lighter. I went ahead and had it installed. I've only unloaded once with it so far but it saved me time. 32 feet of hose used to take 1 to 1.25 hours and today was about 45 mins. The tees are lifetime tees, you just have to replace the urethane inserts.
     
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    Brettj3876 Thanks this.
  7. Jul 13, 2017 #5
    RockinChair

    RockinChair Road Train Member

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    Sounds like the pneumatic equivalent of an end-dump liner. Pretty good idea, IMO.

    Combine that with keeping the discharge hose as short as possible and running the trailer right on the edge of plugging up, and you've got a recipe to keep unload times to a minimum.
     
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  8. Jul 27, 2017 #6
    Brettj3876

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    Wonder if it would work with cement also? If i have a short hose and a good trailer I can kick off 40k in just under 30 min
     
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