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<p>[QUOTE="wis bang, post: 9482903, member: 56880"]Look for a DOT407 or an older MC307 a lot of them have excess insulation compressed by the wrapper skin. Most are in the 6500 - 7000 gal range...20K tractor, your tare will be around 35,000 or more. Weigh it and figure how much water you can add at 8.463 pounds per gal...we used to ship 6000 gal at a time to fill swimming pools, etc. that won't slop much in a 6500 tank but you will feel it move.</p><p><br /></p><p>looks like a used tank that fails the re-rests could be just your ticket...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wis bang, post: 9482903, member: 56880"]Look for a DOT407 or an older MC307 a lot of them have excess insulation compressed by the wrapper skin. Most are in the 6500 - 7000 gal range...20K tractor, your tare will be around 35,000 or more. Weigh it and figure how much water you can add at 8.463 pounds per gal...we used to ship 6000 gal at a time to fill swimming pools, etc. that won't slop much in a 6500 tank but you will feel it move. looks like a used tank that fails the re-rests could be just your ticket...[/QUOTE]
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