What type of tanker do i need?

You can still pull a good amount of heavy solids in a vaccum tank, I pull some pretty thick drill mud with my tank, its a 112 barrel non-insulated vaccum tank with a masport pump and baffles. When we haul drill mud we have to shovel the tanks out after a couple of days of doing it, but the stuff your hauling will not have nearly as much heavy solids in it. I would look into a used single axle or tandem septic truck for doing the resteraunts, seems to me like that would work for ya.

 

Veg oil gets solid in colder temps and could get a little sticky if it is in the tank too long. We used to leave a bottle of peanut oil up the mountains. When we would check the place mid winter it would be soild. Come spring it would liquify. He won't be able to store it unless he can park inside in a Maine winter.

 

these people may be able to offer some guidance. many good, knowledgable people there.

http://www.sjtransportation.com/index.php

 

Good luck. Tanks are in such demand in the oilfield that they are tough to come by. Good price for mid eightys to mid nineties is around. 27 to 38. Anything newer your looking at upwards of 50.


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my definition would be a small tank or chamber (ex. 10-20 gallon capacity) that is in line between the vacuum source (vac pump) and the main cargo tank. similiar to an overflow tank. it collects liquids that may have otherwise been sucked thru the vac pump itself. scrubbers need to be drained/emptied before and after usually every loading. (take a 5 gal bucket, open a valve on the bottom & drain it empty) if the scrubber somehow gets full, it would probably prevent ability to get vacuum in the main tank.

 

My truck has two scrubber tanks that we empty after each shift.

 

We haul waste cooking oil all the time. All we use is a standard insulated chemical tank (7000-7200 gallon) with steam connections.
You don't want baffels, (if you can even find one) cleaning a problem.
All our tanks have roper pumps mounted on them. And a PTO shaft on rear of tractor. Every place we go the customer either pumps on or off.

 

what about a pony motor pump? and mabye some fabricated brackets to mount under the trailer.

AND WHAT does a heated tanker consist of. how does it worki?

we do flats, reefers, and tanks. the tanks pay better but this time of year for what we haul. loads are rare due to freezing

 

The pony engine is heavier than the extra hoses and a pump mounted on the tractor.

Insulated tankers have a 'steam pan' welded onto the floor and this is used to apply steam heat when stationary.

Some companies set them up to make a closed loop and run the engine coolant thru the steam pan to make 'In-Transit Heat' for temp sensitive products -or- to save hours of steaming at a wash rack to get the product flowable.

Insulated tankers only loose a couple degrees a day after the initial thermal loss as the cooler steel absorbes a few degrees from the hot product.

Once this equalizes the temp loss is minimal except for un-heated valves in severe cold weather.