New Tank...well new to us.

[darkmachine]

A few weeks ago we got a great deal on a 2500 gallon tank. It's stainless, used to be insulated, but the original owner must have cut the shroud and any cooling equipment off. Right now it's on the trailer still, but it can't be for long. I am looking for suggestions on what we could put this on so we could move it around in the off season. Eventually we'll have a permanent place for this tank, but until then we need to be able to move it(not full though). We have considered a sled of some sort, but not sure. It has part of the frame still attached to it(really rusted but no complaints since it was only $600). I think it was on a truck?

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[brookledge]

I'll help you out buy giving you 700 for it and you won't have to worry about moving it around.
Nice tank. Are you looking to have it on wheels or build a sled frame for it?
Either way you are looking at around 30,000lbs with the sap, tank, and frame when it is full.
Personally I would not try and move it around. Find a permenant spot for it now. With the cost to make a trailer for it or buy one it would be cheaper to buy a smaller tank that can go on a pickup. And just use the tank as your holding tank at the sugarhouse
Keith

[darkmachine]

we don't want to move it full, just use it as a feed tank. You are right about the cost of a trailer, sap is heavy and if you want to haul alot, it's expensive, lol. We have a good high spot to put it on, but don't have the time to set it up like we want it this season. We want to be able to put a small roof over it on a burm (which we haven't built). For this season it is going to sit where the foundation of my house is going to go, lol. The wife is not pleased. So that is why i need to move it at least one more time, empty, to it's final home. Come to think of it...maybe I should post that bit in the "how you know when you are hooked" thread.

[maplemat1]

i would find the perminet home for the tank now it has a lid on it so it is water proof it takes a good size loader to move a tank that size i have one .if you want build the shelter for it next year.just get it in place the first time.