Water Hauling
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Water Hauling
I have an "89" F250 flatbed and I need to set it up to haul water due to a dry well.
I would like to utilize a 500 gallon tank. Do I need to do anything special (spring helpers...) to handle that kind of weight?
Thanks in advance for considering my question.
Wamba
I would like to utilize a 500 gallon tank. Do I need to do anything special (spring helpers...) to handle that kind of weight?
Thanks in advance for considering my question.
Wamba
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I don't have an answer for ya but what tranny and gears come in the 89 F250? Something that might help someone that might know would be.
A gallon of water weighs 8.35lbs*500=4175lbs plus how ever much the 500 gallon tank weighs along w/ some type of pump.
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Mario
A gallon of water weighs 8.35lbs*500=4175lbs plus how ever much the 500 gallon tank weighs along w/ some type of pump.
Interesting
Mario
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Not to be a smart ***, but you need to consider making 2 trips.. Even half that much weight will be murder to haul without a tank with baffles in it.. It will get to sloshing around and make your trick VERY unstable, it won't handle any where near what a "solid" load would...
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yea......i would say maybe go with a 250 gallon tank.....
dont worry about slosh, just make sure the tank is full....full tank=no slosh.....
if you fill a 500 gallon tank half full, then your asking for a rodeo bull ride back home
dont worry about slosh, just make sure the tank is full....full tank=no slosh.....
if you fill a 500 gallon tank half full, then your asking for a rodeo bull ride back home
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The water tower is only four miles from my house so it's a short trip. In the past I used a 210 gallon tank in a Dodge Dakota and that did okay. I thought I would be able to step up to a bigger tank with the purchase of the F250.
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Damn thats fair for a Dakota... whats the worst thing that could happen other than some major spring sag? if that ? i say try it, but thats coming from a guy who has no experience loading down my own F250(460) at all. Good luck
Mario
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I think this is an excellent idea. My father-in-law hauls water due to well problems too, in a 500 gallon tank on a dual axle trailer. He pulls it with an '05 F150 without any issues (I think my '87 F150 could do the same job if I had a trailer brake controller). I would think the older F250 should have no problem pulling 500 gallons of water on a trailer.
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I was thinking a trailer too, but left it out due to the idea of keeping cost down.
Its not too far of a drive. but seems like a lot of weight. Well if you decide to put the 500 tank on and fill it. Post some pics
Its not too far of a drive. but seems like a lot of weight. Well if you decide to put the 500 tank on and fill it. Post some pics
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the farm has a 650 gal tank on a trailer to follow a john deere highboy around for spraying crops. the old man pulls it with a 90 model halfton 4x4 with no problem. the trailer does have brakes on one axle though.
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If you want to haul 500 gallons at a time, use a trailer. If you want to haul it on the back of your truck, get a smaller tank.
Chris