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Great price on 125g horizontal tank $219

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I had called my local Farm & Fleet and they said they can order any tank from Norwesco tank manufacure. You can special order tank with NO drainage hole.Go on Farm & Fleet website, if you don't see the size tank you like they can order it for you Norwesco. Im thinking about getting two 65g horizontal tanks or two 125g horizontal tanks to start off roof cleaning, The only problem is weight on my 5x8 trailer with two 125g tank. Although I dont need to carry all 250g at one time in my trailer, but I was thinking filling both 125 tanks half way with water. Would this be too much splashing around and causing my trailer to move when driving? Or should go with two 65g tanks one for mixing and one for water, that way less room for the water to move inside the tank when driving. I been reading and using the search button, seems like 65g of love will do a average size roof. Any info will be appreciated THANKS. I also did some research on purchasing tanks over the internet, expect to pay anywhere from $100 to $125 for shipping on 65g or 125g tanks.

gutterdog · Sep 12, 2012

we mix onsite too. on the side of the trailer. not on the trailer. Carry the SH in 5 gallon buckets in the bed of the truck.

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC · Sep 12, 2012

If you have an Agri Supply in your area their 125g tanks are $222. In store pick up

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC · Sep 12, 2012

gutterdog wrote:
we mix onsite too. on the side of the trailer. not on the trailer. Carry the SH in 5 gallon buckets in the bed of the truck.

You are kidding right?

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Roof Cleaning Tallahassee wrote:
I'm fortunate to have an SH supplier close by so I get the SH I'm going to use for the day and mix on site. A gallon of water weighs 8.3 pounds X 63 gallons = 514 pounds. No need to carry around the extra weight with gas prices going through the roof and had never had a customer complain about using their water.

-- Edited by Roof Cleaning Tallahassee on Tuesday 11th of September 2012 07:43:11 PM

If i use customers water will it effect the SH, being that the water is coming out cold. I have a Ace Denhartog 735g at my house, which we use for our live stock and was thinking about useing that water since its at 80 to 85 degrees in the summer time.

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Paul - cold water is not an issue, yet be cautious about overloading that 5x8 trailer. It's got to be a single axle with a very limited GVW. 2 125 gallon tanks filled, is over 1 ton! Mix on site for a while as you determine what works best for you. For example, you can carry a 55 gallon el cheapo barrel tank of SH, and carry another for roof mix. It'll keep your weight (and start up costs) reasonable for the time being yet you can still knock ouir quite a bit of work with it.

Don't overthink things There's ONE thing to focus on more than anything else once you've got your basics down to a science. Email, call or PM me if ya want to know what it is.

Good luck with your new business.

MJ · Sep 12, 2012

We mix 100% on site, why haul water at $4 per gallon gas, plus mix can be specific to application, we have a 200 gallon shop tank, we can carry about 70 gallon fresh in our trailer, which could handle 3 nice size roofs, which is plenty because three jobs are never close enough.

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Roof Cleaning Northern Virginia (571) 250 9650 wrote:

Paul - cold water is not an issue, yet be cautious about overloading that 5x8 trailer. It's got to be a single axle with a very limited GVW. 2 125 gallon tanks filled, is over 1 ton! Mix on site for a while as you determine what works best for you. For example, you can carry a 55 gallon el cheapo barrel tank of SH, and carry another for roof mix. It'll keep your weight (and start up costs) reasonable for the time being yet you can still knock ouir quite a bit of work with it.
Don't overthink things There's ONE thing to focus on more than anything else once you've got your basics down to a science. Email, call or PM me if ya want to know what it is.
Good luck with your new business.

Ted Thank You, Think I love this RCIA Organization more than the wife, may have to file for divorce soon. I will definitely contact you. Thanks again TED.

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Roof Cleaning Illinois wrote:
Roof Cleaning Northern Virginia (571) 250 9650 wrote:

Paul - cold water is not an issue, yet be cautious about overloading that 5x8 trailer. It's got to be a single axle with a very limited GVW. 2 125 gallon tanks filled, is over 1 ton! Mix on site for a while as you determine what works best for you. For example, you can carry a 55 gallon el cheapo barrel tank of SH, and carry another for roof mix. It'll keep your weight (and start up costs) reasonable for the time being yet you can still knock ouir quite a bit of work with it.
Don't overthink things There's ONE thing to focus on more than anything else once you've got your basics down to a science. Email, call or PM me if ya want to know what it is.
Good luck with your new business.
Ted Thank You, Think I love this RCIA Organization more than the wife, may have to file for divorce soon. I will definitely contact you. Thanks again TED.

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Roof Cleaning Northern Virginia (571) 250 9650 wrote:
Roof Cleaning Illinois wrote:
Roof Cleaning Northern Virginia (571) 250 9650 wrote:
Got it! THX TED
Paul - cold water is not an issue, yet be cautious about overloading that 5x8 trailer. It's got to be a single axle with a very limited GVW. 2 125 gallon tanks filled, is over 1 ton! Mix on site for a while as you determine what works best for you. For example, you can carry a 55 gallon el cheapo barrel tank of SH, and carry another for roof mix. It'll keep your weight (and start up costs) reasonable for the time being yet you can still knock ouir quite a bit of work with it.
Don't overthink things There's ONE thing to focus on more than anything else once you've got your basics down to a science. Email, call or PM me if ya want to know what it is.
Good luck with your new business.
Ted Thank You, Think I love this RCIA Organization more than the wife, may have to file for divorce soon. I will definitely contact you. Thanks again TED.

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John Burdine · Sep 13, 2012

Check out ruralking.com, they usually have a deal for free shipping over $100 and it applies to tanks, I've purchased a couple tanks thru them and its always a great deal.

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Thanks John i will check in to that. THX

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