Ferro got a tank

[Ferroequinologist]

ER!!!

An August 1979 M967 5,000 gallon tanker to be truthful!

After our whirlwind 650+ mile m814 truck recovery last Thurs, Friday, and Sat, EMD567 (JP) and I just wanted one more 5 ton ride- or not really. But I had to go to the Goose Creek weapons station to get my tanker.

Here are the pics! I scored really good, all the hoses were there, 27hrs on the pump, tons of adapters in the box, 9 BRAND NEW TIRES, and I mean, mounted, and the tanker was towed someplace and just parked. There also was a TM in the box still wrapped in plastic. Even had two fire extinguisher covers!

I towed it up by the biodiesel plant, and they were going nuts over it! I can't wait to start hauling bio and WVO, and neither can they!

Got to combine two hobbies too- we caught a train 4 times! it was pretty cool, pacing and passing a train in the 5 ton.

 

[gimpyrobb]

What a junker!



















Nice addition boss.

 

[phil2968]

That's sweet man!

 

[NDT]

Sweet! Was that a GSA, GL, or "other" score? Let us know how the 5 ton handles it when you have it full with 5000 gallons.

 

[rango]

whats with the foil?

nice toy, you could drive around the world with that thing, just run the lines right to the 5ton tank

 

[Ferroequinologist]

It was a GL find. They sold 15 in a big lot all by themselves. Apparently, it was Depot rebuilt in 11/04, and they stenciled FLAMMABLE and JP-8 on the sides and corners, then put the layup foil over all the stencils.

 

[bulldog_mack13]

Nuts now I want one. The ones at Lejune a little while back went for crazy money. My M127A2C would have a friend in the yard.
Nice score Adam !

 

[AMGeneral]

Nice score Adam,hopefully i'll see it in a few weeks(gotta make a trip to Joe Trapp's place).



BTW,what's the story on the SC Trooper behind you in 1 pic?

 

[Westech]

Ferr you got tanker and hazmat on your CDL right? I cant even haul a empty tanker till I get my stamp.... got to do that some day, just have to go to DMV.

 

[Ferroequinologist]

I had a tire wobbling- somehow. It's inflated and the lugnuts are tight, but he wanted to let me know. Also, he's an old highschool buddy of mine, so he wanted to look at my new 'toy'

 

[Recovry4x4]

Looks like quite an upgrade from the M131A5.

 

[clinto]

Very nice, bring it to the rally next year full of sweet tea

 

[Makincold]

Looking good!

 

[steelandcanvas]

Very nice! Who was he Manufacturer on that? Heil?

 

[WARWAG]

Very nice!

 

[cjtroutt]

Nice score Enjoy.

 

[XanRa]

so when the trooper saw you, you both just happened to be driving through a field? lol

 

[fuzzytoaster]

Good job, i remember you telling me about this baby.

 

[badga the badger]

Very nice, bring it to the rally next year full of sweet tea

and a few 5 gallons too. just be safe.

nice tanker.

 

[Ferroequinologist]

I could wash it out and bring it full of sweet tea, but if it's wreckerman's tea, the sugar requirements would have me collecting bags of it now until the rally!

Westy, I've got the tanker. Don't need hazmat for WVO, but I will get it anyway, as they are talking about having me backhaul finished Bio, which is Hazmat.

I was reading the TM last night. This thing is awesome. It can self load at 320 gpm, and unload at 600 gpm!!!! also, when it is loading, it has an automatic shutoff feature to keep it from over flowing.

the odd thing is the pump is 12v. I have a nice 24v alternator, and I might see how much it would be to have the starter rewound. I'd like to put a slave cable connection on the trailer, so I can jump it off the truck or vica versa. It had two Hawkers on it, wired in parrallel.