Available in capacities of 280m³, 500m³, 800m³, 1100m³ and 1250m³, the new range of temporary slurry tanks from Tramspread are said to be quick to install.
Made in Britain by Butyl Products, the metallic zinc coated steel is said to last three times as long as standard galvanised steel. Powder coated for a maintenance-free finish, tanks can be supplied in any RAL colour, although dark green is standard, and all tanks come with a 10-year warranty (coastal area exclusions apply).
As standard they are equipped with a single 6” through-the-wall filling/emptying port, but can be specified with as many ports as required, including 5” up and over the wall types. Multiple ports allow an umbilical slurry application system to operate, simultaneously drawing-out slurry whilst recirculating back into the tank.
Installation is said to be straightforward, without any need to pour a concrete base. Instead, the tank uses a compacted earth base covered with a Geotech membrane. A ring of concrete slabs are supplied as part of the package along with drawings and installation advice.
The tanks can be covered with either a floating Hexa-Cover or a fixed cover and slurry or digestate can be mixed using a hydraulically driven mixer positioned over the side or agitated using a pump.
Tramspread’s James Peachey says that the flexible tanks lend themselves to a number of possible scenarios. “We envisage them being popular as satellite or supplementary stores suitable for livestock farmers and AD plants alike,” he says, “perhaps to service an outlying block of land or even on rented ground where the commitment and investment of a permanent store isn’t always appropriate. With no fixed foundations needed the tank can be placed virtually anywhere.”
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