Has anybody considered this:
Using a new rv black tank placed in the bed of the truck(fiver or trailer owners), and pump to it with a macerator pump, instead of the usual tote tank that you pull to the dump station?
I already place the tote in the P/U bed and pump to it with my macerator, but using a regular black tank instead of the tote tank offers some advantages:
1. I have space behind my fiver hitch which can be occupied by the tank, and it can be as tall as 10 inches without interfering with hitching and unhitching, and I can fit one that is as big as each of my holding tanks which reduces the worry of overflow.
2.The black tanks that I have looked at for my truck can be easily tied down with a ratcheting strap so it won't blow out, but easily removed after the rv trip is over.
3. They can be easily fitted with a regular gate valve for dumping using the rv's dump hose. It would also solve the problem of where to store the odd shaped tote tank which is usually pretty nasty, and there don't seem to be a good place to carry it.
4. Can go faster to and from the dump station(no worrys about whether or not the tank is still back there following along).
I worried a little about not being able to pull it to the dump station if my macerator fails, but I've used my macerator pump for years without a problem, and I recently bought a new one after freezing weather messed up my old one. I will be more careful from now on.
I've priced a lot of new black tanks plus the fittings, and considering I only need a 30 gallon tank, they are actually a bit cheaper than one of the nicer tote tanks with good wheels. Like I said before, a tote tank that is a minimum of 30 gallons is hard to find a place for when traveling, and I don't want to fool with smaller totes anymore. I like to just empty each holding tank without fear of overflow.
Anyway, I just wondered if anybody here has done this.
Using a new rv black tank placed in the bed of the truck(fiver or trailer owners), and pump to it with a macerator pump, instead of the usual tote tank that you pull to the dump station?
I already place the tote in the P/U bed and pump to it with my macerator, but using a regular black tank instead of the tote tank offers some advantages:
1. I have space behind my fiver hitch which can be occupied by the tank, and it can be as tall as 10 inches without interfering with hitching and unhitching, and I can fit one that is as big as each of my holding tanks which reduces the worry of overflow.
2.The black tanks that I have looked at for my truck can be easily tied down with a ratcheting strap so it won't blow out, but easily removed after the rv trip is over.
3. They can be easily fitted with a regular gate valve for dumping using the rv's dump hose. It would also solve the problem of where to store the odd shaped tote tank which is usually pretty nasty, and there don't seem to be a good place to carry it.
4. Can go faster to and from the dump station(no worrys about whether or not the tank is still back there following along).
I worried a little about not being able to pull it to the dump station if my macerator fails, but I've used my macerator pump for years without a problem, and I recently bought a new one after freezing weather messed up my old one. I will be more careful from now on.
I've priced a lot of new black tanks plus the fittings, and considering I only need a 30 gallon tank, they are actually a bit cheaper than one of the nicer tote tanks with good wheels. Like I said before, a tote tank that is a minimum of 30 gallons is hard to find a place for when traveling, and I don't want to fool with smaller totes anymore. I like to just empty each holding tank without fear of overflow.
Anyway, I just wondered if anybody here has done this.