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Lantley
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Jun 17, 2013

Barker has upgraded there portable waste totes

I finally sold my old Tote and upgraded my puny 35 gallon tote to a 42 gallon monster.:B
But to my surprise Barker has ditched the old hard loud plastic wheels and now ship the 42 gallon tank with pneumatic rubber tires for both front and back axles. The new tires/wheels have valve stems to accept air from a standard pump

I know many have posted mods of how to install better wheels.
Barker has taken the hint and upgraded the OEM wheels.
No more rumbling to the dump station alerting the entire campground that you are about to dump.

Never thought I'd say it but I can't wait to go to the dump station............with my new quiet wheel 42 gallon Barker tote

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  • Cost of the tank is not reasonable. Barker Totes are quite pricey $275.00 on Amazon. That said Barker makes a great product and has a great warranty . Years ago,I had a $235.00 cracked tank replaced 3 years later no questions asked.

    There have been many post over the years of people who have upgraded their plastic wheels to a quieter rubber wheel. If you do a search I'm sure you will find a few threads. I believe the cost to upgrade the wheels would be less than $50.00.
    I set out to upgrade to the 42 gallon model. My 35 gallon tank almost held everything. But always required that 2nd trip to totally empty the gray tank.
    I know no big deal,however I have always wanted the larger tank. The 42 gallon was not being made when I originally purchased my 32. I wanted a 42 since it introduction but I have been reluctant to bite the bullet and get the larger tank.

    We have a upcoming trip that may require frequent use of the tote,so I figured now is the time to get a 42. I have owned the 35 a few
    I was able to sell my 32 on Craigslist fairly quickly setting up the stage to add a few dollars and go for the upgrade.

    I still had a little buyers remorse spending the additional money just to gain 7 more gallons in capacity,however getting the upgraded wheels somehow makes the whole purchase more worthwhile.
    At the end of it all I have the additional capacity I was after. The pneumatic wheel upgrade was a nice unexpected bonus.
  • Cost??? was it reasonable or could you just add the tires. TSC sells a no flat tire. I have thought about this on ours. Good idea Larry
  • My DH's comment when I read him this was "it's about time"! ;) We have the old 42 gallon tote which he put four pneumatic tires on when we got it. It is nice to be able to take care of that job without alerting the entire campground! :)

    Peg

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