Thinking of investing in a wheeled sewer tote. At the moment I'm thinking of getting a 2 wheel model and converting the tires to air tires. Mostly thinking of a 2 wheel model because I have borrowed and used a 2 wheel tote before and they are less expensive. Other than not lifting to move to and from the truck hitch, what advantages does a 4 wheel model have over a 2 wheel model? Are they easier to dump, tow, clean, etc.?

We have a two wheel model. Our reasoning was the space to store it. We have used it a couple if times and it works well. Just have to be careful when you are filling it but that would be true for any size tote.

They are easier to tote if you are doing the pulling. If you are towing it behind a golf cart, car, ? then the two wheel is just fine. Either one can make a mess if you're not careful.

Spend the $ s and get a good one that you can pull by hand - the one I have traps air so when you get ready to disconnect you push the red button that shows is full down and allow rest of stuff in pipe to go into tote....then hand pull it to dump.....I only use mine for grey water, but can do black in a pinch.If you don t follow instruction you can have a mess with any of them...guess that is why shower is right next to dump....LOL.....I can use mine on a ball if in mountains where there are up hills to pull when full......mine is 18 gallon.

I have a 4 wheel tote with a gate on the side for discharging. No lifting and tows or if dump station is close enough I can pull by hand. The best part is the gated discharge on the side.

Just be sure there is a place to dump it BEFORE you fill it.I once saw someone fill his tote in a Forest Service Campground. He had it filled before I could get to him and tell him there was no dump station. Dumping RV waste into a vault toilet is against the rules, but I imagine that is what he had to do. I bet lifting that thing up and balancing it on the toilet seat was rather difficult!

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DutchmenSport
Explorer
Dec 31, 2013
jdpttrsn wrote:
Thank you all for the information.
Never thought about 4 wheelers going over speed bumps.

I've been over many-many speed bumps with mine and not a problem. First, it's being towed behind my truck. Second, when going over those bumps, I take it VERY VERY slow (less than a crawl).

The disadvantage of an occasional slow trip to the dump station vs having to lift the tote, I'll take the speed bump.

The older I'm getting and the more I sit behind my computer, the less I am able to lift! Let it roll any day! Much easier on the back!
wbwood
Explorer
Dec 31, 2013
Not much to add here. We have a thetford 35 gallon 4 wheel version. We got it that size because our gray tank was around 60 gallons or so in the TT we had. The class c has half the size gray tank (30 gallons). We have not had to use it with the class c yet, but it is nice that I can dump all the gray tank contents in one trip, rather than two. If space is not an issue of storing it while traveling (I.e. Truck bed), then I would go with one that's at least the size of your gray tank if it's under 35 gallons or so. The larger they are, the more you will want 4 wheels. Just remember that water weighs over 8lbs a gallon. So even a 10 gallon tote will weigh over 80 lbs. would you rather lift 80 lbs and drag it to your hitch or drag maybe 160 lbs (20 gallon tote) that's on 4 wheels. I will tell you that mine full weighs nearly 250 lbs. I've pulled it over gravel and uneven ground without much issue. If you aren't to able to lift or pull anything of some significant weight, keep that in mind.
wbwood
Explorer
Dec 31, 2013
DutchmenSport wrote:
jdpttrsn wrote:
Thank you all for the information.
Never thought about 4 wheelers going over speed bumps.

I've been over many-many speed bumps with mine and not a problem. First, it's being towed behind my truck. Second, when going over those bumps, I take it VERY VERY slow (less than a crawl).

The disadvantage of an occasional slow trip to the dump station vs having to lift the tote, I'll take the speed bump.

The older I'm getting and the more I sit behind my computer, the less I am able to lift! Let it roll any day! Much easier on the back!

Ditto. No issues whatsoever pulling them over speed bumps. And no matter what brand you get, they recommend not driving over 5mph while towing it.
Beaker
Explorer
Dec 31, 2013
Get the two wheels and take them off.
Put tote in back of truck.
Pump it full with a Flojet.
wbwood
Explorer
Dec 31, 2013
Beaker wrote:
Get the two wheels and take them off.
Put tote in back of truck.
Pump it full with a Flojet.

If you are going to do that, then just get the largest you can.

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