Wanted: Wastewater Tote Opinions/Critiques
Especially for the Barker 42 gallon tote. Anything smaller isn't practical for us with the kids. Have read a lot of negative reviews about problems with the wheels and axles, and the bottom wearing o...
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Barker rules and the others run second. No matter the new or old version Barker, bearings if it even has them, can be the weak link and the reason for the speed limitation.
A few years ago at Blackwater Falls in WV a guy came past doing 35-40 towing a Barker. Two days later he did the same. A few days after that on his third 35 mph trip I noticed the wheels wobbling. The fourth time he did not make it far, the wheel came off and he had created a superfund site with the pooplosion. For The life of me I could not figure out why he needed to dump every two days, I can go at least 8 with The 33 gallon tanks on our Rockwood but mostly using The campground showers.
The older Barkers simply had wheels with plastic hubs on a metal axle. Go too fast = friction, friction = heat, heat = melting plastic, melting plastic = wheels that fly off, wheels that fly off when doing 35 to 40 mph= poop everywhere.
A few years ago at Blackwater Falls in WV a guy came past doing 35-40 towing a Barker. Two days later he did the same. A few days after that on his third 35 mph trip I noticed the wheels wobbling. The fourth time he did not make it far, the wheel came off and he had created a superfund site with the pooplosion. For The life of me I could not figure out why he needed to dump every two days, I can go at least 8 with The 33 gallon tanks on our Rockwood but mostly using The campground showers.
The older Barkers simply had wheels with plastic hubs on a metal axle. Go too fast = friction, friction = heat, heat = melting plastic, melting plastic = wheels that fly off, wheels that fly off when doing 35 to 40 mph= poop everywhere.
