Thinking about a Barker TOTE, you?
Hello, I am thinking about going with a Barker 42 gallon tote tank p/n 30884 rather than a Thetford. I like the valve and hose configuration. Anyone have one that can comment or and Thetford 42...
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We've been using a 42 gal. Barker the last 4 years. It's the later model with the two small, side-by-side, 6" (50 PSI) pnuematic tires in the front and larger (30 PSI) 10" tires on the rear. The only complaint we have are the front tires. They have very little volume so they go flat in only a few weeks. Outside of that it works well. We usually leave it in the bed of the truck and rarely tow it. We fill it with a macerator, drive to a nearby sani-dump, then gravity dump using the large side valve. The few times we towed it behind the truck it towed well on smooth surfaces. The two small, narrow front 6" tires don't do well on less than smooth surfaces---especially when it's full.
For us, the 42 gal. Barker works well--has the same L&W dimensions as the 32 gal---but only 2.5" higher. It's just big enough to handle our black tank and one shower each for the wife and I (grey tank). When we dump our Barker, we also fill up 5, 7 gal. containers with freshwater, which we later pump into our trailer's FW tank.
For us, the 42 gal. Barker works well--has the same L&W dimensions as the 32 gal---but only 2.5" higher. It's just big enough to handle our black tank and one shower each for the wife and I (grey tank). When we dump our Barker, we also fill up 5, 7 gal. containers with freshwater, which we later pump into our trailer's FW tank.
