WEBVTT 1 00:00:26.280 --> 00:00:27.680 You 2 00:00:38.260 --> 00:00:39.660 a 3 00:00:53.820 --> 00:00:54.420 new 4 00:00:54.420 --> 00:01:00.520 Concept in the distribution and storage of anhydrous ammonia was put to work in Iowa this spring 5 00:01:00.520 --> 00:01:04.360 Key to the system is the g8x demountable container 6 00:01:04.360 --> 00:01:09.600 Specially designed easily transportable cylinder capacity 18 tons 7 00:01:10.460 --> 00:01:17.320 The truck with its special chassis supporting the now empty container heads back to the g8x terminal at Creston, Iowa 8 00:01:17.320 --> 00:01:19.440 To drop off that empty and pick up a full 9 00:01:20.240 --> 00:01:24.960 At Creston the containers are lined up on racks at the terminal siding and 10 00:01:24.960 --> 00:01:30.080 Hydras is pumped from the tank cars in traditional fashion there tradition stops 11 00:01:31.380 --> 00:01:36.820 G8x has designed these demountable containers as both a storage and a transport medium 12 00:01:37.400 --> 00:01:42.960 Transport for the trucker storage at the terminal the dealer location and a large farm 13 00:01:51.280 --> 00:01:59.700 The system allows for orderly and flexible handling of anhydrous at the terminal keeping the supply of filled containers ahead of dealer demand 14 00:02:00.280 --> 00:02:04.340 No long line of highway tank trailers waiting to be filled 15 00:02:08.440 --> 00:02:14.500 First job for the driver deposit the empty in the beginning haulers of anhydrous were skeptical 16 00:02:14.500 --> 00:02:20.040 But one short spring planting season provided the test for the system and answers for the drivers 17 00:02:22.680 --> 00:02:27.600 Well of them I've talked to seemed like it real well, I mean they don't have to handle the ammonia 18 00:02:27.600 --> 00:02:32.640 They never touch it we're in the other ways of moving ammonia why they gotta go out and 19 00:02:34.100 --> 00:02:37.640 unload it and take some two or three hours where they can go out there in 15 or 20 minutes and 20 00:02:38.880 --> 00:02:41.080 Unload it and be on their way home 21 00:02:41.080 --> 00:02:45.840 Not after we got started of course we had the tanks we set the tanks up out here and filled them up and 22 00:02:46.480 --> 00:02:50.600 Just backed under them took them out of course those guys went out with them the first few loads 23 00:02:50.600 --> 00:02:52.420 I mean show the driver what to do 24 00:02:53.100 --> 00:02:55.800 We've had drivers come in that's never even been around the thing at all 25 00:02:55.980 --> 00:02:59.020 All of that without any problems 26 00:03:10.340 --> 00:03:10.940 I 27 00:03:22.240 --> 00:03:28.380 Once the chassis is in position under the filled container on its rack the driver works a hydraulic device 28 00:03:28.380 --> 00:03:30.660 powered by the tractors air brake system 29 00:03:34.280 --> 00:03:37.920 The cylinders are up and seated 30 00:03:49.800 --> 00:03:55.540 When the container is high enough the steel supports are swiveled out of position 31 00:03:55.540 --> 00:04:01.340 Leaving the container in a raised position free of the rack and supported by the chassis alone 32 00:04:27.420 --> 00:04:28.380 This particular 33 00:04:28.380 --> 00:04:36.020 Outfit here had two drivers on this truck, and they was the ones that was mainly hauling 24 hours a day I 34 00:04:36.020 --> 00:04:38.900 Mean they'd be in here day and night just back and forth 35 00:04:40.260 --> 00:04:42.100 This has been our main 36 00:04:43.560 --> 00:04:46.620 Object to the whole thing I mean is the speed in delivering it 37 00:04:48.540 --> 00:04:52.060 If we can move a lot more ammonia this way than they can the other way 38 00:05:07.040 --> 00:05:07.440 I 39 00:05:07.440 --> 00:05:10.460 The old wind the guy's got to leave and then he's got a 40 00:05:10.460 --> 00:05:12.500 Go out there, and he's got a smaller pump. It'll take him 41 00:05:13.600 --> 00:05:19.460 Two hours, I think depending on the size of pump sometimes up to three hours download a tank load 42 00:05:24.020 --> 00:05:24.820 So it's 43 00:05:24.820 --> 00:05:28.500 Speed is the main thing on the thing I mean the efficiency of it. I mean it's gonna I 44 00:05:29.660 --> 00:05:31.460 Can't see why it can't be the coming thing 45 00:05:47.400 --> 00:05:53.120 At the dealer or distributor location the driver simply backs the full container into the rack 46 00:05:53.120 --> 00:05:55.840 The same type rack is at the terminal side 47 00:06:23.120 --> 00:06:23.400 You 48 00:07:05.040 --> 00:07:10.880 See now on these three rack setups where they can they've got two tanks there at all times when one gets empty why they can bring 49 00:07:11.440 --> 00:07:16.240 Bring the empty back and take another full out and see they can just keep rotating back and forth and keep it going 50 00:07:17.080 --> 00:07:18.720 They never run out 51 00:07:20.720 --> 00:07:23.100 And no necessity for the transfer of a full container 52 00:07:23.100 --> 00:07:23.100 53 00:07:23.100 --> 00:07:23.100 54 00:07:23.100 --> 00:07:30.700 Ammonia to the usual permanent storage tank no necessity for the often hazardous connection of liquid line and vapor line 55 00:07:36.240 --> 00:07:38.960 She's all printed on the back what the hell they go to 56 00:07:41.420 --> 00:07:47.560 All these other old tanks why you go to hook up something you got to stop and figure out now what valve is which that's 57 00:07:47.560 --> 00:07:48.900 Vapor if it's liquid 58 00:07:49.660 --> 00:07:53.200 These tells everything about it right on the back of the tank 59 00:07:57.140 --> 00:08:05.140 And once again the same procedure picking up the empty at the dealers and returning it to the Creston terminal for refilling and reuse 60 00:08:05.140 --> 00:08:08.660 And all it takes at the dealers is 10 to 15 minutes 61 00:08:14.400 --> 00:08:18.700 Well we've had real good experience with this system as far as time is 62 00:08:18.700 --> 00:08:21.960 Concerned we've been with all more ammonia with less hours 63 00:08:22.440 --> 00:08:27.680 If you figure that as as operational why it's probably been a 20% increase in what? 64 00:08:29.060 --> 00:08:32.060 We could handle just from that or not happen to pump it twice 65 00:08:34.660 --> 00:08:38.660 The system is safe and the system is fast no problem 66 00:08:38.660 --> 00:08:46.580 Problems for the dealer the demountable container is his storage tank 18 tons of anhydrous ammonia ready for transfer 67 00:08:59.560 --> 00:09:05.880 But GATX went one step further providing a flexible and efficient extension of the system 68 00:09:05.880 --> 00:09:10.760 Allowing the dealer to service his satellite sites or his large farm customers 69 00:09:13.060 --> 00:09:17.640 At the farm site at two rack setup one container always in use 70 00:09:17.640 --> 00:09:24.940 One empty rack always ready to receive a full for the driver a carbon copy of the terminal and dealer drop-off 71 00:09:24.940 --> 00:09:31.740 For the farmer enough flexibility and capacity to stay ahead of the demand to keep his nurse tanks filled 72 00:09:41.040 --> 00:09:41.720 The 73 00:09:41.720 --> 00:09:47.160 GATX anhydrous ammonia container system is not just another piece of transport hardware 74 00:09:47.160 --> 00:09:53.120 But in effect a unit around which an entire distribution and marketing program can be developed 75 00:09:53.120 --> 00:09:58.320 For the producer shipper of anhydrous ammonia for the dealer and for the farmer 76 00:09:58.320 --> 00:10:03.620 There is no better way to move and store ammonia than the new GATX demountable container system 77 00:10:04.380 --> 00:10:05.740 And for the driver 78 00:10:07.540 --> 00:10:12.680 No, it's a good deal I sure think it uh they had it about ten years ago 79 00:10:12.680 --> 00:10:16.420 A lot of guys stuck with these old bulk tanks around the lot now 80 00:10:35.240 --> 00:10:35.620 You