The Taylormade Tipping Tank may well be the ultimate tank. Each tank is pivoted near the top which means it can be rotated and tipped. The contents are then emptied into another vessel such as a membrane press. The tank has been designed to be multi functional - when not tipping the tank can be used for:

• Red wine fermentation (Simply pump over juice)
• White pre draining (Achieve over 600 litres of free run juice)
• Cold stabilisation (All tanks are insulated in stainless steel)
• Storage (Use as a normal storage tank)

The Tipping Tank transfers skins to the press without pumping or digging out tanks. Because each tank is at ground level, access to doors and valves is made simple. When tipped the tanks empty quickly and in a controlled manner which is important when processing larger volumes. Tipping grapes is safer than manually digging out tanks and is significantly quicker. Cleaning times are also reduced because of the simple internal design. The tanks can be washed out in either a lowered or elevated position.

Each tank is tipped using two hydraulics rams which are fed from a single hydraulic power pack. Because you only tip one tank at a time, up to 16 tanks can be run from the same power pack. The total set up cost includes the one-off cost of a power pack and the incremental cost of tanks in blocks of (2) or (4).

Note: Single tank systems are available.

We are still finalising tipping tank sizes in response to customer demand. Our intention is to match our tanks to standard press sizes