Rattlesnake Honey wagon
 

Does anyone know how to or planning to, have a septic pump out on Rattlesnake? My neighbor and I were discussing how to do it and would it be best to do as a group poop transport?

Any advice would be appreciated, its a crappy subject :D

My septic pump just failed, I am in Moultonboro. I called Lamprey's septic service, they were there with in a few hours, had the tank pumped out and a new pump on order within a couple hours after that. New pump to be installed tomorrow. I've used them for years, great service.


What does that have to do with your request? Well when I called Lamprey's they told me the truck was on a barge coming back from an island. I would give them a call and see if they go to Rattlesnake.

http://www.lampreyseptic.com/

Contact Mark at Island Services 603-279-4937. They have a barge with a holding tank, not a truck on a barge. Yes it's cheaper with a group pump. If I remember correctly I think three years ago 4 of us on the island paid around .80 cents a gallon for pump out and cleaning. Fellow forum member Slickcraft may remember the exact price. They did a very good job!!

Edited to add, just confirmed price through old emails, we paid .80 cents a gallon, 3 camp minimum and they waived the mobilization fee. That was in 2011...

You also need to expose your tank top for them...

Dan

I have gone both ways in the past. Last season I had Island Services pump out into their barge. They charged me $1.00 per gallon, or $1500. I think my tank was only a 1000 or 1250 gallon however they informed me it was a 1500. The jury is still out on that one but its history now.

The previous time before that a Lamprey truck was barged out. It was cheaper, about $1000 total between the barge and the pumping.

We were a lot closer to both the home base of Island Services and Lamprey so it may be a bit more to go to Rattlesnake using either. I think a group rate with a barge and a truck makes more sense.

I'd Be In!
 

If you decide to have it done, Webbsatwinni ..... I'd be very interested in being included!!

How big is the septic truck tank
 

I think my tank is 1500 gal as well. Are the truck tanks big enough for 4 or so people to go together on a trip?

Septic trucks can hold anywhere from 2-5000 gallons. Typical ones are around 3000.

Yes it pays to get a local group lined up, we appreciated Dan getting this organized.

$1,000 for a pumping? Holy crap! :eek:

I see what you did there.

I'm having the tank at home pumped for around $200 in the next couple weeks. I guess that's what you pay for living on some island.

island
 

a builder once told me it costs a third more to build on an island and when you're done, your property is worth a third less than the mainland. personally, never understood the allure although technically we live on an island, Long island. although I confess that I don't know, I have to believe that the cost to own on an island is very high.

guess that's what makes the world go round.

I think your building cost estimate is close, but the property value is way off. I think if you take an average island property and put it on a mainland lot with the same frontage you would see it worth 2-3 times as much. For instance when we sold ours, if we had a comparable 300' of frontage and 2.5 acres on the mainland the land alone would have been worth twice my sale price.

I was referring to the building

Thats 3, I will start making calls. Anyone else on Rattlesnake that wants in, message me.

haha actually no pun intended when I stated "holy crap" I didn't even realize what I said till I read your post.