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Title: 1000ltr IBC Strong enough?
Post by: Jon-scwindows on April 30, 2008, 01:09:23 pm

Im thinking of using my ibc in my trailer system instead of 250 & barrels, instead of being static, then i will have plenty of water and dont allways have to fill it full, my twin axle trailer will be fine with the weight, though what about the ibc?
do any of you use them in vans? its a steel caged one with plastic bottom, i just wondered whether the plastic tank will be strong enough when driving moving about all the time as it seems the plastic is quite thin compared to baffled tanks. I would take off the plastic bottom and weld a frame around to the axle.
Im not sure whether it might crack from all the moving about?

Title: Re: 1000ltr IBC Strong enough?
Post by: Captain Scarlet on April 30, 2008, 01:19:54 pm

Are you sure its steel and not aluminium? And if it is steel it will probably be too weak ( very thin walled tubular steel ) Luke

Title: Re: 1000ltr IBC Strong enough?
Post by: Captain Scarlet on April 30, 2008, 01:33:18 pm

I would remove then tank from the cage and have it fitted into a new stronger steel frame and bolted into the trailers chassis with large steel spreader plates

(http://www.barrels.com.sg/images/tank.jpg)

Title: Re: 1000ltr IBC Strong enough?
Post by: davids3511 on April 30, 2008, 01:38:58 pm

It's not going to be baffeled though so you could be at risk of the motion of the water turning the trailer over.

Title: Re: 1000ltr IBC Strong enough?
Post by: Jon-scwindows on April 30, 2008, 01:40:05 pm

yes its definately steel caged, about 5/6mm rod cage. id guess the plastic is only 3-4mm thick. I could weld up a strong steel frame to bolt to the chassis, out of box section, and steel sheeting, dont know whether to just get a baffled flat 1000 instead.

Yeah i was going to fill it with plastic tubing like drain pipes to baffle it, but i guess its not worth it. I doubt it could turn the trailer over, its wide & twin axled 2 ton capacity. I just thought i might be able to get away with a cheap 1000 tank instead of the 300 or so for a flat baffled.
Ive seen some picts with people using ibcs in their vans.

Title: Re: 1000ltr IBC Strong enough?
Post by: Xline Systems on April 30, 2008, 04:10:09 pm

we have ibc on our pressure washes to transport water, never had a problem yet. thats what there used for. transport of liquids

Title: Re: 1000ltr IBC Strong enough?
Post by: Spursboy1972 on April 30, 2008, 04:48:56 pm

I am sure the wheelie bin cleaners use these ibc's and dont spend a fortune on baffled ones that are a lot more?

Title: Re: 1000ltr IBC Strong enough?
Post by: Jon-scwindows on April 30, 2008, 07:28:59 pm

i might as well give it a go

Title: Re: 1000ltr IBC Strong enough?
Post by: LWC on May 01, 2008, 03:46:25 am

yep they do, and i even know a window cleaner who uses one, he paid £25 for a used one cleaned it up and it works a treat, put the drainage pipe in. costing about £40 in total for a 1000 litres

now who looks the fools!