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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: pingu on January 09, 2010, 05:14:03 pm
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I am planning to build a stand for 2x1000 L IBC's to be raised off the ground by 5ft....
Now I would like to build this out of wood...so anyone what would be the best deisgn to safely hold that weight?
I really do not have any clue as to how to achieve this safely ..so any guru's out there that can help?
Thanks in advance Dave.
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how about a couple of pallets stacked, you can get them in wood or plastic
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I really want to raise them 5ft from ground level...hope this helps...thanks Dave.
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remember if raising them high make sure they are well secure. I have saw full IBC's of chemicals fall over and they make some mess. Try and buy some old pallet racking online. These are very strong and sturdy
http://www.abcracking.com/pages/palletracking.html
this is what you want and get some timber to go across it. Normally nothing goes across it at all and it's fine
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2 Forklift trucks would be a winner
Rich P @ F
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visit that sites ebay shop and go onto the 2nd page you will get something. They do deliver just read further down. Basically you need 4 legs and 4 beams to make a stand i reckon. Easy to assemble. I'm sure the dexion stuff all just clips together. Anchor it to the ground using anchor bolts. Easy peasy
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Trouble is that I am in The Netherlands and despite this not being that far the U.K shipping rates ar horrendous.
Would anyone now how to build a stand to carry this load safely?
Cheers
Dave.
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search online for them you will get it no bother. Either that or visit a warehouse asking where you can buy some 2nd hand shelving. Loads of places sell it
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http://www.bayequipmentco.com/Pallet_Racks.html
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Considering they will weigh a tonne each when full, I am not sure whether I would want to use wood.
Why not ask your ibc supplier if they have any suitable racks? It might be a safer proposition.
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Trouble is that I am in The Netherlands and the shipping rates are horrendous.
Would anyone now how to build a stand to carry this load safely?
Cheers
Dave.
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remember 1 liter of water = 1kg.
DO NOT USE WOOD
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You're talking about a weight of over two tons being held up five feet off the ground. That's about the weight of a Land Rover.
I'm very much with JSMC here. Personally, I wouldn't recommend any sort of home-build for that sort of weight.
You could consider three brick-built pylons with a backing wall. Look like an E in plan view.
(http://www.educoach.org.uk/wall.gif)
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A stack of pallets would be best
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4 " fence posts as uprights
6 X 2 " along the top edge and bottom edge all around
then a X of 6 X 2" from top to bottom corners on each side ( this will be the bracing to stop is falling over )
i have done a highly technical drawing in paint ( i really should get a CAD program ;D )
http://jump.fm/JDFGF
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buyt that racking which i suggested. this is what is used in warehouses all over the world. It also can take a good load on them I'm sure each rack can take 2500kg on the dexion racking. I had a warehouse with checmicals all stored on that racking which i was in charge of. Only problems i had was forklifts hitting racking now and then but the racking is very strong. We had wood across ours also 2 inch thick timbers as some of the driver found it hard to balance it out without the wood
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You're talking about a weight of over two tons being held up five feet off the ground. That's about the weight of a Land Rover.
Personally, I wouldn't recommend a home-build for that sort of weight.
You could consider three brick-built pylons with a backing wall. Look like an E in plan view.
(http://www.educoach.org.uk/wall.gif)
yeah we built a large bund but the front was clsed off also and we used precon blocks for it.
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oh and do that for each IBC, , not put 2 on it
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oh and before any1 starts saying the wood way wouldnt work
i built the same design for 2 fuel tanks that held 1000 L each ( but they were metal ) and they are still up 15 years on
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Thanks Matt....and for all the other answers... ;D
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racking be best. easy to assemble and also can be moved easily. Timber once built thats it basically.
get the racking you know it makes sense
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racking be best. easy to assemble and also can be moved easily. Timber once built thats it basically.
get the racking you know it makes sense
oh dont get me wrong, the metal racking on piers are the better bet, but wood can work
you could fit "shiplap" or "T&G" board around it all and have a shed
oh and i forget to add, fix it all together with galv bolts with large washers
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Just a quickie are ibc's designed so that they can be stacked when full...sorry if this is a silly question.
Cheers
Dave.
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Just a quickie are ibc's designed so that they can be stacked when full...sorry if this is a silly question.
Cheers
Dave.
yeah you can stack ibc's but only go with one on top i'd say
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you can buy IBC's that come in a metal frame, these stack easy enough
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might be cheaper to buy 4 of them, as the wood will be pricey, you can even cut a hole as a door in the bottom 1 to store stuff in
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i think it b better to use breeze block easy to lay and strong
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The ibc's we use aren't designed to be stacked when full. Hazardous practice IMO.
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Or make some shuttering and fill with concrete if you not very good at blockwork. Might have to do it in a few stages though.
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concete blocks laid flat .( dry lay them if u want to ) then buid to height req ,when u lay them flat dont forget to bond them .dont put one block same way as one below it if u know what i mean.
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Trouble is that I am in The Netherlands and despite this not being that far the U.K shipping rates ar horrendous.
Would anyone now how to build a stand to carry this load safely?
Cheers
Dave.
Go to a fabricator and have a simple one knocked up, let them know what weight is involved and it shouldn't cost you a fortune either.
The frame work should incude a strong base for the tank to sit on the base can be made from some strong timbers fitted to the steel frame.