[Tom White]

I'm after a 500 litre tank; 600 is fine, I'll just not fill it up:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IBC-TANKS-VERY-RARE-600-LITRES-/111059861695?pt=UK_BOI_FarmingEquipment_RL&hash=item19dbaf00bf

I can baffle it with drainage hose.

I quite like the space saving, since it takes up less floor space.

They also sell them local to me.

[AuRavelling79]

Not rare ... I've got one as part of my static storage.

I wouldn't put one in my van with home made baffles; go and buy a proper one up the road at Smith's of Dean.

[luther1]

Seems a bargain to me. Baffle it yourself and strap it in and it's as good as the ordinary baffled tanks for sale

[gavinb]

Im picking one of those up myself the weekend for free lol oh and a 1000 ltr one too .
Will use the 600 for an overflow from the 1000 .

[colin purewater]

Fella I no has 1000 L Ibc's in his trannys
Baffled the same way as what you say
 Very cheap way to get a decent system
Alms long as the secured well its happy days tosh  

[poleman]

I personal wouldnt put a IBC tank in the back of a van, its not meant for the job! cutting corners could cost lives!

[ben M]

I personal wouldnt put a IBC tank in the back of a van, its not meant for the job! cutting corners could cost lives!

totally agree

[H20cleaning]

I would wear your snorkle at all times just incase of a collision!
IBC for garage is perfect, don't see why you don't buy a flat baffled tank there only about £60more , they last for years

[Ian101]

can you get one with the beer still in it 

[andyM]

Better get in quick before a horse nabs it!

[Tom White]

I would wear your snorkle at all times just incase of a collision!
IBC for garage is perfect, don't see why you don't buy a flat baffled tank there only about £60more , they last for years

I've got one; but I like the shape of the IBC; it'll give me more floor space.

[PoleKing]

I personal wouldnt put a IBC tank in the back of a van, its not meant for the job! cutting corners could cost lives!

No problem putting this in the van if its properly secured.
I crashed my first van head on with a framed 600L IBC in the back.
The frame on the IBC and the frame that secured it to the floor bent into a quadrilateral shape and water came out into the footwell then drained out.
I got out unhurt.

You could feel the water sloshing about in the back as it wasn't baffled but it never posed any problems at all.
Soon got used to it.
All comes down to driving correctly for the load being carried.

With the right frame to secure it to the floor an IBC is fine in the van.

[rg1]

Nothing wrong with using an IBC as long as it is secured properly.

[wfp master]

Not rare ... I've got one as part of my static storage.

I wouldn't put one in my van with home made baffles; go and buy a proper one up the road at Smith's of Dean.

what does he mean by rare?  is it a special ibc that talks to you or something.

[MATT BATEMAN (OWC)]

I personal wouldnt put a IBC tank in the back of a van, its not meant for the job! cutting corners could cost lives!

No problem putting this in the van if its properly secured.
I crashed my first van head on with a framed 600L IBC in the back.
The frame on the IBC and the frame that secured it to the floor bent into a quadrilateral shape and water came out into the footwell then drained out.
I got out unhurt.

You could feel the water sloshing about in the back as it wasn't baffled but it never posed any problems at all.
Soon got used to it.
All comes down to driving correctly for the load being carried.

With the right frame to secure it to the floor an IBC is fine in the van.

What caused the accident?

[luther1]

As long as its secured properly then it's fine. I've got a 650 ltr ionics and the tank is identical( other than size) to my my 1000ltr ibc in the shed

[windowcleaninginessex.co.uk]

I am sure Ionics used to fit them years and years ago, but changed to baffled tanks for safety reasons.

[richard jagger]

The problem with an IBC is the plastic tank does not offer much structural strength on its own ,so all the resistance in a accident, will have to come from the frame. The baffle in a normal tank also adds strength to the tank which an IBC does not have. In the transport of liquids in these IBC are because they a packed in many together.

[PoleKing]

@Matt Bateman.
Entirely my fault.
Driving too fast for conditions, had someone come towards me with main beam on, at night, and was going quicker than I realised.
When he went by me (main beam still on!) I was closer to the t junction than I thought.
Slammed my anchors on. Skidded-in a straight line. Went straight over the t junction (of actually quite a busy road) missed all the traffic and 2 posts, ended up in a little ditch on the other side of the road.

Hit a load of banked up soil.
Stove the bumper in and rippled the bonnet.

The amazing thing is that the following day I took the bumper off, pushed out where I'd stoved it in, reattached it and 'back to blacked' it-you could hardly tell!
Other than the slightly rippled bonnet.
Replaced the tank and cage and back to work in a few days.
That was a Peugeot Expert.

I was very very lucky.

[MATT BATEMAN (OWC)]

I presume the IBC was pretty much empty at night then. ?