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Lee GLS

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Van mounted IBC water tank?
« on: January 24, 2010, 11:18:21 am »
Does anyone use a 1000ltr IBC water tank in there van. I only ask as i am setting up WFP and i am about to get one for free.

Thanks

Lee

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Re: Van mounted IBC water tank?
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2010, 11:19:21 am »
I would`nt reccomend it unless you get it baffled  ;)

TC1

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Re: Van mounted IBC water tank?
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2010, 11:35:25 am »
i've got one and baffled it myself. Get the black drainage tubing from B&Q was about £30, cut in into sections and just feed it into the top of your tank, job done!

Tony

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Re: Van mounted IBC water tank?
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2010, 11:38:32 am »
i've got one and baffled it myself. Get the black drainage tubing from B&Q was about £30, cut in into sections and just feed it into the top of your tank, job done!

Tony

Here's the thread from when I asked for advice :

 Re: Ordering WFP kit today, Any advice?
« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2009, 11:29:24 AM »   

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Tony,

Following on from Matts advice about unbaffled tanks.

Buy 25m of 100mm land drain from a local builders merchants should cost you about £35, cut it into 4 lengths of approx 6m each then just feed them into the tank ( dont worry about which way they go in as they will coil up naturally ).

It will take you about 20 minutes and then you have a good cheap baffled tank.

Regards


Lee GLS

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Re: Van mounted IBC water tank?
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2010, 11:43:09 am »
thanks for the replies, how much does putting this in the tank affect the capicity?

TC1

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Re: Van mounted IBC water tank?
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2010, 11:58:04 am »
hardly anything, as the tubing is hollow and just fills with water! It just stops the "swooshing" and "rocking" in the van! What van have you got? as the only problem you might find go over the MGW of it, as 1000l is about a tonn in weight!

Lee GLS

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Re: Van mounted IBC water tank?
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2010, 12:04:55 pm »
SWB transit, is it the payload, or gross payload that i need to check?

TC1

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Re: Van mounted IBC water tank?
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2010, 12:08:03 pm »
I think its best to check your MGW, ive got a toyota hiace give a 2.8t mgw, i filled it up with a 1000l, full tank of juice, all my kit and 2 of us in it, took it to the weighbridge and it weighed 2.4t!

Lee GLS

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Re: Van mounted IBC water tank?
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2010, 12:09:34 pm »
will do, thanks for the help

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Re: Van mounted IBC water tank?
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2010, 12:23:11 pm »
years ago  i bought a round of a guy who through in and swb trnasit with a ibc in the back to be honest it was ok but personally i would'nt do hence why i sold the van as soon as he gave me the keys ;D
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Lee GLS

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Re: Van mounted IBC water tank?
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2010, 12:25:34 pm »
years ago  i bought a round of a guy who through in and swb trnasit with a ibc in the back to be honest it was ok but personally i would'nt do hence why i sold the van as soon as he gave me the keys ;D

Why wasnt it any good? Couldnt the transit cope very will with it?

eclipse

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Re: Van mounted IBC water tank?
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2010, 12:55:41 pm »
Theres a guy in same town as im in has an IBC tank in the bank
he hasnt baffled it and its fastened down with ratchet straps from the pound shop!!!!!  MORON

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Re: Van mounted IBC water tank?
« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2010, 02:44:56 pm »
years ago  i bought a round of a guy who through in and swb trnasit with a ibc in the back to be honest it was ok but personally i would'nt do hence why i sold the van as soon as he gave me the keys ;D

Why wasnt it any good? Couldnt the transit cope very will with it?

well the transit never got over 60mph to didnt seem a problem just didnt seem to secure enough. with regards to the baffles to me seemed ok but i wouldnt do it
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Re: Van mounted IBC water tank?
« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2010, 09:31:44 pm »
hi im using 2 600 liter ibc tanks any body got info on how 2 baffle them please ive read about using drainage tubing any info on how u fit it and sercure them thank andy