Ibc Totes

[Peanut]

Looking for information on ibc totes in general and specifically connection types. I was gifted two totes during a drought years ago. I was trying to save 3 acres of produce when I sold at the farmers market. The totes had different connection types. One has a cam connection the other a cam with threads on the end. Both are different sizes when measured with calipers ( both inside and outside diameters).

At the time it was simpler to use siphon hoses to water my produce. I didn’t have time to figure out connection adapters to garden hoses for two different totes.

This week I tried to figure out how to connect a garden hose to a tote for use by my corral. Again, I have two different connection sizes and types. My measurements with calipers don’t match any information I found on the web. The web sites I saw blended inch and millimeter measurements in a nonsensical way.

Any members know the ins and outs of hooking a garden hose to an ibc tote? I looked through some old threads. @zoomzoom and a few others seem to have experience with them. Help?

Amazon has page after page of adapters for sale... again, the sizes have me stumped.

 

[Caribou]

My IBC had a reducer with a 90º valve. Take whatever fittings you can out of the IBC and haul them down to the hardware store and pick up adaptors so that you can come up with a system that matches your pipe.

 

[zoomzoom]

I'll get pics of my setup when I go out to the shop later today.

 

[M0del_31]

I’d recommend getting on Amazon and look for ibc tote fittings, find the highly rated fittings with lots of reviews. Most likely they’ll have pictures of the fitting in the reviews and you can see how those totes compare with yours. Maybe look for something Amazon says “most people keep this item”
Often the reviews are more valuable than the description

 

[zoomzoom]

Here's what I have (picture below):
Waterson saflok b-2" sst coupler (that connects to the tote).
From there, there's a "Camco 2 1/2" 1m" that then has a regular male hose connection.

The bad news with that setup - It's going to cost around $200.
I can't find it right now but I was able to duplicate it for around $30. I went to Tractor Supply and in their PVC section:
Grab a 2" coupler. Then start looking for a connectors to step that down to garden hose size. I think it took 2-3 fittings to step it down to garden hose size.

 

[Amish Heart]

You got me looking up IBC totes now.
One of the neighbors got a big headstart on putting out the wheat field fires (before the volunteer fire fighters got here) because he had a filled IBC on a trailer ready to go.

 

[Tirediron]

Cam lock is pretty standard, some also have firehose adapter threads cut on the end or the cam lock, the cam lock will still seal to them.

 

[Peanut]

Talked to a cousin this morning. He said he got a premade adapter, 2" camlock to 3/4" npt (garden hose), at TSC for about $25.

They sell ibc totes on their website now, $400 for a new tank. Have to order them. I guess the adapter is made to go with their totes.

Cousin said the old tote he had it on split last winter, ice. Said I could have the adapter. I'll go get it monday and see if it fits either of my totes.

Thanks everyone! I spent hrs trying to figure out how they measure tote discharges. Evidently there are 3 different sizes. None of the measurements match either of my totes measured with calipers. Still not sure where or how they measure them. Just want something that works at this point.

 

[M0del_31]

A split ibc tote turns into a pretty good firewood tote

 

[Mountain trapper]

Depending on how bad the split is, it could be patched with JB Weld. I had a fuel tank split on my big snow blower about 3 years ago. It was split when I bought the blower. I ordered a replacement tank on warranty, and while I was waiting for it to be delivered I patched the split tank with JB Weld. It's still holding fuel.

 

[Jim Costa]

I wrote this article 10 years ago on my Prepper forum.
I can also add to it that if one cuts a hole in the cube, it can later be turned so the hole is on the top and the cube can be emptied and hold water. Source (with other ideas)

20. 4 Foot Cube Food Storage System for $80.
I spent yesterday afternoon implementing a crazy idea of mine but never before practiced. I took a 4cubic foot food grade storage cube and cached 36 bags (Total 1,800 pounds) of rice in it. The cube cost $80; the rice $500.

See picture

Our problem is that we have so much food that we are running out of storage space. We need to movethree tons of rice out of the barn to make room for other supplies. So we constructed a South wall onour pole barn to keep out the rain and sunlight. We then located the cube under there.Two thirds of the metal bars were removed from one side, using a side grinder. Then two thirds of the plastic face was removed.

1X 6 boards were placed on the floor just in case of condensation. The 50 lb. bags were then stacked, 5 to a course, inside.

Once filled, 1 X 4s were installed around the hole as "door jams", then the cut-out was screwed back into place. Today I duct taped the seams. The cube is now airtight.If you shelter at home, this can be done in the garage for your food stocks, then painted black to conceal the contents.

The cube can also be buried with the cut out at the top. The cube weighs at most 100 pounds so it can be placed on a skid and drug into the woods a long distance.We had planned to put four bags into 50 gallon plastic barrels, but that would have cost us $400 verses the $80 using the cube.Our goal was to prevent moisture and rats, as well as increase space. Before yesterday the bags were stored on a pallet.

This week I will procure another cube for the next pallet of rice.The cubes are stackable. Plus we can build an outdoor shelf over the cubes to go higher if desired.Today I found out from the vendor that they receive product in them weighing 2,100 lbs in a 275 Gallon cube. They stack one 2,000 lb load on another cube, for a maximum of two high.