(800) 853-2651
SHOP NOW

ICB container

J

JimS

Member
What are some inexpensive ways to pump water out of an ICB container? Just opening the valve with a garden hose bib and gravity flow is rather slow. All the pumps made for them are expensive. What about pressurizing the container with a small compressor?
 

Assuming that it is an IBC container it wouldn't cost much to try air pressure, and it should take very little to make a difference. If you have a garden hose on it the hose reduces the flow a lot more than the bulkhead fitting does.
 
One would need to be real careful with air pressure, no more than a couple psi I would expect, or the risk of the container rupturing greatly increases. Sounds like you are only looking for a garden hose discharge. I have used a small submersible that fits through the top opening in some and have plumbed a booster pump to the outlet for some.
 
My neighbor has a Milwaukee M18 pump it has garden hose fittings runs on the M18 Cordless tool batteries and is a very handy tool not sure what it cost him but has many uses. I used it once and it did what I wanted in a short time. You'd be surprised how often you'll use it might be an option for you
 
Ours has a 2 inch ball valve and a cam-lock fitting, with the tank elevated and tipped a little in empties real fast. When we use it for watering trees it's on a deck over trailer with a 2 inch hose on it, I can fill 10 5 gallon buckets in about 30 seconds!
cvphoto40528.jpg
 
(quoted from post at 05:24:16 11/01/19) Ours has a 2 inch ball valve and a cam-lock fitting, with the tank elevated and tipped a little in empties real fast. When we use it for watering trees it's on a deck over trailer with a 2 inch hose on it, I can fill 10 5 gallon buckets in about 30 seconds!
<img src="https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cvphotos/cvphoto40528.jpg">
Click to expand...

Russ, do trees really need watering? your ground looks pretty green. I just planted a 35 foot elm and since we have had a lot of rain I have watered it very little. The instructions indicated a need to water for only the first month unless the weather is really dry.
 
all of ours have 2 " bung hole,just plumb and use otherwise get you the valve size you want and make new hole in tank no big deal although the valves do get a little pricey thou
 
We planted 2000 trees the first week of May, and had no signifigant rain until the first week of Sept, but now it has rained 6-8 inches since. We probably
watered half of them, they are doing OK. We also use the tank to haul water to the garden, it's 1/4 mile from our very good well.
 
I had to google it, we always just called them totes!

Intermediate bulk containers are reusable, multi-use industrial-grade containers engineered for the mass handling, transport and storage of liquids, semi-solids
 
I bought a 30 gpm bilge pump that is submersible for about 35 bucks off Amazon.. Low pressure and high flow so it works well for transfer or dropping right on the landscape. Won?t work if you?re running a sprinkler.
 
(quoted from post at 19:03:27 11/01/19) Thank you , sure would be nice if folks would say words not being so damx cutsy and so called hip .
Click to expand...
ICB totes is what they re called all over the country. No one is trying to be "cutsy or so called hip". Guess you learned something today.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

D
air hose nozzle damaged tire valve?!
Replies
8
Views
1K
Mule Meat
Mule Meat
T
Time for a new chain lube
2
Replies
22
Views
1K
lastcowboy32
L
M
Ford 555 water pump pressure
2
Replies
22
Views
540
Mike industrial tractor
M
stevieb49829
Help on 3 point hydraulics
Replies
2
Views
222
stevieb49829
stevieb49829
T
JD 300/1020 Power Steering
Replies
0
Views
102
TomJD300
T
Tractor Parts Tractor Manuals

We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today.

Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co.

All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.

Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor Headquarters
Website Accessibility Policy

Back
Top