Any IBC Tote Trailers Out There?

TractorGuy · Jul 17, 2021

I have a 275 on a small trailer that I use on my property. All I can say is the slosh action when I stop can almost overcome the emergency brake on my JD4310 if I am on a hill. I have to bare down on the brake and set it to keep the tractor from moving if I plan to get off. You have to be very careful with them. And I am talking about stopping from a very slow speed.

I imagine having a couple of them and stopping in traffic could push you into an intersection.

sandman2234 · Jul 17, 2021

I read theae posts and think about the days when I hauled a 40 foot smoothbore tanker filled with used hydrochloric acid. Max weight was about 3/4 full. The slosh factor had to be considered every time you touched the brakes or let the clutch out to get rolling. (Gear shifts could cause it to slosh).
And yet people still dive into the open area in front of me and nail the brakes because they are in a bigger hurry and their time is more important...(just not their lives!!) Non baffled tanks do require a little more forethought than baffled ones, but a 4 foot slosh isn't too bad once you get used to it. Your brakes definitely need to be top notch!
David from jax

sea2summit · Jul 17, 2021

TractorGuy said:
I have a 275 on a small trailer that I use on my property. All I can say is the slosh action when I stop can almost overcome the emergency brake on my JD4310 if I am on a hill. I have to bare down on the brake and set it to keep the tractor from moving if I plan to get off. You have to be very careful with them. And I am talking about stopping from a very slow speed.

I imagine having a couple of them and stopping in traffic could push you into an intersection.

I've got some spare plastic 55 gal drums, I was thinking about cutting the top and bottom off one then slitting it top to bottom and stuffing it in there to slow the slosh on mine. Really need to test that sooner or later.

California · Jul 17, 2021

I have an IBC tote on HF's little 40x48 inch trailer, for watering new trees in my orchard. It's a perfect fit.

The little trailer is grossly overloaded but I don't need highway-quality safety margin. I bought the trailer used and surprisingly the tiny 8" tires, then 20 years old, didn't burst with this weight. I put automotive rims and tires on it for better flotation over rough disced ground after a year of plowing ruts with the tiny tires. The only thing that has broken in 10 years of this abuse is I bent the tongue backing up with those tiny tires embedded instead of rolling. I scabbed bedframe angle iron onto the tongue, and no further problems.

There's a 12v sump pump down inside the tank. That's a lawn sprinkler anti-siphon valve at the highest point, it lets my watering wand drain instead of siphoning after I stop the pump.

Recommended - for non highway use.

aczlan · Jul 18, 2021

TractorGuy said:
I have a 275 on a small trailer that I use on my property. All I can say is the slosh action when I stop can almost overcome the emergency brake on my JD4310 if I am on a hill. I have to bare down on the brake and set it to keep the tractor from moving if I plan to get off. You have to be very careful with them. And I am talking about stopping from a very slow speed.

I imagine having a couple of them and stopping in traffic could push you into an intersection.

We pull one on a little trailer that has what appears to be a 3500# axle with our RTV500, it has 4 wheel disk brakes and does well pulling it around the farm.

Aaron Z

shooterdon · Jul 18, 2021

California said:
I have an IBC tote on HF's little 40x48 inch trailer, for watering new trees in my orchard. It's a perfect fit.

The little trailer is grossly overloaded but I don't need highway-quality safety margin. I bought the trailer used and surprisingly the tiny 8" tires, then 20 years old, didn't burst with this weight. I put automotive rims and tires on it for better flotation over rough disced ground after a year of plowing ruts with the tiny tires. The only thing that has broken in 10 years of this abuse is I bent the tongue backing up with those tiny tires embedded instead of rolling. I scabbed bedframe angle iron onto the tongue, and no further problems.

There's a 12v sump pump down inside the tank. That's a lawn sprinkler anti-siphon valve at the highest point, it lets my watering wand drain instead of siphoning after I stop the pump.

Recommended - for non highway use.

I like it

Jstpssng · Jul 19, 2021

Tanker trucks have baffles to slow the sloshing. It seems like you could develop something to help reduce it.

Fallon · Jul 19, 2021

Jstpssng said:
Tanker trucks have baffles to slow the sloshing. It seems like you could develop something to help reduce it.

The fun there is those baffles are installed when it's built. For an IBC totes you would have to build baffles like a ship in a bottle. The hole in the top is only 8-9" in diameter. Also it's hard to glue to HDPE under the best of circumstances. So you would be left drilling holes to bolt baffles in & then seal up the holes.

Jstpssng · Jul 19, 2021

Fallon said:
The fun there is those baffles are installed when it's built. For an IBC totes you would have to build baffles like a ship in a bottle. The hole in the top is only 8-9" in diameter. Also it's hard to glue to HDPE under the best of circumstances. So you would be left drilling holes to bolt baffles in & then seal up the holes.

That was one thought, it's only going to be hauling water and if movement was an issue it might be worth it.
I have a steel 275 gallon oil drum which I plan to use for water, putting baffles will be part of the plan as I will sometimes be going down to the lake to fill it.