Thread: 1000 litre pod tank

Hi Will

I guess it depends what sort of country you're in. If you're in relatively flat terrain sitting on the back of an old truck should be fine, however if you're in the costal ranges with lots of hills, creek crossings and rocky steps then you need to convert your old Army truck's tray to have a tripod mount or gimble the tank.

This is my Mk3 before we removed the firefighting equipment.



and this is the rear hinge arrangement.

There seem to be lots of these IBC tanks for $50 on ebay but they are all in Vic or Nsw. Not much up our way.
There is a local chemical outlet has them for $130 so I will get a couple to try.
The 2B is kept under cover with a solar panel on the batteries so it may as well have a couple of tanks on it just in case.
My ready response Landy 6x6 has a 1000 litre tank on it as well and a solar panel but one cant have too many water tanks especially now everything is dry as a chip.

Very nice FC.

Friends have one of those water cubes mounted on a trailer along with a genie and pump. They use it for moving water from the Dam for watering and fire response. They have had it for years.

Originally Posted by Chops

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but it could also be dependent on what they were originally used for. You'll need to be careful filling them with water, driving around in the back of a ute. 1/2-3/4 full with no baffles, can put you in a predicament really quick,,,, even in a 3T tip truck
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Hi Chops et el,
I have been told (but never tried it) that the DSE slip on's are also un-baffled with the same result, and the fix is to coil as much 100mm flexy aggi drain in the tank as you can, and wolla baffled tank.

Tony

I have one of the cube tanks mounted on a Discovery chassis that I converted to a trailer, it's a few years old and doesn't seem too brittle. I'd be reluctant to put one on the back of a ute as the C.O.G. is very high. $100 is a pretty good price from what I've seen, and yes you can get a fitting to adapt to the outlet from rural supplies / irrigation places as they have become a popular water transport setup.

There is a hydroponic bloke near enoggera that has IBC's at a good rate.