??? Plastic barrel sizes ???

[Kathie in Thorp]

Everybody knows what the blue, 50 gal. plastic barrels look like. Do you know: Do they make similar in like 30 gal. size?

 

[Nesikep]

I've seen some, as well as metal versions of the 30 gallon, but they're rather rare.. We have about 50 of the blue 50 gal ones with removable lids.. really handy for grain and salt storage.

 

[Kathie in Thorp]

I've seen some, as well as metal versions of the 30 gallon, but they're rather rare.. We have about 50 of the blue 50 gal ones with removable lids.. really handy for grain and salt storage.

Don't want metal. Plastic. And I'll cut them up for a mineral feeder. Don't need a feeder 10 ft. long or rust in a metal barrel.

 

[Jogeephus]

Check with a swimming pool supply place and see what they have. Not sure the gallon size but the chlorine comes in a smaller barrel - 25-30 gallon and it has a screw on lid.

 

[ez14]

Check with the local dairy farms they should have plenty of 15 gal drums that should work pretty good for a mineral feeder

 

[dun]

I get herbicide in 30 gallon barrels. If there is alrge ag supplier to sprays etc, they may have some emptys you can get.

 

[jedstivers]

Almost all the barrels we get are plastic 30's. Get a few plastic 55's but not many. Get a few metal 30's and a few more metal 55's.
Get tons of plastic 30's through.

 

[Kathie in Thorp]

Almost all the barrels we get are plastic 30's. Get a few plastic 55's but not many. Get a few metal 30's and a few more metal 55's.
Get tons of plastic 30's through.

Jed, via who do you get those 30's?

 

[jedstivers]

Almost all the barrels we get are plastic 30's. Get a few plastic 55's but not many. Get a few metal 30's and a few more metal 55's.
Get tons of plastic 30's through.

Jed, via who do you get those 30's?

Lots of Roundud, pix, graxomone come in them. Some oil too.
Tons of Roundud or generic roundup come in them though.

 

[Kathie in Thorp]

Well, thinking I probably need something "food grade," that hasn't held had any toxic stuff -- trying to figure out where a 30 gal. or so "safe" barrel might be found . . . like what sort of industry would be using that size. We have ONE dairy in our area; hardly any dairies left out this way. Inquiring with some of the fruit industry folks, too. Thanks, guys.

 

[bmoore87]

I've seen some, as well as metal versions of the 30 gallon, but they're rather rare.. We have about 50 of the blue 50 gal ones with removable lids.. really handy for grain and salt storage.

Don't want metal. Plastic. And I'll cut them up for a mineral feeder. Don't need a feeder 10 ft. long or rust in a metal barrel.

Could you use a mineral feeder out of a 55 gallon. Below has worked well for us as cheap ones.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlnDfWWeJd8

 

[jedstivers]

Well, thinking I probably need something "food grade," that hasn't held had any toxic stuff -- trying to figure out where a 30 gal. or so "safe" barrel might be found . . . like what sort of industry would be using that size. We have ONE dairy in our area; hardly any dairies left out this way. Inquiring with some of the fruit industry folks, too. Thanks, guys.

Whole bunch of them fed out of roundup barrels.
You can buy new ones somewhere I'm sure. Lots of food grade products come in them if you are in a area that has that kind of stuff.

 

[millstreaminn]

Well, thinking I probably need something "food grade," that hasn't held had any toxic stuff -- trying to figure out where a 30 gal. or so "safe" barrel might be found . . . like what sort of industry would be using that size. We have ONE dairy in our area; hardly any dairies left out this way. Inquiring with some of the fruit industry folks, too. Thanks, guys.

Stop at your local car wash. We get most of our chemicals in 30 gallon barrels. The only barrels I would stay away from are the ones that had acid and alkali chemicals in them. The tri foam, foam brush, waxes and water beading barrels would be fine to use for what you want. We go through about 3 a week, and are always happy to give them away. Car washes also have lots of 5 gallon buckets and the very handy 5 gallon "square" containers.

Scott

 

[jedstivers]

Well, thinking I probably need something "food grade," that hasn't held had any toxic stuff -- trying to figure out where a 30 gal. or so "safe" barrel might be found . . . like what sort of industry would be using that size. We have ONE dairy in our area; hardly any dairies left out this way. Inquiring with some of the fruit industry folks, too. Thanks, guys.

Stop at your local car wash. We get most of our chemicals in 30 gallon barrels. The only barrels I would stay away from are the ones that had acid and alkali chemicals in them. The tri foam, foam brush, waxes and water beading barrels would be fine to use for what you want. We go through about 3 a week, and are always happy to give them away. Car washes also have lots of 5 gallon buckets and the very handy 5 gallon "square" containers.

Scott

I knew I was forgetting one kind we get and I thought of it today. We get soap in plastic 55's. Car wash places will have lots of them.