Square Water Tanks??

If you want a little more they come in a 330 gal also I think. They are used for long haul shipping and made to withstand being filled with denser than water fluid so they are plenty tough, but I think they are rotated out of service on a fairly short schedule so I would say change them every few years.
 
Not to mention the uv rays are horrible in Arizona.
Mine have actually.let go on the bottom, or around the fittings.
 
What about some LED lights around the tank to make it glow at night?
 
bigchaz said:
Lot of people use them, if it breaks buy another one they don't cost much
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Definitely for the price you can afford to buy a couple every couple years... plus I'm putting on two tanks so if one breaks ill just feed from the other. And I still don't see how a square tank looks worse than a oval tank. Esp with two hot water units on the bed of an Isuzu NPR it will still look very professional.
 
I never have liked the things. I had one. And gave it away. The walls are alot thinner then a regular tank. I know they're made to hold up chemicals for shipment but refilling a tank over and over again and out in the weather is a little different. May work for you, I just couldn't imagine getting a hole in a tank and being out at a job or somewhere
 
The sunlight will break down the product slowly over time. I have seen some that started cracking after just a few years out in the sun.

I think one of the guys had a 12 volt water proof light inside his water tank that made the whole thing light up at nite, it looked good.

U-bolts, straps, blocks of wood all around the totes are good ideas as I don't think that they are designed to be secured in place as they are made mostly for shipping and being stored in place, not really designed for mounting onto vehicles or trailers.

I agree, you can get them used for about $50.00 so when they break or crack just get another one.

I would not store chemicals in them, they are rated for only certain chemicals due to their thickness, design, seals in bottom valve, etc..... I would only use them for water and would buy regular tanks for storing chemicals on the truck or trailer as the tanks are a lot thicker and you can secure them better.

Just my opinion.
 
Square tank

I use mine for a Buffer Tank (275 gal). I seldom carry water. I just fill it at the site and empty most of it when I'm done. I am on my first one right now and no problems so far. I have it secured to the floor with U Bolts. After reading this I will inspect it at the end of this season (slow time - no end of season in Fla).
 
We've got a 250 gallon tote in an E350 cargo van. the side walls have E-track mounted on them so a ratchet strap is what holds it in place. If it keeps the USDOT happy it's good enough for me. On an open unit you could mount the E-track to the floor and throw 2 straps over the top with the tote against the front rail.
 
I have 4-275 gallon square totes if anyone needs one.I will take $50.00 each.
 
I purchased five of these from my pool supply company. They have over a sitting there to be sold. I like them just fine and if they need replaced I have several sitting in my facility. Also, for bulk chemical storage they are able to be stacked inside your facility.
 
I don't know of anyplace with worse UV than Nevada and the one square tank we have has been in service in our truck for 5 years now and who knows how many years it sat in the yard where I got it from before we started using it. '

These things aren't paper thin, they are pretty tough.

I do wish it looked better, but I'll sacrifice looks for functionality any day. There is no more compact and secure way to carry around 325 gallons of water than with a square tank. We've got lots of other cylinder tanks ranging from 80 gallons to 425 gallons but the most space-efficient and cost-effective tanks we have ever had is the square one.

I'm sure there is some way to make that tank look better. I used to have magnetic signs on the side, but they blew off.

In commercial work there's a flip side to the new truck debate. In this economy if somebody sees a brand new shiny truck that's better than their own personal truck pulling up at their business, the first thing they thing is they are PAYING YOU TOO MUCH. I was specifically told by the decisionmaker after a HUGE bid that he liked my concept and my pricing was on par with the others but I didn't sit with him well that the other two guys showed up in regular cars and I pulled up in a BMW. I'll never forget that and I think about it at every bid and sales call.

I'm looking for a couple of more trucks right now. Shelly thinks I should get a 99+ Ford because they have a newer bodystyle. I want a couple of 98's because they are reliable and turn tighter than a Hyundai Accent.

What do you guys think?
 
I began working on central AC units when I was about 12. During the summers I worked for my uncle at James Deen Electric in Middle Tennessee. He used to buy Datsun trucks way before they were popular. Back in the 70's he would run each datsun to 250k miles then sell them. That was back in the day when anything with more than 70k was considered pretty much worthless.

One time his foot slipped off the brake and went through the floor. He riveted a piece of tin in it and drove that one another couple of years.
 
I have been running the square tank for a year now and have had no problems. I usually carry mine 1/4 full and use it as a buffer if low water pressure, or fill up if I am doing like a long fence or some on the job equipment cleaning. I have u bolts
 
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