Papercreters: [papercreters] Re: tote mixers

Thursday, July 31, 2008

[papercreters] Re: tote mixers

Ahhhhhhh.... "Tote"

No wonder I couldn't fine those things with any internet search I
tried. I didn't know that they were called "totes" so I wasn't using
the correct search term.

$20-$40/each sounds great. New ones tend to run 5 to 10 times that
amount.

It appears that they are also called "IBC tanks".
IBC=Intermediate Bulk Container
http://tinyurl.com/592njw

How did any of us survive before Google existed?

--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, Mikey Sklar <sklarm-yahoo@...>
wrote:
>
> I did my first two papercrete mixes with a borrowed tow behind.
That
> mixer was made from a 275 gallon tote. These totes are very
> affordable on the used market. Normally $20 - $40 each. My problem
> with it was the height. It was very difficult to get the mix out.
We
> could have added a large ball valve to release the mix, but it was
> not mine to modify. The owner who still has it tried adding auger
to
> move the mix, but the motor was too slow. In the end we just
tipped
> the tote over and shoveled out the mix. That mixer is probably for
> sale if anyone is interested.
>
> I have found four sources for these totes near Animas Creek, Las
> Cruces, Derry, and Silver City, NM. The totes were originally used
to
> hold different things such as animal feed supplements, bentonite
> clay, vinegar and so on. I use two of the vinegar totes for water
> catchment off my roof. They are also great for waste veggie oil
storage.
>
> -Mikey
> http://blog.holyscraphotsprings.com
>