Where to buy 55g plastic drums?

hackman72 · Nov 8, 2009

Dakota9;413726 wrote: All you really need are Faucets. The faucets fit in to the knock out of the 70mm cap we all see on the 5 gallon tighthead pails we use. If you'll look into the center of the cap, it has a female thread. You just knock out the center and screw in a 38mm faucet. Faucets convert any 70mm tighthead into a "quicksever" unit. I think our faucets go for roughly 2.50 each, maybe alil better if you buy more than a dozen. I believe they are made in England and are quailty, long lasting plastic faucets.

I'll check with advanced drum in.......... AH!!!!!!!!!! I can't think of the name of that place...... Where Marc (flyingarmy) lived. Advance Drum is there, and I although I believe we get very competitive pricing, they are opened to the public.

You'll need to know the lingo if you call them or anyone else......, if you want new or reconditioned, definately hdpe or poly drum, and if you want one bung or two......... No seriously, they'll ask. Most 55g drums are double bunged, but they do have single bungs, which are the drum holes on the top. It appears you are also interested perhaps in a 30 and 15g? If so, they have those as well......

I'll check into it and post more tomorrow regarding availability and cost.....

uhhhh....yeah...for us common folk does that mean that I can get a 5 gallon bucket with a spigot on the side...lol

dakota9 · Nov 8, 2009

Well, you can get a five gallon cube with a faucet on the top, and then turn it on it's side to despense.......

Where the h*ll did you find that avatar? I'm almost offended (well, almost, LOL)

hackman72 · Nov 8, 2009

Dakota9;413757 wrote: Where the h*ll did you find that avatar? I'm almost offended (well, almost, LOL)

Are you making fun of the way I look???..lol

Actually, my 8 year old daughter and I were looking at all the funny pictures we could find and sitting laughing together...just good quality father daughter time that I don't get often enough. She said I needed to tell people it was me so they could laugh too...so I changed my avatar.

dakota9 · Nov 8, 2009

I'm working on this now. I can't really quote a price of any sort until I get our updated pricing from the vendor. I should have some answers by this afternoon.

chymos45 · Nov 8, 2009

Tagging along, as I am interested in tops for the 55G. I have (2) 2 bung 55 gal drums, but had to cut the tops to get into them. Would love to be able to cover them back up now that I am done with the inside.

chymos45 · Nov 8, 2009

Oh yeah, and I have 2 of these guys (or VERY similar):

http://www.relianceproducts.com/prod...ation/187.html">http://www.relianceproducts.com/prod...ation/187.html</a>

that came with a full setup I purchased a while ago. Pretty sure one was only used for RO and the other was used for salt mixing. $15 for both, and yes I will be at the meeting tomorrow. If anyone is interested, let me know and I will bring with me.

lilrobb · Nov 8, 2009

That link is dead... LOL

EDIT:

chymos45 · Nov 8, 2009

Well done. Thanks!

dakota9 · Nov 8, 2009

Here's my email to the vendor;

I have a group of people looking to source an item I’m unfamiliar with, and may not be something you offer.

I’m looking to source a 50 to 55 gallon natural, plastic (HDPE), open head drum with cover, which would have a faucet/valve on the side, toward the bottom which would allow for gravity fed dispensing.

Does such an item exist? Would it be more properly termed a tote rather than a drum? Any insight you could offer would be greatly appreciated.

**

The response I received stated that she had never seen such an item, so it's a no-go on that front.

An internet search produced these results;

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=USPlastic&category%5Fname=32&product%5Fid=4293">http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=USPlastic&category%5Fname=32&product%5Fid=4293</a> Click on the pdf file to see drawings which illustrates the flat space formed into the lower side of the container to add a bulkhead.

I've sent an email to US Plastics asking for a more specific container for your needs. Also, I have one other local vendor (in Fairburn) that I can try to source through. 

Bear with............

dakota9 · Nov 8, 2009

Chymos45;413842 wrote: Oh yeah, and I have 2 of these guys (or VERY similar):

http://www.relianceproducts.com/prod...ation/187.html">http://www.relianceproducts.com/prod...ation/187.html</a>

that came with a full setup I purchased a while ago. Pretty sure one was only used for RO and the other was used for salt mixing. $15 for both, and yes I will be at the meeting tomorrow. If anyone is interested, let me know and I will bring with me.[/QUOTE]

I looked at that link. Those are very nice containers, but you can add a faucet to most any pail out there with a 70mm cap

Would some of you like me to bring you some faucets? I'll get the best price I can, and could deliver them to the meeting if anyone was interested.......

dakota9 · Nov 8, 2009

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=usplastic&category%5Fname=25&product%5Fid=34417">http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=usplastic&category%5Fname=25&product%5Fid=34417</a>

Per US Plastics, this is the only item on the market the meets the criteria specified. Please advise if this is vastly different from the invisioned product you were looking to source.

Also, per US Plastics, it's common to purchase 55g Poly Drums and ad bulkheads as an aftermarket feature.

I'm still waiting on a return email from my second local source.

Updates available as they become available to me.

lilrobb · Nov 8, 2009

There are true open top barrels out there, these storage containers from USP are $$$ and over-engineered, LOL

dakota9 · Nov 8, 2009

Hey........ I'm just messenger boy.

Still looking for natural drums, waiting on an email.

lilrobb · Nov 8, 2009

I know,
and I do appreciate the time you spend for us - the ones I mentioned sometimes pop on Craigslist - but are usually gone in a day.

dakota9 · Nov 8, 2009

From what I've seen, these items are rare because they are after-market mods someone is making, perhaps for an industry that is as now, unknown to me.

lilrobb · Nov 8, 2009

Like these:

http://www.bayteccontainers.com/57galoprain.html">http://www.bayteccontainers.com/57galoprain.html</a>

I coul easily get the bulkhead in there myself...

rededge2k1 · Nov 8, 2009

LilRobb;414061 wrote: Like these:

http://www.bayteccontainers.com/57galoprain.html">http://www.bayteccontainers.com/57galoprain.html</a>

I could easily get the bulkhead in there myself...[/QUOTE]

Is there a special bulkhead needed for a circular surface of a barrel? Seems to me like a standard "flat" bulkhead wouldn't make a watertight seal.

Dustin

lilrobb · Nov 8, 2009

It does, the force you use tightening it up will press the wall flat in that spot - just use a quality bulkhead and tighten it REALLY well!

Robb

johnr2604 · Nov 8, 2009

You could always use a uni-seal also.

weaglereefer · Nov 8, 2009

Yup, I used a flat bulkhead in my 18g tub for my water mixing. Long as you get the seal on the correct side and make it tight enough, no problems. I hooked an old pump up to mix water and ran PVC up and over the side, works like a charm and it's portable.

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