Russ
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
Lets talk about hydraulics having a small hole/lid on a moving tank is designed to keep the lid from giving way under pressures. Plus because most tanks are one way and drain from the bottom once in its life span. Now you cut in a lid that is 4 times bigger than original and not as well made or designed for the pressures you can have problems. The tops are not all designed for a 16-24" man way so pick and chose wisely.
If the tank is a stationary one don't worry about it.
Last edited by Haynes Forest Products; 05-18-2018 at 06:43 PM.
As long as you still have the supports in place I can't see why it would matter.
I use the pail method in both cage tanks and a truck tank and it works pretty good.
Smoky Lake 2x6 dropflu pans and hoods on homemade arch
Smoky Lake 6 gallon water jacked bottler
Concentric Exhaust
250 Deer Run RO
325 taps
When you wash your IBC totes do you pressure wash with cold water (<100 degrees F) or hot water ( >100 degrees F)?
What ever is available its the pressure that gets the big chunks and the sanitizer that keeps it fresh. I picked nup an 2200 PSI Ryobi washer from HD and it came with a whirly nozzle and they kick butt. I use the same nozzle to bore under sidewalks for irrigation pipes it will. It will cut a 10" hole like butter. Now when I clean the totes I took the removable wand and bent it at about a 20 degree angle and it works 100% better to get all sides and underside the top. Now when you bend the wand make sure you remove the wand from the trigger handle when you bend it over your knee. I read somewhere that you can break the thing right off the plastic valve handle or maybe I saw some guy do it from afar.