Water tank

Aug 11, 2005 8 Replies

Gentlemen,



I have searched up hill and down dale for a suitable water tank for my Lister L and have ended up with a plastic water butt. You wouldn't think that 20 gal oil type drums were like hens teeth. Several people have suggested Gas bottles cut down to size but I think that it wont look right, then neither does my choice but at least its complete. I'll try and hide it so its not to obvious :-))



Martin P


sadly 20 gallon steel drums are like hen's teeth as most are now made in plastic. ttfn Roland

Thanks Mike, I am currently using one of those dimensions and have to keep changing the water for cold to control the temperature because it is not big enough.

Mart> Martin

Hi martin the only place that I think you may be able to get a 20 gal drum is a parts washer Co they recycle the fluid its the type of cleaner that goes on top of the drum and you just change it wen its full of crap I even tried Morris oil for you just in case I needed to order 20 gals of some oil quick but no luck they have not done them for a long time Nick

He's right you know, I spent ages with the bit between my electronic teeth, but came up blank. All I can suggest now is a section of water pipe or something of that ilk.

The other suggestion is a proper radiator, of course.

Regards,

J. Kim Siddorn,

Martin If you haven't already set your sights on screen cooling, it's worth trying Smiths of the Forest of Dean.

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have steel drums amongst their bewildering array of plastic stuff. I have a couple out the back of the machine shop, although they've probably got a few dents in by now. I'll take a look.

Lucien

Try looking in Yellow Pages under Drums, Kegs, Barrels and Casks. I bought a brand new 20 gallon drum for a 6/1 about 4 years ago from a company in Durham. Just rang them up, explained that I wanted one for show purposes and could they run off an extra barrel (no lid req'd) on the next run. Paid about =A316, incl. Tony's wedge, in advance and collected about 2 weeks later. No dents. No rust. Regards, D=2EC.

Try looking in Yellow Pages under Drums, Kegs, Barrels and Casks. I bought a brand new 20 gallon drum for a 6/1 about 4 years ago from a company in Durham. Just rang them up, explained that I wanted one for show purposes and could they run off an extra barrel (no lid req'd) on the next run. Paid about =A316, incl. Tony's wedge, in advance and collected about 2 weeks later. No dents. No rust. Regards, D=2EC.

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