RTV as a hose caddy/cart

Earlier this year we put some plants/gardens around to give the place some color. Some went near the house but others are pretty far away.

Being new plants, they're starving for water if it doesn't rain every few days.  Well, I'd load up the RTV with 5-gallon buckets of water and drive around watering.  That got old fast since it would splash all over, require several refills...

Well, here's my new watering rig I slapped together a few days ago.

A 300 gallon water tote with an outlet stepped down from 2.5" to garden hose size.  About 20' of old garden hose with a couple hooks to hang it to the back of the tank.  One strap to hold the tank in place when I lift the tilt bed (to get the last of the water out).

Cost... $21 (for the step down at the tanks valve to get to garden hose size).

Works like a charm.

Pic from the back

  NOW THAT IS THE STUFF THERE !!!!!!!!!!!

       bczoom, that's what I call having your thinking hat on !!!

      It never surpises me of what A a RTV owner can and will come up with for his machines !!!!!!

                               ~~~~~~ Two Guns ~~~~~~

Glad youre back BCZoom. Great idea!! That looks like one of the catfish fingerling tanks along with the cage. Now you have me thinking.. How does it handle full of water? I see these used for sale on my way to ARK.   I am thinking  bigger spray rig????? Bordercollie

bordercollie:

How does it handle full of water? I see these used for sale on my way to ARK.   I am thinking  bigger spray rig????? Bordercollie

How many gallons is your current spray rig?

I haven't filled it completely as my watering needs only require about 100 gallons which is 1/3 of the tank capacity.  Not sure how it would handle completely filled but imagine it could be a little hairy as it would weigh close to 2,400 pounds.  A 200 gallon would probably be a better size but all I had laying around is the 300 gallon.  With 100 gallons, I didn't even come close to hitting the rubber stops for the rear suspension so that's good.  Even on flat ground, when it starts sloshing around, it rocks the RTV a bit but not where it feels tippy. 

Not noted in the first thread but another thing that's important was putting a 6x6" block between the water tank and the front of the cargo bed.  This keeps the tank from sliding forward (when going down a hill) and crushing the high-mount air intake.

how much do them tanks sell for? i have been lookin at them a guy sells them a few miles from me but i never stopped to ask him how much.i wanna try to get two of them one for water and one for fuel. when a huricane come i like to have what i need and after katrina that showed me you can never have enough. 

tommy 20/69:

how much do them tanks sell for?

I get them for free.  I think to buy them new/retail, they're a few hundred $.  You could probably get them for $50-100.

A couple things:

DO NOT USE THEM FOR FUEL!!!  You'll be much better off with 55 gallon drums or smaller.

When new, there's a foil seal (like what you see on a new can of coffee) covering the bottom valve and a zip-tie on the top lid.  If the tank you purchase doesn't have that foil seal, I wouldn't use it for drinking/potable water.  Who knows what's been in the tank if that seal has been broken.

For water storage, it's a good idea to add a tad of bleach to it for long-term storage (so algae and/or bacteria doesn't grow).  I use about 1/4 cup per 100 gallons.

 I have a 60 g tow behind [Grazon] and a 25 g [Roundup] for the cargo area. I imagine that I would need a tow behind for this  type of project. I know what Tommy is talking about on the fuel and Katrina. Even way up here we left the guns on the kitchen table because people without gas water, ice and electricity were going nuts.Our farm fuel tanks were locked and so were our gates .For storing stuff, we bought some clean 55 g plastic drums from the Coke plant and they were $15. They use to hold the coke mix.and work good for almost anything.  Bordercollie

 We sell the tanks for $90.

 $90.00 >>>>> That is a fair price !!!!