water storage

[dirt1016]

I have a couple of 55 gallon plastic drums that I want to you use to store water for my pressure washer. I would like to have one one on my 10x6 endlosed trailer. I was wondering how to mount it and where to mount it etc. I always see this type of setup at mx tracks but I never paid attention to how they did it.

[Alan Bechard]

I would be real careful how I went about doing that. Full you are looking at 450 - 500 pounds depending on plumbing etc. If your trailer is a single axle with a 3500 lb axle and figuring 1500 pounds of trailer weight you will run out of capacity fast. This info is stamped or written on a commercially made trailer.

I guess the point I am poorly trying to make is that you are speaking of a considerable portion of your weight carrying capacity if you plan on moving the trailer with a load of water on board. And if you do have a single axle it is enough weight that you would want to work it close to the axle if practical because it will severly affect your tounge weight.

Al Bechard

[cr500]

a motoX friend of mine has a big H2O tank in the bed of his f-350 at the races. He doesnt seem to have any trouble outta it. If you want to mount H2O iwould put it in the bed of your truck if you have one...............chris

[dirt1016]

I don't have a truck so it would have to be on the trailer. The tank also does not have to be full. I was thinking, just enough to wash a couple of bikes. For some reason I swear I saw them on the front of the trailer, where the trailer frame makes a triangle to the hitch. I could be wrong. I thought they had them strapped in there.

[cr500]

Could be that you have seen some on the tongue of a trailer before, but differnt trailers are made diff. Some may have a big enough tongue for H2O. It would place alot of wieght on your tow vehicle (car?). I think you would also be surprised to find out how much H2O it takes to wash 2 bikes. The tank my friend has is huge, im not sure how many GL but its more than 55.......chris

[CrazyTed]

A couple of old friends of mine had the same water jugs. They would travel to the races with them empty and then either fill them at the track or someplace just outside the track on the way in. Of course they raced ATV's so they just used the ATV with a rack to transport the barrels back to the pits.

[KTM250rm]

A partial fill barrell of water is more dangerous than a full barrell. Once the water starts sloshing around, it has alot of potential power when it comes to stopping or turning. That is the reason you see alot of water trucks flipping over when they don't have a full tank. Professional water haulers have baffles in the tank to prevent the water from rushing around.