Turning a shipping container into a chem store.

[Drillman]

So suggestions please, wood floor obviously no good.

chequer plate welded up and with a bund lip or sumat else.

was thinking some sort of spray on resin type stuff would maybe do?

 

[Chae1]

@agricontract has a smart one for chemicals.

Has a opening side and shelves you can lift pallets of chemicals on/off with forklift

 

[Still Farming]

Just put a fiberglass liner trough in simple.

 

[Drillman]

Just put a fiberglass liner trough in simple.

Have u a link?

 

[Still Farming]

Have u a link?

These do all sorts but any fiberglass firm can make them for you.

 

[Lakes Nash]

Over board the floor 6 mm ply, screwed down every 6” then fibre glass it, dead easy to do, Chuck a bit of sand into the top coat and it will be a bit more grippy,

 

[Farmer_Joe]

could you not have pallet bunds, years ago when i worked in water treatment we had chemicals on pallets which were kind of grid tops with a shallow bund beneath, very hand and they can then easily be moved you could just boom them into your container.


google pallet bund trhere not dear and a hell of alot easier than fecking about

 

[Tractor Tim]

Wooden floor is fine according to our red tractor assessor we set a 20 foot container up and chem store maybe 4 years ago dont need a lip at the front just put the front 3 inch higher than the back. We have ibc on one side lifted in with loadall

 

[Matt77]

What about the bund part, are you putting something across the door, I've got a smart container to do the same too, seems a shame to rip up the floor, but rather not step over a step every time...

 

[Blue.]

Tell them your organic and hide the store out the way.

 

[Nearly]

Tell them your organic and hide the store out the way.

Sack nroso too. Result.

 

[Kidds]

Wooden floor is fine according to our red tractor assessor we set a 20 foot container up and chem store maybe 4 years ago dont need a lip at the front just put the front 3 inch higher than the back. We have ibc on one side lifted in with loadall

Exactly what we did.
Just tip it back a bit and no need for lip. RT man was happy with it

 

[super4]

I cut a square diesel tank in half. Fitted a shelf in the top of each. Slid into container and been fine last 20yrs.

 

[Badshot]

I bought a reefer container.
Ready bunded.
Just tip it back a bit.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Ours has wooden floor and passes RT inspections, have it split inside 2/3 with false wall and door, insulated with 3x2 plus 1/2” ply and rock wool stud wall then shelved out for chems, other 1/3 of it has solway type bin and draining rack for empties, just have a bit of angle iron screwed to floor with sealant under it for bund

 

[deleted user 837354]

The main consideration is, if there is a fire in here and everything melts or burns (I doubt many agchems are actually flammable these days- the most combustive part of them is now surely the can they are in), where is the liquid that collects going to collect and then go?

An internal sump/bund is best. Wooden racking is allowed, the main concern is that the door and structure should resist fire (and provide security) for long enough for the fire brigade to get there and have a chance to do something about it.