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RE: Pallet water tower brainstorm. Seeking advice
Just put another tote under it: even an empty one can support the weight of a full one. Just make sure they sit level :-)
We've had 7 stacks like that for 3 years now, sitting on flat rocks; we get heavy rain & the soil underneath gets fully saturated.
That's an idea I had once before. I thought about stacking two on a couple concrete blocks and making a double decker water storage with the top one being used as a big outdoor shower that would drain into a herb garden. Wife's words were "hell no." 😂
Totes (aka IBC's) are meant to be stacked at least 2 high when full.
Some can go 3 high!
For example:
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When not in transportation and in a warehouse and filled to its maximum gross weight, Hoover’s metal IBC's can typically be stacked 3 high. The APR all poly IBC and the Tuff Tank II can typically be stacked 2 high when filled to their maximum gross weight in a warehouse.
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https://www.hooverferguson.com/resource-center/faq.html
Here are better specs: metal cage IBC's (either 275 and 330 Gallon) can be filled & stacked 3 high, even when part of the metal structure is those plastic corners, or plastic base:
"Stackable 3 High"
https://www.protank.com/275gallon-caged-ibc-tote-p9931172
https://www.protank.com/330gallon-caged-ibc-tote-p8443458