Where I Buy IBC Totes For Cheap

[@HometownAcres]

Link for Hometown Acres gear below teespring.com/hometown-acres?pid=2

[@charlesmckinley29]

You have time on your side look at the solar kilns for a lower cost to build and operate and fit your needs.

[@utubestalker.dotcom]

great story

[@JasonSmith-gd2un]

I live west of Nashville about 30 minutes. Totes are going for $60 up to $ 150 . Interesting video I enjoyed watching it . Thanks

[@TheBgrugbymatt]

Cut the bladder at a 45 from corner to corner to make free roofs that keep your wood out of the rain

[@johnroney3556]

Dang that's a great idea.

[@paradoxdea]

Both of you are an example of American talent & ingenuity. Bless you both!!

[@DudeThat251]

Stories like this are awesome it gives the normal person hope that they can do something other than the normal 9-5. Fire wood might not be your thing but you can find your thing and run with it

[@guyxmas7519]

It would probably be kimda hard to run with firewood

[@paulbencal7002]

I went to see Matt yesterday 10-5-2020 and bought 20 totes from him. What a great guy and an impressive business. My brother and I talked with him for a while was just a joy to chat with. Beautiful country side and a very nice drive down there. Wish him all the best. Adam...thanks for this video and take care as well.

[@HometownAcres]

That’s awesome. Glad I could help. Looks like I’ll have to wait til spring to buy anymore from him haha

[@paulbencal7002]

Hometown Acres I think I left you two

[@domrudd5042]

Great deal! In my area 330 gallon ibc totes are going anywhere from $50-$120… and $30-$90 for the 275 gallon. Love the videos! Keep up the great work!

[@williamwilson6887]

Great video Adam, Yet another example of someone who had a side gig they were passionate about who eventually realized it was their calling. He does indeed have an amazing setup. It’s great to see products being recycled for other uses. BTW.....my high school used a heating system using chips and that was back in the 80’s on the east coast of Canada. I think a lot of the schools eventually switched over to that heating method. Keep up the great content and stay safe.

[@HometownAcres]

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@BuckJones1909]

Like most subjects it is far more complicated than an initial examination would indicate! Thank you for this very educational video!

[@ctbsancho2516]

Hey Adam you are probably already aware of this, but I've seen a guy cut those plastic inserts diagonally then use them for little roofs over the firewood in the tote when you're storing it in the weather. Worked pretty slick. Cheers

[@udavidism]

At 19:04 he finally talks about the totes. You're welcome.

[@shayanshahriar7882]

Thanks 🙏

[@howtogetoutofbabylon8978]

Thanks!!!

[@jomckeag4482]

The title of the video is misleading.

[@howtogetoutofbabylon8978]

Exactly... and thanks Shayan for the 19:04 note!!!

[@davidsawyer1599]

Most videos could be less then five minutes. Why they drag these out is beyond me. Thanks.

[@johndurrett3573]

Came for the Totes, stayed for the wholesome conversation and honest living. Wish the best two both of you. To bad its long ways away for me. But at least I know where to look locally now.!

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Great video! My friend works as a mechanic at a place eerily similar to that here in CT, I buy the IBC totes from him after the mulch dye is emptied for the same price of $25. I actually then resell just the tank itself without the cage to people for various uses and recoup about 90% of the cost!

[@luckyx16]

Talk about flashbacks. That guys operation brought back memories of working in a mill 20+ years ago. Add a debarker and a decent saw and he is making lumber too!

[@i.r.wayright1457]

If you took note of the price for lumber these days, you would convert the firewood business into a lumber mill.

[@NPAMike]

if you did that and invested thousands of dollars into a saw mill and training and 1 year from now prices fall and then your out of money because you tried to chase the price of lumber.

[@daveklein2826]

Not all logs are hardwood quality

[@rickoncordova1]

Great vid. Thanks for sharing. Here,[ east of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, ] they are $100 for one that you can put drinking water in, [ potable ], and $80 for the other ones. Rick.

[@skeets6060]

Ahhh you got the pilgrims workin for ya,, IBC totes around the burgh are like gold !

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Came for the totes heard the story was happy to hear it but now I ran out of time got to go hopefully I can come back to hear about those totes

[@1mtstewart]

Great video, lots of ideas went into that whole set up but every urban center needs two or three feeding products into it. What would you think about a twenty foot shipping container as a kiln? Add some fans for circulation and a chimney throughout to get all the heat available? Build the fire at one end, load and unload at the other. Totes are handy to have for many purposes.

[@Camping814]

Watching your newer videos and glad this one was suggested too. Only an hour south of me, thanks!!

[@tomfillmore9710]

that was very interesting thanks for the tour of the mill your buddy has his ducks in a row smart young man thanks for sharing Happy New Year's to you and your family

[@gudfarfar]

I used to work as a production worker for Norway Seafoods, but as I got older my health started to fail. My boss suggested that I apply for a scolarship to train for a bacherlor's degree in Economics, and so I did. After 3 years I was able to quit that job and start working full time at an accounting firm in town. I hated that job! Talk about Lone Ranger, being stuck in a PC all day, almost never seeing others except for my boss, was not a job for me in the long run, but I got to save up a lot of money and was able to retire eventually. I really wished that I had tried something else but accounting.

[@tracymclaughlinholmes677]

The other place to look is concrete works companies. They get concrete dye in those same totes. So companies that build on site concrete pools, stamped concrete patio, make their own landscaping blocks. That's where I've found them between $20-30 each. I'm in central PA above Harrisburg.

[@HometownAcres]

Thanks for sharing. Always good to have multiple places to look

[@johnmcleer7075]

No secret Adam your bundles I would guess weigh 2-3 times what the other bundles weigh. I imagine that slab would is fine starter, but fire wood, naugh I ain’t thinking so. But people up to the lake for a weekend buy what they can get. Me I’m thinking one bundle of starter and four bundles of cord wood makes a great evening, Great operation, having all that acreage makes a world of difference.

[@HometownAcres]

Yes it’s nice being able to source the material from your own property. Thanks for watching

[@pauljconroysr4080]

suggestion on doing the kiln dry . why not build a double barrel wood burner with a heater exchanger tube setup in the top barrel so you can the force the air the the wood to dry ? that way like him you could use your scrap wood to heat it it to dry . just an idea :)

[@Deutschehordenelite]

That was an awesome tour, really interesting, greatly appreciated! Inspirational really :D Maybe you can get crafty and build a small size kiln yourself?

[@uarthchylde]

the answer will suprise you because it comes at 19:10 at the earliest and 20:08 at the latest

[@JTLEE-zd2ig]

Henry Farmers CO-OP in far western KY sells those baskets for $ 20-25 each. Used by area farmers for liquid chemicals, so plenty available. Good job; interesting video, & interesting use for firewood.

[@OurGreeneAcres]

That guy has a lot going on. 25$ that is a good price sure beats quotes around here. Take care brother

[@HometownAcres]

Thanks Ben

[@2WearyCows]

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[@jomckeag4482]

@@HometownAcres thanks Ben for not commenting on my obvious waste of almost 20 minutes to get to addressing the title of the video

[@TheHobbyShop1]

Found some here in SE Michigan for $20 in the smaller of the two sizes but that was just one seller. Most of the 275 gallon totes were in the $50 or above range. So your buddy has got a pretty smoking deal going.

[@arnoldromppai5395]

in Finland every home and buisness has a hot and cold water line supplied to the by each city, they have no land fills at all, the goverment tells you when you have to cut your land of all the under brush and dead falls, they send in a machine that cutsa and bales it all, and it is trucked off to the closesed city boiler. and the city pays you by the ton for it, witch more then covers paying tor the company that cut your under brush, what cant be recycled or composted from trash is burned in these half mile long boilers that heat your home and demestic hot water, avarage cost a month for your city hot water for heating and domestic is 20Eu, all your glass an all plastics, you take to a shopping mall were they have a wall lined up with machines that look like huge ATM'S you put your glass and plastic in and the machine kicks out cash for you, same with tin cans in another unit, these huge city boiler burn so clean, there is no smelll or smoke, hot water lines under streets and side walks melts snow and ice

[@18twilliams]

Thank you for sharing that, very instructive!

[@datboi1026]

That’s really cool! I really wonder who thought of that, it’s not only useful but helps with the waste issue.

[@zeviono4562]

Yeah thats the way to do it! That's what I call ORGANISATION.. every place on the planet should do that.

[@elaineschwarzhoff238]

Ppl

[@rebeccapettifer6553]

That is unbelievably fantastic! You must be so proud of your country. It could never happen here in the US. We can't get our government officials to agree on anything! So sad!

[@JCWren]

I think I've hit the jackpot for 330 gallon totes around my area. I paid $50/ea, and they're food grade, although that doesn't really matter since they'll be firewood baskets. The contained fruit juice that a local winery buys for distilling (or whatever it's called in the winery biz). I plan to pick up 4 more this week, and that should hold me for a while. I'm in north Georgia, and between pandemic pricing driving the cost of these up and less use of them, they're harder to find up here. Closer to Atlanta, they're more readily available, but still averaging around $100 for 275 gallon food grade and $150 for 330 gallon food grade. I heard you mention the other day in a recent video you have a secret plan to get wood ready for this winter. I think I just figured out you're buying a kiln :)

[@russwoodward8251]

A fantastic operation. I appreciate the tour.

[@earlzathome]

Hey Adam, just an FYI.....went by a place yesterday that uses totes for firewood. Instead of removing the whole bladder they left the top of it in to keep the wood dry.....pretty smart idea so I thought I'd share!!

[@JonsDailyHustle]

Wow that is an absolutely great setup. I'm getting into some firewood on the side.....very very small scale more like as a past time that puts a bit of cash in my pocket. This would be a dream of mine to ever get to that level

[@jeffery19677]

I ALMOST skipped the latter half of the video because you didn't mention the totes.. But the tour was VERY interesting. I suggested something similar to this to a local hardwood sawmill about 20 years ago. I even suggested a partnership on the separate slab drying/ firewood side of the operation that I would run. No telling how much money they threw away. Dyed mulch wasn''t a thing around here back then. Now I have to go find a mulch dying operation near me.....

[@sunseeker6088]

What a wonderful treat and great video.

[@genegreear4183]

You might want to look into a solar kiln. Then with just a fan or two you would be all set. I use one to dry down lumber so I can build with it. Good luck

[@Guywithcrazyideas]

this was a super fun video - that dude is super smart

[@theonlybuzz1969]

Great video, love to see the ingenuity of someone who was 14 decides “hey I can do that” and goes from strength to strength, god bless you all...

[@gregmislick1117]

now that you have your mill, build yourself 1 or more of the Virginia Tech Plan based Solar Lumber Kiln. They would work for firewood and I think that the standard sized kiln would probably hold up to 4 cords..and you can use one to dry your lumber as well.

[@jerrytoler9789]

Very informative! I enjoy watch all of your videos.

[@wtbm123]

Cool . I wonder if the kilns are IFB lined , Inswool blanket or modules , Insulating board , Insulating Refractory. If a person did a little research you could make a small Kiln . Getting the thermocouples and controllers would prob be the hardest part . I worked rebuilding kilns furnaces chemical tanks boilers , induction furnaces and other things for years . I liked the video

[@MrEunderwood]

I work for a company that does industrial heat treating. Think I'll have to try to get the necessary parts for a new project

[@markpashia7067]

You might want to look at OTW here on KZbin for kiln ideas. He is a small saw mill in E. Tennessee who kiln dry and sterilizes wood slabs from his sawmill, but those types of kilns should work for your needs, maybe just a bit slower. The one kiln he has for a while is a system installed in a self contructed building so you could size to fit your totes. His new one he is getting is a pre built unit by a company near him. At least it would be worth a look. Good luck and thanks for the tip on used totes.

[@paulwagner5367]

Now that's an operation wow.

[@Nopsi1300]

Here in my Area in south west Germany the ibc boxes go for around 25€ (thats a brazillion of Dollar 😉🤣) My wood dries around 1 1/2 to two years, outside on the field. It gets down to 10-15%, depending on the weather 👍

[@harveyroad6]

Really interesting set up. You should look up woodmizer solar kiln plans.

[@dancover3624]

The first time watching you. You seem like a good guy

[@HometownAcres]

I try to be about as honest and fair as I can. Hopefully that comes through on camera

[@paddylandreville8501]

I just loved watching this video, thanks for posting.

[@phillipmoxley6461]

Look into a tobacco drying unit. Kooks very similar to what was pictured in the video. In tobacco growing regions you can find used units at many auctions. A very good and informative video. Thank you

[@Broncitis6677]

I've got about 30 of those 330 gallon IBC totes. I picked up most of them for my neighbor who owns a mulch company and got them for free sometimes and $10 at other times. I use them to transport and store heating oil, so I have to thoroughly clean them before use which is a real PITA.

[@jons7677]

I just bought couple for $20/tote. I live in Indiana. But I have seen them go for as much as $75. This guy only had a few, less than a dozen. He gets them from a factory for free. I wanted to try a couple before I got too many. Live in a small town, small lot, so don't have a lot of space. Might work until price of lumber comes down so I can build a firewood shed.

[@jeffselchow5719]

Nathan at 'Out of the Woods' KZbin channel, has a Woodmizer Kiln Controller, he then built a kiln to dry his slab wood he cuts on his Woodmizer LT40 Wide Mill. Maybe something like that would help you out with accelerating drying firewood for you. Check him out, Good Luck.

[@SkylineAcresVA]

Wow, that was really neat! Thanks!

[@russbatzer6970]

Wow!! Very interesting video and great content, too! Thanks 👍

[@BeaverTales5363]

I used to work at a ready mix concrete plant. They got their chemicals used as admixtures for their concrete in these totes. So try your local concrete plant.

[@christophercrouch8847]

Thanks for this video. I found totes for $35 and $30 on facebook market. It's a 2 hour drive, but well worth it.

[@johnnorris80]

Great video Adam. Those IBC totes are listed on Craigslist in my area (Rochester, NY) for around $125.

[@jerthomas839]

I live in Montana there is an airport near us they also use those totes for deicing fluid I bought a couple totes from the airport

[@HometownAcres]

That’s not a bad idea. How much were they?

[@jomckeag4482]

@@HometownAcres they were $25, what a coincidence. Hang on for 20 minutes, pull up a chair, and I’ll tell you the tall tale that has me interviewing Betty at the transfer station about how she manages the scale and she uses numbers subtraction to calculate the weight of garbage

[@robschwartzenburg8933]

In southern Ontario I have seen them for a hundred dollars per tote, a lot more money than you pay

[@EastonmadeWoodSplitters]

That's a great operation adam. They are $45 canadian up here in most places. But you can find lots of places just trying to get rid of them like you said

[@HometownAcres]

Yeah it’s the biggest firewood facility I’ve seen in person. It was pretty cool. Any chance we’ll see an Eastonmade micro kiln? Haha

[@EastonmadeWoodSplitters]

@@HometownAcres lol....never know where the road will take us

[@BacktotheBasics101]

I guess what really gets me excited about this video is he started out selling firewood for $45 and it just grew. That my friends is America🇺🇸

[@boydmerriman]

I would love to get a hold of some of that off cut slabs he is using to burn in the kiln!

[@SeptemberMeadows]

Great video, Adam. Thanks Matt!

[@NotSureJoeBauers]

Its true about the humidity in summer vs winter. Out west we have very dry summers and very humid winters. It just rained 6-8" and it won't be drier than wet wood until May unless we have cold Arctic air blow in for a few weeks. Our softwoods dry out fast too

[@brianwood7480]

Excellent video, I learned a lot. Thank you.

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Great info! I had no idea you were located so near me in northwest PA. And I had no idea I could get totes there. Excellent info! Thanks for sharing.

[@deanbarr5740]

I enjoyed todays video Adam. I'm not sure where Spartansburg Pa. is, but that'd surely be a bargain. Here in the northern panhandle of W.V they are mostly a hundred bucks if you can find them. I bought 4 of 300 gallons for 50.00 a piece last summer in Buckhannon W.V. but with this Covid 19 everything has either doubled or tripled in price. Thanks for taking us along.

[@ppipowerclass]

Yeah not only does dry wood burn longer, it burns hotter too. I was burning extremely green wood the start of this winter, it was awful. Just got back into the dry wood I cut the start of last summer that is much dryer, and it is way better.

[@patrickwoite7188]

If you want a small wood kiln, and it wasn't already mentioned, try to find a comoany by the name of "Logosol" on the internet.

[@douglaswindsor120]

In Calgary Alberta price is around 125 dollars Canadian very seldom they come available for cheaper sometimes even free

[@eugenemcgowan2575]

I bought one last week with the i000lr tank at 115 euro in the local hardware store as storage for rainwater.

[@jeromymitchell2542]

As a cheap way of having a kiln is making a solar kiln and you can build it to the size you want plus it'll only cost you the materials for building it.

[@willyam9735]

IBC tote (frames only) can be bought for as little as $20/ea within 75mile radious of Portland, Or as listed on craigs list!

[@jasone9]

Awesome video. Love to see what people can accomplish with knowledge and hard work. I did have to laugh because when you pulled in there, I said to myself I bet he had some amish guys working for him, and sure enough. I would have loved to hear his perspective on getting good employees and keeping them, because even with "all the unemployment " we hear about I know it's tough to fill these types of jobs, you know, the ones where you actually have to get your hands dirty. Again thanks for the interesting video and the info on where I can get some more totes when I need them.

[@jimbopreps8187]

Have you looked into solar kiln. Blue roof metal gets the hottest and solar powered fans from box store. Drying is cut down to weeks

[@John-B69692]

This was like a teaser video... (I forgot all about the IBC containers....) Please, please, PLEASE make an indepth video of all the processies involved with Keystone Treecycling -in operation.. THAT would be awesome.. Great Video... Thanks...

[@chocalatekid8024]

Life is ahort! Do what you like

[@danbrophy3785]

Great interview! Great content.

[@bradleybornkamp1586]

If anyone needs I always have them in NJ, usually about 20 on hand. Free to take.

[@bradleybornkamp1586]

Bring beer!!!!!

[@jackjanssendc1241]

In WI, I have found several sellers on Craigslist... prices vary widely but average is $25-$35.

[@frankmunoz2232]

Great business

[@craigcarman354]

Really cool and interesting operation

[@PriceRegie]

I found IBC Totes that had a black dye in them. I'm using the frame for firewood. How do I get rid of the plastic bottle? I saw where one person cut a portion off of the bottle to make a cover for the firewood.

[@j.maxwaddell2557]

Very informative, new information to me. Thank you.

[@bradsmith9116]

What do you do with or how do you get rid of the plastic bladders from the totes?

[@markrodriguez5210]

I sale the 330 gallon for 90$ and 275gallon for 75$ each , they are cleaned out and pressure tested , we are in corpus christi texas

[@twbishop]

question 1: why die the mulch? (or is it a preservative too?) wouldn't wood-colored mulch be just as or more valuable? question 2: what to do with the plastic bladders? perhaps these could be sold separately for holding diesel fuel or other liquids.

[@lorimiller5574]

I really enjoy the content of your videos, and I would encourage you to look into better sound management so that people don't get frustrated listening.

[@Chimonger1]

Interesting stuff! HEADSUP: he doesn't talk about those at all much, until the last short bit. AND...he's in PA....so, not local or even close, to most of the country....he should have led with that part, and then rambled on about all the wood stuff he does. But, the title of it seemed to say this talked about where to get clean used Totes--I don't do wood storage; we need to use them for water storage on the west coast!! Where to find the clear, food-grade used ones?

[@samherrick8294]

Didnt look like there was a sawmill on the operation. Does all the slabwood get hauled in?

[@anthonyspadafora1384]

Very interesting video. I am an HVAC mechanic that specializes in hydronics just outside Reading PA. This year I was ask to pipe in 2 outside wood boilers. One is gasification and the other just forced draft but also does coal. I have taken quite an interest in wood and some of the new wood burning boilers that are available. Some of the wood chip boilers coming from Europe are really cutting edge and fully automatic. The question I have is how do you dry those wood chips? I have watched several videos on this and was led to believe wood chip piles can spontaneously combust if not dried properly. Does the school district dry these chips before use? Do they burn them green? Very informative video!

[@darbo6955]

What do you do with the inside containers? Would be interested to know abount

[@davidcarrow5419]

Excellent video you took us through all the phases of firewood producing. From the kid with a chainsaw and maul to your friends top of the line firewood and more business 👍👍👍

[@HometownAcres]

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it.

[@jomckeag4482]

@@HometownAcres I didn’t enjoy your taking almost 20 minutes to get to the point.

[@S_man89]

Dude that’s not all that far from Jamestown! Thanks for the vid!

[@m715fm]

I'm sure there is a program that will help him setup a solar system to help with the cost of electricity to run his plant. He has got a great system.

[@woodyjade9097]

very interesting, loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@haroldwilkerson2026]

We just had a place in Gillette Wyoming giving these away for free the totes they went super quick

[@rjaquaponics9266]

What an excellent business!

[@stanwiggins3423]

Great music to go with the video.

[@billd9266]

In Georgia- Atlanta area they are about $150 each.