WTB 55 gallon plastic drums

[FESTER665]

I'm finding them all over eBay but nowhere close to the Chicago burbs area, I'm trying to find four 55 gallon plastic drums to do a rain catchment setup at the house...

Anyone have any leads?

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[GG Allin]

Check the MWRD website. They're giving them away, up to 4 per house if you live in a town on the list.

https://www.mwrd.org/irj/portal/anonymous/rainbarrel

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

Drewpetersen.com

 

[87 IROC LT1]

where are you located, i might have a lead for you

 

[FESTER665]

Check the MWRD website. They're giving them away, up to 4 per house if you live in a town on the list.

https://www.mwrd.org/irj/portal/anonymous/rainbarrel

My city is part of the program but they want you to apply for them and there no guarantee that you get one and I'm not sure if the ones the city give you are 55g in size. I kinda wanted to set it up a certain way too instead of being forced to use it the way they designed it...

 

[FESTER665]

Drewpetersen.com

He only had steel drums available, plus he's not going to be around to sell them. Something about an extended vacation or something?

 

[FESTER665]

where are you located, i might have a lead for you

I'm in Streamwood, NW burbs basically.

 

[Frank Dukes]

craigslist

https://chicago.craigslist.org/search/sss?sort=rel&query=plastic+drums

 

[Flyn]

Got any larger power washing companies near you? When I had the biz, I used to have trouble getting rid of 55 gal. soap drums and would have been happy to give them away.

 

[GG Allin]

My city is part of the program but they want you to apply for them and there no guarantee that you get one and I'm not sure if the ones the city give you are 55g in size. I kinda wanted to set it up a certain way too instead of being forced to use it the way they designed it...

This is what I was sent for free. I have 4 total. These 3 are fed by one downspout and linked at the bottom to equalize. Can't beat free. And they are each 55 gallons.

 

[FESTER665]

Got four from a guy in Hoffman Estates from CL....

That'll be one of the next projects.

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

did you have fun with the transaction? like mumbling these hookers gonna get it

 

[Yaj Yak]

dats alotta waaaddda

 

[FESTER665]

did you have fun with the transaction? like mumbling these hookers gonna get it

HAHAHA, nope... It was an older guy, just explained how he has his setup to collect the water, etc...

Fairly easy transaction, although it could be because I gave him what he was asking since it was a fair price.... I hate those people who try to talk you down like 80% of your price.

 

[greasy]

What was stored in those drums prior to you picking them up? Depending on what was in them, it might be a good idea to triple rinse those.

 

[FESTER665]

What was stored in those drums prior to you picking them up? Depending on what was in them, it might be a good idea to triple rinse those.

Pre-rinsed from the guy with a pressure washer... I'll definitely give them a once over again with my pressure washer too though.

I believe they were soaps of some kind from the car wash down the street.