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How flexible are IBM Totes?

I need to bring 3 totes into basement.

I will be cutting off the top 1 foot.

How flexible are the totes to fold back to get through a 3' door way?

Would rather not take door jams apart.

Craig

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Permalink Reply by Craig Shevlin on December 31, 2015 at 4:59am

To clarify IBC not IBM. No computers involved.

Permalink Reply by Mark Liles on December 31, 2015 at 6:50am

I put a ratchet strap around one and folded it pretty good and fit it through a standard door to get 2 into my basement.

Permalink Reply by Mark Liles on December 31, 2015 at 6:50am

After the top was cut off, like you were saying. Good luck!

Permalink Reply by Jim Fisk on December 31, 2015 at 12:07pm

They are amazingly tough. Try not to allow it to kink and you are fine.

Permalink Reply by Jeff S on January 1, 2016 at 3:59pm

While I try to use IBCs exclusively since I get them very cheap and they work great, My recommendation would be to build a large tank from wood and pond liner for your fish and then use the cut off IBCs for GBs. Another suggestion if you have the room is cut an IBC in half and connect the halves together via a SLO pipe and keep fish in both sides. You could separate them by size then if you want. I can send you a diagram of how to hook that up if you like.

Permalink Reply by Craig Shevlin on January 2, 2016 at 8:26am

Thanks all.

Mark Liles I never thought of the ratchet straps and they made it very easy to maneuver.