Reuse ledger, year to date: 41,200 totes diverted from Texas landfills this year. 2,060k lb of HDPE kept in service. 1,772k lb of steel cage recovered. 3,140 tons of CO₂e avoided. 92% of our wash water recycled on site. 68 Texas counties served from one Austin yard. Full methodology at /sustainability/reuse-ledger.

Product · accessories

The parts that
make a tote
actually useful.

A tote with the wrong valve is a tote you fight every time you use it. These are the fittings, pumps, covers and containment pieces that turn a container into a working piece of equipment.

Rows of used 275 gallon composite IBC totes stacked two high in an outdoor yard under a blue sky

The short answer

The four accessories that matter most: an adapter from the S60x6 buttress outlet to whatever your hose uses, the right valve for your product viscosity, a vented lid if you draw down fast, and light protection if the tote lives outdoors. Everything else is optional.

From the yard

Wide view of a warehouse hall filled with reconditioned IBC totes on polished concrete — Covered inventory. What you see on the rack is what goes on your truck.

Close-up of a single 275 gallon IBC tote showing its capacity label, UN placard and blue ball valve — A 275 with the plate, the capacity label and a standard 2-inch ball valve.

Catalog

Three catalogs, in detail

ACC-01

Valves & Fittings

Every adapter, valve, gasket and cap we stock, with the thread standards laid out so you order the right one first time.

S60x6 · NPT · camlock · GHT

ACC-02

Pumps & Transfer

Transfer pumps, hoses, nozzles and metering gear sized for a 275 or 330 gallon draw-down.

12V · 120V · hand · drum

ACC-03

Covers, Lids & Insulation

Opaque covers, insulated jackets, vented and solid lids, and the containment pallets that keep TCEQ happy.

UV · thermal · vented

Thread reference

What goes on the outlet

Nearly every ordering mistake on this page is a thread mistake. Here is the whole ecosystem in one table.

IBC thread and fitting standards
Fitting	Thread	Where it's used	Notes
S60x6 buttress	60 mm coarse buttress	Most common outlet thread on European-built composite IBCs	The default outlet on Schütz, Mauser and Werit tanks. Adapts to 2" NPT, camlock or garden hose with a single moulded adapter.
2" NPT	2 inch national pipe taper	North American plumbing standard	What most US buyers actually want on the outlet. Tape the threads; NPT seals on the taper, not a gasket.
2" camlock (Type A/B/C/E/F)	Cam-and-groove quick connect	Transfer and pump connections	Fastest way to connect and disconnect a hose. Type C female coupler on the hose, Type F male adapter on the tote is the usual pairing.
3/4" garden hose (GHT)	Garden hose thread	Irrigation, ranch water, rain capture	Adapts straight off S60x6. Restricts flow considerably — fine for drip, poor for filling a sprayer.
6" screw lid	6 inch coarse, vented or solid	Standard fill opening on most 275 and 330 gallon totes	Vented lids prevent vacuum collapse when drawing down fast. Solid lids seal for transport. Know which one you have.
9" screw lid	9 inch coarse	Larger fill opening, viscous product and cleaning access	Common on food-grade and high-viscosity units. Easier to clean through, harder to seal.
2" ball valve	S60x6 inlet, 2" NPT or camlock outlet	Standard discharge valve	Quarter-turn, positive shutoff, cheap to replace. Not ideal for very viscous product — the port is reduced.
2" butterfly valve	S60x6 inlet, full port	Viscous product discharge	Full-port design so syrup, oil and concentrate actually flow. The upgrade worth paying for on food-grade totes.

Matching seals to chemistry

The gasket is the cheapest part of an IBC and the one most likely to end a chemical programme early. Three compounds cover most of what moves through Texas:

EPDM — the default. Excellent with water, acids, bases, alcohols and hypochlorite. Poor with hydrocarbons and oils.
Viton (FKM) — the hydrocarbon answer. Handles fuels, aromatics and many solvents. Poor with hot water, steam, ketones and strong bases.
PTFE-faced — near-universal chemical resistance with a lower compression set tolerance. Where nothing else will do.

Compatibility is ultimately the offeror's responsibility — yours. We stock all three, we will tell you what we would use, and we will point you at the manufacturer's chart rather than guess on your behalf.

What we don't sell

Bargain-bin valves. A used-tote valve is holding back 2,400 lb of liquid and costs a few dollars more from a supplier who tests them. Every valve we ship is either new or pulled, inspected and gasket-renewed in our own shop.

Questions people actually ask

+What thread does my tote outlet use?

On most composite IBCs sold in North America, S60x6 — a 60 mm coarse buttress thread. It is not a pipe thread and it will not accept NPT fittings directly; you need an adapter, which is a single moulded part costing very little.

+Ball valve or butterfly valve?

Ball valve for water and thin chemistry — cheap, positive shutoff, easy to replace. Full-port butterfly valve for anything viscous, because the ball valve's reduced port will cost you an hour on every transfer of syrup, oil or concentrate.

+Can I replace a valve myself?

Yes, on an empty and rinsed tote. The valve unscrews from the outlet flange; renew the gasket while you are in there. Never attempt it on a full tote — 275 gallons finds every gap and does not stop.

+Do you sell parts without a tote?

Yes. Valves, adapters, lids, gaskets, pumps and covers all ship on their own. Put the part in the Product Type field on the form and we'll price it.

Elsewhere on the site

Quick reference

Numbers worth having open in another tab

The figures that come up in almost every conversation, whichever page you arrived on.

275 gallon · 1040 L

48×40×46

Tare: 130 lb
Gross, water: 2,425 lb
Stack full: 2 high
Stock: Always in stock

330 gallon · 1250 L

48×40×53

Tare: 160 lb
Gross, water: 2,915 lb
Stack full: 2 high
Stock: Always in stock

264 gallon · 1000 L

48×40×46

Tare: 125 lb
Gross, water: 2,325 lb
Stack full: 2 high
Stock: Usually in stock

350 gallon · 1325 L

48×40×56

Tare: 175 lb
Gross, water: 3,095 lb
Stack full: 2 high
Stock: Order in

Outlet thread

S60x6 — 60 mm coarse buttress. Not 2" NPT.

Grades published

N, R, F, A, B, C, X — applied at the wash bay.

Wash standards

W1 rinse through W4 caustic CIP at 160°F.

UN retest

Leakproofness 2.5 yrs, requalification 5 yrs.

From the yard notes

Longer reading on this

32 articles written by the people who wash, grade, weld and dispatch. No marketing copy in any of them.

All 32 articles

On the yard this week

While you're here

Pulled from the full FAQ, which runs to forty-plus answers across buying, grades, food safety, sizes, selling, compliance, delivery and care.

Read the full FAQ

Where we are: 3505 Montopolis Dr, Austin, TX 78744
Yard hours: Mon–Thu 7:30a–5p · Fri 7:30a–4p · Sat 8a–12p · Sun closed (Central Time)
Email: sales@ibctotestexas.com
Coverage: 68 Texas counties on scheduled routes, from one Austin yard.

+Can I buy a single tote?

Yes. Plenty of customers buy one for a garden, a workshop or a wash station. Pickup at the yard is the cheapest route for a single unit.

+How long does an IBC tote last?

The steel cage runs 15 to 25 years. The bottle depends entirely on contents — one to three fills of aggressive chemistry, or five to ten years of benign service. That asymmetry is why rebottling exists.

+Can I pick up at the yard?

Yes, and it's the cheapest option. Bring a truck that takes a 48 × 40 pallet, ratchet straps and closed-toe shoes. We load with a forklift at no charge.

+Can I transport fuel in an IBC tote?

Not on public roads — totes are not DOT-approved for it. Static storage on private property, properly placarded and contained, is a different question and is generally permissible subject to local fire code.

+Do you pick up?

Free at 20 units or more anywhere in Texas, because the collection rides a return leg. Below that we can often still fit you onto a route we already run.

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Thread sizes, quantities, and what you're moving through them. We'll price it and tell you if a different fitting would work better.

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