Knowledge base
Buying used
equipment is an
information problem.
So we write down what we know. These are the articles our own crew sends to customers, including the ones that argue against buying from us.
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Nothing here is behind a form. If an article saves you from buying the wrong tote — even from someone else — it has done its job.
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Is it really food grade? A 6-point field check
Sellers say 'food grade' a lot. Here is how to verify it in ninety seconds with your own eyes and nose.
Read →275 vs 330 gallon: the decision nobody documents
Same footprint, different height — and that height quietly decides whether your dock, your trailer and your mixer still work.
Read →The carbon math of reconditioning a tote
We show the whole arithmetic — resin, steel, trucking, washing — instead of printing a green leaf and hoping you don't ask.
Read →UN markings decoded, character by character
31HA1/Y means something very specific. Here is the whole string, translated.
Read →Washed, rinsed, rebottled: what each word actually buys you
Four words, four very different interiors, four very different prices.
Read →Eleven ways growers put a used tote back to work
From gravity-fed drip lines to calf waterers — field-tested reuses with the fittings you need for each.
Read →Rainwater harvesting with a food-grade tote
A full build: downspout to overflow, with the two mistakes that turn a rain tank into a mosquito farm.
Read →Stacking, storing and strapping totes without a claim
Load height, bottle fatigue, UV, freeze expansion and the three stack rules our drivers never break.
Read →Selling your used totes: a seven-step checklist
What to photograph, what to disclose, how to stage a load — and what quietly kills your price.
Read →Cage repair or replace? The 40-second triage
Bent tubes, popped welds, rusted feet. What we fix, what we scrap, and why.
Read →How many lives does one tote really have?
We tracked cages through our own yard for a decade. The honest answer is 'it depends' — but here's the distribution.
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