Source for 55 gallon plastic drum ?

Posted by Eric in North TX on March 7, 2009, 10:46 pm

> I would like to own a 55 gallon drum , preferably made of plastic. =A0I w=

ant

> this to be able to haul =A0K-1 =A0kerosene fuel for my oil heaters. =A0 I=

=A0suppose

> I could use a metal drum but prefer the plastic as it would be so much
> lighter.
> I have looked at Northern Industrial Tools and at =A0Harbour Freight, but=

> find nothing like this.
> Any ideas of a source for this ?
> Thanks
> James

Find a carwash and find out who suppliles them with soap & such. I
have a friend in the business, he is happy to give them away, they
build up so fast, if he doesn't give them away they make his place an
eye sore.

Posted by Michael B on March 8, 2009, 10:45 am

The advantage of the carwash is that their containers are
much more manageable at 20 gallons. Such a place near
me regularly puts them out, with a felt-tip marking of "FREE".
They disappear within a day. And the contents are usually
water-soluble, so they can be washed out to get rid of the
foaming agents.
Also, they regularly have 10 gallon containers, and all the
containers have caps that are easily manageable.
Obviously, if your containers are in the sun much, it wouldn't
hurt to replace them before they get brittle and crack, and
it sure is nice for them to be free.

> Find a carwash and find out who suppliles them with soap & such. I
> have a friend in the business, he is happy to give them away, they
> build up so fast, if he doesn't give them away they make his place an
> eye sore.

Posted by Ulysses on March 8, 2009, 2:12 pm

> Any ideas of a source for this ?
> Thanks
> James

My local feed store sells used ones for about $15 (blue plastic). The one I
got had Snapple in it (which I think is some kind of food product).

I want to get a steel drum with a removable lid and locking band but there
aren't any around where I live. I found some free ones on Craig's list but
they were already gone. It seems like just about any action shoot-em-up
movie has a whole bunch of steel drums and they either get shot up or blown
sky-high. What a waste. Maybe Hollywood got them all from around here.

Posted by SteveB on March 8, 2009, 4:12 pm

>I would like to own a 55 gallon drum , preferably made of plastic. I want
>this to be able to haul K-1 kerosene fuel for my oil heaters. I
>suppose I could use a metal drum but prefer the plastic as it would be so
>much lighter.
> I have looked at Northern Industrial Tools and at Harbour Freight, but I
> find nothing like this.
> Any ideas of a source for this ?
> Thanks
> James

I see them at WalMart for $40.

Posted by Not@home on March 8, 2009, 5:13 pm

I make wine. I buy juice that is shipped from California in 55 gallon
plastic drums. The place I buy from sells the empty barrels; I got one
a few years ago for $10. So if someone near you sells juice to
winemakers, see if they will sell you an empty one. More and more,
however, they are shipping the juice in six gallon pails.

James wrote:

> I would like to own a 55 gallon drum , preferably made of plastic. I want
> this to be able to haul K-1 kerosene fuel for my oil heaters. I suppose
> I could use a metal drum but prefer the plastic as it would be so much
> lighter.
>
> I have looked at Northern Industrial Tools and at Harbour Freight, but I
> find nothing like this.
>
>
> Any ideas of a source for this ?
>
> Thanks
>
> James
>
>

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