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SageBrush · 08-10-2004, 09:48 PM

Around here you can get a ticket for an unapproved plastic fuel container if you put it in clear view. Usually, you'll get a warning first. Kinda stupid, considering the fact plastic fuel containers are sold almost every where. I've never seen an "approved" metal drum, but they seem to be ok to the people i've dealt with. I can't use metal drums on construction sites because of the lack of UL labels. Yet, you can purchase fuel by the drum at my local oil company. Go Figure.

All my work (commercial) tanks must have a UL number to be legal, but for personal use those 55 gallon metal drums work great and the chance of someone having a problem with it is not great in a personal truck. I've hauled 4 at a time for personal use around NC, GA and AL with no problems. But maybe I wasn't noticed. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

08-10-2004, 09:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
SageBrush Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North GA / North AL Posts: 293	Re: Is a Poly Drum legal for fuel? Around here you can get a ticket for an unapproved plastic fuel container if you put it in clear view. Usually, you'll get a warning first. Kinda stupid, considering the fact plastic fuel containers are sold almost every where. I've never seen an "approved" metal drum, but they seem to be ok to the people i've dealt with. I can't use metal drums on construction sites because of the lack of UL labels. Yet, you can purchase fuel by the drum at my local oil company. Go Figure. All my work (commercial) tanks must have a UL number to be legal, but for personal use those 55 gallon metal drums work great and the chance of someone having a problem with it is not great in a personal truck. I've hauled 4 at a time for personal use around NC, GA and AL with no problems. But maybe I wasn't noticed. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]