How to lift a 55 gallon drum

[LBrown59]

Here is how I do it.

 

[wdchyd]

I always lifted barrels by wrapping a chain around the barrel just under the top but near the middle rib and hooking with a slip hook then take the other end up and over a hook and finally hooking a grab hook into the loop around the barrel on the opposite side as the slip hook. Lifted many barrels onto trailers, pickups, whatever without ever a slip. the weight of the load keeps the chain tight around the barrel.

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[trook]

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Got a pic?

 

[Jerry/MT]

I am considering using a 55 gallon barrel as an economical fuel storage tank for my tractor. I am hoping some of the geniuses on here can tell me the best way to lift a full barrel of diesel by using a FEL.

For example, can I weld hooks or angle iron to the top edges of the barrel (when empty of course) and use chains? Does the market have a good cost effective alternative I can use?

I realize that placing the barrel on top of a pallet and using forks is a good option, but I don't have pallet forks.

Please give me your ideas.

I bought a drum lifter at HF(~$20) and I throw a chain around my bucket and hook the drum lifter on the the chain, pick up the 55 gallon drum of fuel and place it in my machine shed. Works for me.

 

[wvpolekat]

Here is how I do it.

So, you don't. That was helpful.

 

[HCJtractor]

I keep my drum attached to a good hand truck with ratcheting straps. To lift it from my truck, I simply use a 6' nylon strap from Northern looped thru the hand truck frame. THen when placed on the ground, I can roll the drum with the hand truck.

 

[retiredIW]

how i do it if the picture works

 

[retiredIW]

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how i do it if the picture works

 

[Car Doc]

I lift them with a chain around the top rib like a few others and I think it makes the most sense and is the easiest way for one person to handle a 450+# barrel fill it and move it simple.

The horizontal lifter setups leave a lot to be desired imho yes they will pick a barrel up just fine but then what do you do you cant open them and you cant fill them so its just a moving apparatus you still need some way of standing them up twice and laying it down once while full makes no sense to me at all. I have a barrel cradle that will roll one upright but it takes a concrete floor to use it plus its a work out.

 

[wdchyd]

I lift them with a chain around the top rib like a few others and I think it makes the most sense and is the easiest way for one person to handle a 450+# barrel fill it and move it simple.

The horizontal lifter setups leave a lot to be desired imho yes they will pick a barrel up just fine but then what do you do you cant open them and you cant fill them so its just a moving apparatus you still need some way of standing them up twice and laying it down once while full makes no sense to me at all. I have a barrel cradle that will roll one upright but it takes a concrete floor to use it plus its a work out.

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