When I was a much younger man and "strong like ox" I handled barrels of oil which I delivered to places with no loading dock. I carried a couple of used up car tires which I placed on the ground where the barrel would land. Tipped the barrel on its side and rolled it to the back of the box, climbed down and maneuvered the barrel till it was about to tip off the truck and then guided it down onto the tires which cushioned its descent enough that the barrel was not damaged nor was I in any danger. Once down, I let the barrel tip off the tires and then righted the barrel again. I said I was strong then. My guess is that any workplace safety official that saw it done today would "have a cow right now!!" Having said that, I never had an accident doing that. I would not want to try that today, almost sixty years later!!
If the barrel wasn't on a pallet, that is how I would do it. If it was on a pallet, then easy peasy just use your forks to lift it up and set it on the ground. But barring that a ratchet strap or two back to the torque tube would keep the barrel in the bucket to let it down onto the ground or wherever you wanted it.
What kind of resin? How fluid? Like oil, or thick like tar? Will it slosh or splash easily? How is it sealed?
