Steve Barker wrote:
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



Check with your local lawn and landscape people. Many of the products
used in that industry come in plastic 55's. Like roundup and
fertilizers, and some pesticides. If they're not totally anal retentive
(like the one i worked for) they may let you have one. We used to cut
the tops of and use them for trash cans. But the fert supervisor would
have a fit, 'cause "they're supposed to be disposed of properly". We
would just tell him to **** of and go about what we were doing. G


s

I think that is a bad plan because the pesticides will dissolve in the
kerosene which the OP said he is burning in heaters.