How to Keep Empty 55 Gallon Drums on a Pallet While Transporting

Keep the barrels ratcheted to each other and the pallet.

Empty 55 gallon drum barrels are bulky and cumbersome. If you need to transport drum barrels, keep them attached together to prevent them from falling or rolling in the transport bed. An option is to lash them together, and then secure them to a pallet. The key to successful transport is to keep the barrels lashed together. Use ratchet straps and bungee cords to ensure the drum barrels stay together as one unit.

Things You'll Need

• Ratchet straps, 2-inches wide
• Bungee cords
• Pallets

Instructions

1. 

   Place four empty 55 gallon drum barrels right side up on a pallet.

   Place four empty 55 gallon drum barrels right side up on a pallet. Wrap a 2-inch wide ratchet strap around all four drums.

2. Thread the ratchet strap and tighten the straps as tight as possible so the four barrels move as a solid unit.

3. 

   Place the hook end of two bungee cords onto the lips of each barrel.

   Place the hook end of 2 bungee cords onto the lips of each barrel and stretch the other end of the bungee down to the pallet. Hook the bungees onto the pallet to secure the barrels to the wood pallet.

4. 

   Hook the cord to a stable point on the transport truck.

   Hook another set of bungees -- at least one per barrel -- to the barrel lips and then hook the cord to a stable point on the transport truck. This acts as another way to keep the barrels stable and on the pallet.

References

• Hunter's View: Ratchet Strap Instructions