How high can you stack 5 gallon buckets of oil

[Gunnar#1]

I dont want the bottom bucket to get messed up.

 

[fantastic]

There may be a point they are a safety risk but they should stack plenty high enough. The buckets are designed to be stacked.

 

[atikovi]

Don't know about stacking, but how on earth do you add oil to your car out of a 5 gallon bucket? They must weigh 40 pounds when full. The 5 quart jugs are hard enough to pour out of.

 

[Kira]

Ten would put >360 pounds atop the bottom pail's lid.

 

[tnt_motorsports]

FWIW I've been to Farm & Fleet and seen 5 gallon buckets stacked ~6' tall. After that it becomes too hard to lift them down IMO.

Just my $0.02

 

[Imp4]

I'd have no concern about the buckets but I'd worry about ergonomics at some point.

The specific gravity of motor oil is about 0.9, so a 5-gallon bucket weighs roughly 42 pounds, bucket included. A standard 5-gallon bucket is about 15 inches tall.

Stack them 4 high and you're at about 5 foot tall.
Once you start lifting, moving, or twisting 40+ pounds above you shoulders, things can get interesting real quick.

 

[The Critic]

Paging @Foxtrot08

 

[97prizm]

I'd have no concern about the buckets but I'd worry about ergonomics at some point.

The specific gravity of motor oil is about 0.9, so a 5-gallon bucket weighs roughly 42 pounds, bucket included. A standard 5-gallon bucket is about 15 inches tall.

Stack them 4 high and you're at about 5 foot tall.
Once you start lifting, moving, or twisting 40+ pounds above you shoulders, things can get interesting real quick.

Yeah I sprained my ankle trying to hand a 5 gallon bucket of roofing cement to my dad standing above me.

 

[walterjay]

Do you feel lucky today...

 

[Foxtrot08]

Paging @Foxtrot08

I think we go 3 high on a pallet. 4 high free standing stacked.