Quote from: Wittsend on Today at 12:51 PMI always thought the outer handles on Jerry cans were for picking up two at once, not much trouble for moving them from one vehicle to another say and very easy when moving them about when empty.
1 gallon (of water) weighs exactly 10 lbs.
Petrol/diesel is a little lighter so say 8 lbs.
20 litres is just under 4 gallons so you'll have 35+ lbs in the can, plus the weight of the can.
That's quite a load. Better to carry 2 cans, one for each arm to balance things out
As you know the outer handle bits were to allow 2 people either side to carry the can between them
PS
I always thought that jerry cans were 5 gallons
Have they shrunk over the years or am I misinformed
I tend to use a little 5 litre plastic can for the lawn mower (lasts me about 1 year of mowing).
I get some surprising looks when filling up the LWT - hose in through the front door.
Great ... means I can pull up any side of the pumps. Never been refused service.
Quote from: GlenAnderson on Today at 12:08 PMI once carried a full 20litre jerrycan a bit over a mile. Never again.Exactly. My physics teacher at school told me mass is constant. Well, it's not. And anybody who has ever carried anything heavy over some distance knows that after a while anything heavy gets heavier and heavier...
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