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Drum Cradles & Dispensing Stands

Product code F21-DH-201 / -202 / -203

A drum standing upright is storage. A drum lying in a cradle with a tap in it is a dispensing point, and the cradle is what makes the difference safely.

Drum Cradles & Dispensing Stands
Specification

Technical detail

Product codeF21-DH-201 / -202 / -203
Cradle versionsSingle tall, single low, and double
Cradle load rating260 to 600 kg, by version
Dispensing base sump380 litres
Dispensing base load1,000 kg
Small container stacker load50 kg
MaterialMoulded polyethylene
StackingCradles stack for storage and for two-tier dispensing
Lead timeApproximately one month for a standard production run; samples in 7–15 days. Confirmed against your specification at quotation.

Quoted on enquiry

These depend on your order, your market or the certificate that covers your run, so we quote them rather than publish one figure that would be wrong for most buyers. Ask and you get the number for your specification.

  • Tap and closure fitment
  • Minimum order quantity

Before you order: A drum laid horizontally will vent, drip and eventually empty through any closure that is not sound. Fit a proper tap and a vent, and put containment under the cradle. A cradle on a bare floor moves the spill rather than preventing it.

The Range

Models in this range

Five cradles and stands. The load figure is the drum weight each is rated to carry, and a filled 200 litre drum is around 200 kilograms before you add the drum itself.

Item photoModelDimensionsSumpLoadWeight
F21-DH-201 · Drum cradle, single tallF21-DH-201 · Drum cradle, single tall97 × 80 × 52 cm260 kg20 kg
F21-DH-201 · Drum cradle, single lowF21-DH-201 · Drum cradle, single low124.5 × 58.5 × 25 cm300 kg14.5 kg
F21-DH-201 · Drum cradle, doubleF21-DH-201 · Drum cradle, double137.5 × 105 × 17.5 cm600 kg20 kg
F21-DH-202 · Drum rack dispensing baseF21-DH-202 · Drum rack dispensing base143 × 135.5 × 63.5 cm380 L1,000 kg45 kg
F21-DH-203 · Small container stackerF21-DH-203 · Small container stacker63.5 × 53.5 × 40 cm50 kg5 kg

Dimensions are length × width × height and weights are empty, both nominal. Load figures are the manufacturer’s published values; ask us for the test basis before you specify against them. The figure to check your containment rule against is the sump capacity, not the footprint.

Why It Is Built This Way

What makes this product different

01

Horizontal is how a drum dispenses

A tap in a bung of an upright drum needs the drum tipped or a pump. Laid in a cradle, it gravity-feeds to the last few litres and nobody is lifting anything.

02

The dispensing base brings its own sump

A drum being decanted drips, every time. The 380 litre sump under the rack base means the containment is part of the dispensing point rather than a separate purchase someone forgot.

03

Stack for two-tier draw-off

Cradles stack, so two drums of different products sit at the same station on one footprint. That is how a workshop runs four lubricants without four floor positions.

04

Rated for a full drum

A filled 200 litre drum of lubricant is around 180 kg before the drum. The single-drum cradles are rated at 260 and 300 kg, which leaves the margin that makes the figure usable.

Applications

Where it goes

Drum Cradles & Dispensing Stands in use: Lubricant dispensing

Lubricant dispensing

Drum Cradles & Dispensing Stands in use: Workshops & fleet servicing

Workshops & fleet servicing

Drum Cradles & Dispensing Stands in use: Chemical decanting

Chemical decanting

Drum Cradles & Dispensing Stands in use: Agriculture

Agriculture

Drum Cradles & Dispensing Stands in use: Manufacturing lines

Manufacturing lines

Drum Cradles & Dispensing Stands in use: Fuel & additive handling

Fuel & additive handling

Compliance by market

What this product has to satisfy, market by market

The regimes that apply to this type of container in each market we ship to, with the detail behind each one a click away. This is what the market asks for; what this particular design already holds is in the specification above.

Orientation for specification, not legal advice, and not a statement that this design holds a given approval. Requirements turn on the exact design, contents and destination, and they change. Tell us the market at enquiry and we confirm what applies to your specification, what we hold and what we would need to obtain.

Questions, Answered

The things buyers ask before they order

Why lay a drum down to dispense from it?

Because a tap in the bung of an upright drum needs the drum tipped or a pump. Laid in a cradle it gravity-feeds to the last few litres, and nobody is lifting anything to get at the contents.

Are these rated for a full drum?

Yes. A filled 200 litre drum of lubricant is around 180 kilograms before you count the drum. The single-drum cradles are rated at 260 and 300 kilograms and the double at 600, which leaves the margin that makes the figure usable.

Can cradles be stacked?

They stack for storage and for two-tier dispensing, so two products sit at one station on one floor position. That is how a workshop runs four lubricants without four floor positions.

Does the dispensing base include containment?

The drum rack dispensing base has a 380 litre sump built in. The cradles do not, so put a deck or a drip tray under them. A cradle on a bare floor moves the spill rather than preventing it.

Do you supply the tap and the vent?

Separately, from our pouring and transfer range. A drum laid horizontally will drip and eventually empty through any closure that is not sound, so the tap and the vent are part of the specification rather than an afterthought.

What is the minimum order and the lead time?

Quoted against your order. Tell us the drum size, the product and whether you need the containment underneath and we will quote the station rather than the cradle alone.

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