--- title: "Drum Cradles & Dispensing Stands" url: https://fortitude21.com/product-drum-cradles-and-stands language: en description: "Stackable cradles that hold a drum horizontally for tapping, a drum rack dispensing base with a 380 litre sump, and a small container stacker." --- Accessory · Handling # 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 makes that safe. ## Documents before you order Documents for this design: the specification sheet and drawing. Ask for them with your enquiry and check them against your own requirements before you order. ## Sample orders Samples take 7 to 15 days. Tell us the model, the finish and the delivery country. ## Minimum order and lead time The minimum order is quoted per model and customisation. A standard production run takes about one month, confirmed against your specification at quotation. ## Technical detail | | | | --- | --- | | Product code | **F21-DH-201 / -202 / -203** | | Cradle versions | Single tall, single low, and double | | Cradle load rating | 260 to 600 kg, by version | | Dispensing base sump | 380 litres | | Dispensing base load | 1,000 kg | | Small container stacker load | 50 kg | | Material | Moulded polyethylene | | Stacking | Cradles stack for storage and for two-tier dispensing | | Lead time | Approximately 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 for your specification on request. - 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. ## 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. | | Model | Dimensions | Sump | Load | Weight | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | F21-DH-201 · Drum cradle, single tall | 97 × 80 × 52 cm | — | 260 kg | 20 kg | | | F21-DH-201 · Drum cradle, single low | 124.5 × 58.5 × 25 cm | — | 300 kg | 14.5 kg | | | F21-DH-201 · Drum cradle, double | 137.5 × 105 × 17.5 cm | — | 600 kg | 20 kg | | | F21-DH-202 · Drum rack dispensing base | 143 × 135.5 × 63.5 cm | 380 L | 1,000 kg | 45 kg | | | F21-DH-203 · Small container stacker | 63.5 × 53.5 × 40 cm | — | 50 kg | 5 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. ## 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. ## Where it goes ### Lubricant dispensing ### Workshops & fleet servicing ### Chemical decanting ### Agriculture ### Manufacturing lines ### Fuel & additive handling ## Construction, specification and use Our distributors give their own buyers this same breakdown. ## 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. These are the market’s requirements; the specification above lists what this design already holds. ### United Kingdom - [Plastic Packaging Tax: £228.82/t below 30% recycled content, registration at 10 t](https://fortitude21.com/uk-plastic-packaging-tax-containers) - [Modern Slavery Act 2015: supply chain statement, for qualifying importers](https://fortitude21.com/eu-forced-labour-regulation-suppliers) - [Commodity classification and origin decide duty and which measures apply](https://fortitude21.com/tariff-classification-and-origin) ### European Union - [GPSR: an EU-established responsible person is required for consumer sales](https://fortitude21.com/eu-gpsr-responsible-person-containers) - [REACH for substances, including coatings and treatments](https://fortitude21.com/chemical-compatibility-guide) - [Forced Labour Regulation: market ban, applying fully from 14 December 2027](https://fortitude21.com/eu-forced-labour-regulation-suppliers) - [Commodity classification and origin decide duty and which measures apply](https://fortitude21.com/tariff-classification-and-origin) ### Australia and New Zealand - [Commodity classification and origin decide duty and which measures apply](https://fortitude21.com/tariff-classification-and-origin) ### United States - [Commodity classification and origin decide duty and which measures apply](https://fortitude21.com/tariff-classification-and-origin) 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. ## 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 belong in the specification. ### 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. ### What is a drum cradle? A drum cradle holds a drum on its side so a tap in the bung can draw it off. We make three in moulded polyethylene. The single tall cradle, 97 by 80 by 52 cm, is rated at 260 kg. The single low cradle, 124.5 by 58.5 by 25 cm, is rated at 300 kg. The double, 137.5 by 105 by 17.5 cm, is rated at 600 kg. The drum rack dispensing base adds a 380 litre sump and carries 1,000 kg. ## More in Mounting & Handling Accessory ### Jerry Can Holders & Mounts F21-AH Steel holders, brackets and strap systems tooled to our own can geometry, for vehicle, trailer and wall mounting. Accessory · Retention ### Tie-Downs & Retention Straps F21-AR Strap, buckle and ratchet kits that hold a can in its holder over rough ground, sold to our own holder geometry. Accessory · Handling ### Spill Pallet Ramps F21-DH-101, F21-DH-102 Single-piece and two-piece polyethylene ramps for loading drums onto a spill pallet or tray, sized to pallet heights from 10 to 30 cm. Accessory · Handling ### Drum Dollies & Trolleys F21-DH-301 / -302 / -303 / -401 / -402 Poly drum dollies with integral sumps of 20 and 300 litres, a two-drum containment trolley, roll plastic pallets and a tilt truck. 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