I ask this question to find out if I had a bad bucket and luck, or whether the bucket I had was not compatible with oil, used or otherwise.
Even though I have one of the old Blitz oil containers, I found that it always needed to be emptied at inopportune times. Therefore, I wanted one of the five gallon buckets with a spout in the lid. Since I have no source to get a used 5 gal bucket for oil or hydraulic fluid, nor do I wish to buy one full of fluid to empty, I thought that I would make one myself. After searching, I sourced a lid to fit a five gallon bucket with a spout built in the lid, and purchased a five gallon "Homer" type bucket at Menards.
This worked great for several months, until today then I got in my shed to pull the tractor out and found the floor coated with about 3 gallons of used motor oil. It appears that the bucket leaked from the dead center of the bottom, inside the area that has the center circle in the bottom. Cleaning it up made for a fun afternoon.
Before I do this again and expect different results, would oil have a reaction that caused the plastic to degrade in this area? If so, what type of plastic would support this kind of usage and where would I source such a bucket. Thanks in advance for the assistance.
Even though I have one of the old Blitz oil containers, I found that it always needed to be emptied at inopportune times. Therefore, I wanted one of the five gallon buckets with a spout in the lid. Since I have no source to get a used 5 gal bucket for oil or hydraulic fluid, nor do I wish to buy one full of fluid to empty, I thought that I would make one myself. After searching, I sourced a lid to fit a five gallon bucket with a spout built in the lid, and purchased a five gallon "Homer" type bucket at Menards.
This worked great for several months, until today then I got in my shed to pull the tractor out and found the floor coated with about 3 gallons of used motor oil. It appears that the bucket leaked from the dead center of the bottom, inside the area that has the center circle in the bottom. Cleaning it up made for a fun afternoon.
Before I do this again and expect different results, would oil have a reaction that caused the plastic to degrade in this area? If so, what type of plastic would support this kind of usage and where would I source such a bucket. Thanks in advance for the assistance.