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buckets
Jun 26, 2024 6:33:41 GMT -6
Post by macmex on Jun 26, 2024 6:33:41 GMT -6
Everyone who gardens and/or has livestock, uses buckets. What's your favorite source for good buckets?
I have purchased some at the feed store, which originally came from a restaurant (food service). They were pretty good. Their biggest weakness was the all plastic handles which eventually gave out. I found out the hard way about this, as I was lifting a bucket full of water over a fence, with one hand, when the handle snapped, causing me to punch myself in the face! I saw stars!
For a while we purchased buckets at Lowes, our local outlet of the home improvement chain store. At first these buckets were pretty good but then, one time my wife bought a dozen at one time, stashing them in our tool shop. When we went to use them, every single one had split at the bottom. They were worthless for holding water. We suspected it was a fluke in their production process but apparently Lowes' supplier was experimenting, trying to find a way to cut costs on their buckets. Now, their buckets don't split. They CRACK at the top after only a few weeks of use. These buckets are literally disposable buckets now, though the price hasn't dropped one bit. I won't purchase another, for sure!
![](https://i.ibb.co/tMQ5bjr/Lowes-Bucket2024.jpg) I can crunch this bucket to tiny pieces with just my thumb and forefinger!
My wife picked a few up at Harbor Freight. They seem a bit better but I'll be cautious until we've had time to observe.
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buckets
Jun 26, 2024 8:03:47 GMT -6
Post by heavyhitterokra on Jun 26, 2024 8:03:47 GMT -6
The best, most durable 5-gallon buckets are 2nd-hand buckets that you can get from big construction sites, oil change stations, professional painting contractors, or sheet rockers. (Sheetrock mud often comes in buckets). I buy used plastic buckets upon request from the bakery at Reasor's or Walmart. Big restaurant chains get hamburger dill slices in 5-gallon buckets. Sometimes, it takes a week or so to empty a bucket, so don't expect to just take one home that day. You have to plan in advance.
Starbucks will sell buckets to you on request also. You just need to be prepared to wash them out when you get home, or else stop at a car wash. (Bring an empty garbage bag with you to pick them up). They will be slathered with cake icing, oil, paint, coffee grounds, sheetrock mud, or whatever they were previously filled with. Sometimes contractors will be happy to give them away for free, as that saves a lot of room in their dumpsters, but I always offer to pay for them instead. (A dollar each is a good price).
The buckets used to store commodities long-term are made of much more durable plastic than the poor-quality buckets that are sold at hardware stores. (They have to be or else the contents will perish from exposure to sunlight and cold temperatures.
I've had old hydraulic oil buckets that have lasted in the sun for 10 years or longer. Used plastic buckets that once held paint or hydraulic oil are probably the highest quality, as they were designed to protect contents costing $10.00 to $20.00 per gallon, so they needed to be high-quality.
There is a guy over in Hulbert who sells used 5-gallon paint buckets for $1.00 each.
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buckets
Jun 26, 2024 8:19:11 GMT -6
Post by macmex on Jun 26, 2024 8:19:11 GMT -6
Thanks Ron! That information worth a LOT! Come to think of it, I have a black bucket which was originally used to hold hydraulic fluid. It's at least 7 years old and going strong.
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