How much does a jerry can weigh?
Typical weight
4–22 kg
That is 8.82–48.5 lb.
A pressed-steel or plastic fuel container of 20 litres, designed in Germany in the 1930s and copied by everyone since.
Full of petrol. The steel can alone is about 4.5 kg and 20 litres of petrol about 14.8 kg; full of water it is nearly 25 kg.
How that compares
Jerry can against things of a similar mass.
Boa constrictor 10–45 kg
North American beaver 11–32 kg
Barbell 10–25 kg
Pallet 14–30 kg
Olive baboon 10–37 kg
Oil drum 9–25 kg
Jerry can 4–22 kg
Sheet of plywood 9–36 kg
More about a jerry can
- How much does a jerry can cost? 15–120 $
Common questions
- How much does a jerry can weigh?
- A jerry can weighs 4–22 kg (8.82–48.5 lb). Full of petrol. The steel can alone is about 4.5 kg and 20 litres of petrol about 14.8 kg; full of water it is nearly 25 kg.
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- How much does a suitcase weigh? 1.7–7 kg
- How much does a bookshelf weigh? 12–80 kg
- How much does a backpack weigh? 0.25–2.6 kg
- How much does a dresser weigh? 30–140 kg
- How much does a safe weigh? 15–500 kg
- How much does a pallet weigh? 14–30 kg
- How much does a shopping cart weigh? 12–35 kg
- How much does a beer keg weigh? 25–75 kg
Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place