Lifting operations and equipment safety. JPR 1700.1 8.5-1 Rev. J, Change 2 (August 2011) Verify this is the correct version before you use it by checking the on-line version. This could be you . . . A crane load fell 3 feet from a 20-ton overhead crane hook. The operator was concentrating. on the load itself and not on the path of travel. A section of the hoist rope hung up on an air.
| Reference.com. https://www.reference.com/vehicles/weight-hydraulic-oil-per-gallon-4aed52915a98a07d. A gallon of hydraulic fluid weighs 7.2 pounds. It is slightly less dense than water, which weighs 8.2 pounds per gallon.
One gallon of water, at 20 degrees Celsius, weighs 8.33 pounds. A general rule of thumb used by cooks is A pint's a pound the world around.. There are 8 pints in a gallon and a gallon weighs about 8 lbs. A pint is not exactly a pound but unless you are dealing with a lot of water it won't make much difference. As stated above a gallon (8 pints) weights 8 1/3 lbs. 3 gallons (24 pints) will weigh 25 pounds, 1 pound more than you would expect.