50 gallon drum pellet capacity

[3650]

how many bag will a fifty gallon drum hold?

 

[lock&load]

i would think about 10-12 40lbs bages but why would you want too,your not going to be able to move it anywhere,at 400lbs

 

[DAKSY]

By using precisely a calibrated bathroom scale & a 5-Gallon
Home Depot bucket, the empirical data reveal that:
1. I weigh too much.
2. the 5-Gallon bucket filled with pellets weighs 30.5 lbs.
3. Therefore 55 divided by 5 = 11.
11 times 30.5 = 335.5 lbs.
335.5 divided by 40lbs./bag = 8.3875 bags




YMMV...

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

By using precisely a calibrated bathroom scale & a 5-Gallon
Home Depot bucket, the empirical data reveal that:
1. I weigh too much.
2. the 5-Gallon bucket filled with pellets weighs 30.5 lbs.
3. Therefore 55 divided by 5 = 11.
11 times 30.5 = 335.5 lbs.
335.5 divided by 40lbs./bag = 8.3875 bags




YMMV...

Did you use the tiny ultra dense pellets or the big poofy ones?

Therefor the answer is 1. I weigh too much.

 

[DAKSY]

Did you use the tiny ultra dense pellets or the big poofy ones?

Therefor the answer is 1. I weigh too much.

I used a big poofy - tiny, ultra-dense blend of Cleanfire Hardwood pellets...

Yes I do...

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Did you use the tiny ultra dense pellets or the big poofy ones?

Therefor the answer is 1. I weigh too much.

I used a big poofy - tiny, ultra-dense blend of Cleanfire Hardwood pellets...

Yes I do...

Ah I see, after the holidays I do as well. It won't last long though.

 

[EZsteve]

By using precisely a calibrated bathroom scale & a 5-Gallon
Home Depot bucket, the empirical data reveal that:
1. I weigh too much.
2. the 5-Gallon bucket filled with pellets weighs 30.5 lbs.
3. Therefore 55 divided by 5 = 11.
11 times 30.5 = 335.5 lbs.
335.5 divided by 40lbs./bag = 8.3875 bags




YMMV...

Why divided 55? The OP said 50 gallon drum. In which case you multiple 30.5x10=305lbs. Divided by 40 and you get 7.625 bags.

 

[DAKSY]

By using precisely a calibrated bathroom scale & a 5-Gallon
Home Depot bucket, the empirical data reveal that:
1. I weigh too much.
2. the 5-Gallon bucket filled with pellets weighs 30.5 lbs.
3. Therefore 55 divided by 5 = 11.
11 times 30.5 = 335.5 lbs.
335.5 divided by 40lbs./bag = 8.3875 bags




YMMV...

Why divided 55? The OP said 50 gallon drum. In which case you multiple 30.5x10=305lbs. Divided by 40 and you get 7.625 bags.

Dyslexia? I've only seen 55 gallon drums around here,
so I guess that's what my brain registered.
I stand corrected...My Bad...

 

[titanracer]

I run my pellets thru a pellet cleaner before putting them in stove. I clean bags ahead of time & store the cleaned pellets in 33 gallon rubermaid containers. I 33 gallon container will hold 4-1/2 bags of pellets. So with that beening said, if I take 4-1/2 bags & divide that by the 33 (gallon container), that would equal .136363636 per gallon. Now take that .136363636 figure & multiple that by 50 (gallon container), that would equal 6.818181818 bags per 50 gallon container. Just shy of 7 bags.

 

[smoke show]

my turn

6.68 bags

1 US gallon = 0.133680556 cubic feet

 

[titanracer]

my turn

6.68 bags

1 US gallon = 0.133680556 cubic feet

Were pretty close Smoke!

 

[jtakeman]

Because pellet density/moisture content varies, You'll get different weights.

Are you planning on buying pellets in bulk?

 

[titanracer]

I run my pellets thru a pellet cleaner before putting them in stove. I clean bags ahead of time & store the cleaned pellets in 33 gallon rubermaid containers. I 33 gallon container will hold 4-1/2 bags of pellets. So with that beening said, if I take 4-1/2 bags & divide that by the 33 (gallon container), that would equal .136363636 per gallon. Now take that .136363636 figure & multiple that by 50 (gallon container), that would equal 6.818181818 bags per 50 gallon container. Just shy of 7 bags.

I have been cleaning pellets for 5 years & placing them in 33 gallon rubbermaid containers. With all the different brands of pellets, I have tried, (1) 33 gallon container always seems to hold, right around 4-1/2 bags of pellets.

 

[dw06]

I run my pellets thru a pellet cleaner before putting them in stove. I clean bags ahead of time & store the cleaned pellets in 33 gallon rubermaid containers. I 33 gallon container will hold 4-1/2 bags of pellets. So with that beening said, if I take 4-1/2 bags & divide that by the 33 (gallon container), that would equal .136363636 per gallon. Now take that .136363636 figure & multiple that by 50 (gallon container), that would equal 6.818181818 bags per 50 gallon container. Just shy of 7 bags.

I have been cleaning pellets for 5 years & placing them in 33 gallon rubbermaid containers. With all the different brands of pellets, I have tried, (1) 33 gallon container always seems to hold, right around 4-1/2 bags of pellets.

I come up about same, I have a 96 gallon wheeled trash cart that holds 13 bags. Could maybe get another 1/3 of a bag but need room for my scoop

 

[3650]

thanks for the info. i have 3 tons in the driveway, triple wrapped. i have 4 drums i can put in the basement. just wanted to know how many bags i can get in them before i break open another ton. i cant just put bags in the basement because i can get 3 feet of water in a torrential down pour. just another of the many drawbacks of buying 100 year old split face block house.