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How much can a 55 gallon drum feed?

It depends on the volume of feed per pound, but I can normally store about 250-300 lbs of layer feed or rabbit pellets in a 55 gallon drum.

How much dirt does it take to fill a 55 gallon drum?

Using this conversion factor, a 55-dry-gallon drum would have a volume of 8.56 cubic feet.

How heavy is a 55 gallon drum of concrete?

According to my math, 55 US gallons of concrete would weigh about 1089 lbs. There are 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard so you have a little over a 1/4 of a cubic yard.

How many cubic yards are in a 55 gallon barrel?

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Conversions Table
1 Drums (55 Us Gal) to Cubic Yards = 0.2723 70 Drums (55 Us Gal) to Cubic Yards = 19.0619
2 Drums (55 Us Gal) to Cubic Yards = 0.5446 80 Drums (55 Us Gal) to Cubic Yards = 21.785
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How many pounds of wheat are in a 55 gallon drum?

I think it is about 6 bushels in a 55 gallon drum. 60 lbs in a bushel of wheat.



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How many pounds is a 55 gallon drum of oil?

55-gallon drums of each will weigh about 461.85 lbs, 465.46 lbs, and 490 lbs.

How do you check the fluid in a 55 gallon drum?

Fifty-five gallon drums may be metal or plastic.

  1. Place the tip of a measuring tape at the bottom of the drum.
  2. Read the measurement in inches to the tenth of an inch for the drum’s external height.
  3. Measure the diameter of the top of the drum from side to side.

How many cubic feet are in a 45 gallon drum?

Convert 45 Gallons to Cubic Feet

gal cu ft
45.00 6.0156
45.01 6.0170
45.02 6.0183
45.03 6.0196

How much soil do I need for 1/2 barrel?

A standard half barrel will hold around 4 cubic feet of soil, but we used roughly 3 for ours because the plants we put in it had rather large root balls. We used a moisture control potting soil which ran us about $14 at Home Depot.

How much does a 55 gallon drum of diesel weigh?

55 gallons x 6.7lb/gal = 368.5 pounds.

How tall is a plastic 55 gallon drum?

PLASTIC DRUMS: OPEN OR CLOSED HEAD

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Gallon Height Diameter
55 35″ 23″
35 34″ 19″
30 29″ 19″
20 26″ 15″

How much does a 55 gallon drum of sand weigh?

A 55 gallon drum filled with sand weighs 816lbs. The empty drum weighs 38lbs. Find the unit weight of the sand in pounds per cubic foot.

How many cubic feet are in a barrel?

1 Oil barrel (bbl) is equal to 5.6145833334 cubic feet. To convert oil barrels to cubic feet, multiply the oil barrel value by 5.6145833334.

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