Stacking Barrels in a 40 ft HC Container

[Castaway Fiji]

Hey guys

 

can someone shed some light on the best way to stack 53 gallon barrels in a 40ft HC to fit as many as possible?

Thanks in advance

[ZAK Cooperage]

You should be able to get 210 barrels stacked 3 high in 2-2 offset positioning (see below).

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And so on. Hope this helps.

 

 

[Golden Beaver Distillery]

We get 53 using bunkering like above in a 20' container. We cut 4x4x10' with a 8° chamfer on the top side.  We originally used all-thread to create the spacers between the rails but now use 4" nylon webbing (cheaper). 

We put a large capped vent on top and 2" louver vents on the bottom (6 per side, two on the ends).

 

[Pofarmer]

16 hours ago, Golden Beaver Distillery said:

We get 53 using bunkering like above in a 20' container. We cut 4x4x10' with a 8° chamfer on the top side.  We originally used all-thread to create the spacers between the rails but now use 4" nylon webbing (cheaper). 

We put a large capped vent on top and 2" louver vents on the bottom (6 per side, two on the ends).

 

How do you secure the webbing to the rails?

[Golden Beaver Distillery]

1 minute ago, Pofarmer said:

How do you secure the webbing to the rails?

We first burn a hole in the nylon using a heated nail where the wood screw needs to go. We then use a fender washer sandwiched between the screw head and the webbing. We tie the webbing to the inside sides of the 4x4 

[Castaway Fiji]

Sorry been working away thanks for al the replies...we got it sorted!