How to make a compost tumbler from a food grade pickle barrel. Free Plans at dixiegrilling.com This compost tumbler with it's internal aeration system speeds the composting process. Great way to get compost for your garden without the mess and strength required to turn a traditional compost bin. Concealed barrels picks unwanted critters from hanging out at your compost pile. Excellent for urban gardeners with restrictions on space. Can be made very inexpensively. Link to free plans and bill of material at the end of the video.
Great design. I especially like the closet flange and vent pipe. That’s a great thing about these tumblers and especially with your design, is the air flow to speed up and produce a nice aerobic compost.
That a great design that should speed the process up a bit. Good job.
Thank you!! Love this!!
Great engineering and use of materials! Thank you for sharing!
Outstanding! Just what I need.
Thanks the plan was easy to follow.
This idea is so smart. Simple, cheap but very useful. Thanks for sharing.
You will find the plans for this project at the link above in the description for this video
Awesome ideal! Im glad that I decided to read the comments below this video. I plan on piggybacking off of your ideal to produce twice the amount of compost. Thanks for sharing your great ideal!!!!
Great video and thanks for the inspiration!
very, very , very slick.
This was not designed by your run of the mill red neck. The plans and drawings show a true attention to detail and engineering. Thank you…
Very nice! Thank you for sharing
The PVC cap is a pretty tight fit so it stays in place with no problems.
sorry I wasn’t clear on my first question. I meant does the pvc cap stay on when you flip it?
The top on the barrel shown is threaded and screws on securely. I’ve never had a problem with compost clogging the vent holes, but if you did, you could just take a garden hose and clean them out.
Great video and precise plans. I’ve put mine to use and it was just what I was looking for. I did not use the pvc inside, but drilled air holes in the barrel itself. I may have to build another one! Thank you.
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Great video and precise plans. I’ve put mine to use and it was just what I was looking for. I did not use the pvc inside, but drilled air holes in the barrel itself. I may have to build another one! Thank you.
barpilot
Great video, but I have two questions. How do you keep the cap from falling off when it’s being flipped? and Does compost get stuck in the holes on the pvc pipe?
u can toss in cow poop, chicken poop, horse poop, even a little doggy poop. But there are 2 poops NOT to put in. They are cat poop and you poop…. ew… much too smelly. If the smell does get nasty, tip in a pound or two of activated charcoal.. the fishy tank type will do.
How do you transfer from 1 tumbler to the other?
I’m building one ASAP!
I really like your dual compost tumbler as well. I think these tumblers must work wonderfully. Do you find that they are working well for you? By the way here is a little tip that I find helps speed the compost process up. I put all the kitchen scraps what ever they may be in the blender with a little water. Blend them up and add that mush to your compost bin.
finished mine last week using a 55-gallon blue plastic drum. already want to sell it and make a dual tumbler system! the only modification i made was I used 1-1/4″ pvc as the axle, it is plenty strong enough and has zero bend with the barrel totally full of compost. i also just cut out the holes in the supports as notches so the barrel can easily be lifted off the supports to clean or make it easier to move. great design, thanks for sharing!