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$15 Compost Tumbler Build

Canes1

Canes1

This is my $15 homemade compost Tumbler I basically built it of supplies I saved or salvaged,the only items I actually bought are the door clamps and the screws I used but everything I scrounged for free.

It's a prototype I am trying,so just wondering what everyones opinion is.

Thanks

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moruga welder said:
i have a plan for one like this in a Birds and BLOOM  book i  got  it will work great !   :onfire:
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Couldn't decide on a couple of designs but I found casters so I went with this. I actually drilled a hole through the middle for a 1" rod but changed my mind after looking at pics. The only thing I don't like my wheelbarrow won't fit under,been meaning to get a new smaller dump cart.

It is actually a simple design and an easy build.
 
Excellent, thank you for sharing.  Have a question for you.  We aren't really composting anymore cause most goes to critters now.  But when we did, each fall we had tons of material left over from canning.  I just put it into a pile and flipped occasionally.  Your photos show enough property that I imagine there is plenty of room for a compost pile.  Are there benefits to doing it in a container over doing it in a pile?

 
 
ajdrew said:
Excellent, thank you for sharing.  Have a question for you.  We aren't really composting anymore cause most goes to critters now.  But when we did, each fall we had tons of material left over from canning.  I just put it into a pile and flipped occasionally.  Your photos show enough property that I imagine there is plenty of room for a compost pile.  Are there benefits to doing it in a container over doing it in a pile?
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From what I researched, it's a little faster doing it in a tumbler, and a lot less labor intensive from what I read. The only drawback of this is the amount of compost I can do at one time,30-35 gallons.
 
Canes1 said:
From what I researched, it's a little faster doing it in a tumbler, and a lot less labor intensive from what I read. The only drawback of this is the amount of compost I can do at one time,30-35 gallons.
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Labor being the flipping part?  Ye, if you are doing a lot I can see that if using a shovel.  Asked wife because I know her family kept a compost pile on small property.  She said they would have loved one to keep the smell down.
 
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