Mar 16, 2025 · Barrels stack in groups of 10. A single cargo wagon can hold 400 barrels, which gives a capacity of 20,000 units per cargo wagon – 30,000 fewer units than the capacity of a …

* The barrel transfer rate does not increase when you unlock 12 items per swing, because inserters can only move a full stack (10). The next table shows how much would chests fill up …

Jan 28, 2022 · Assuming you take three stacker inserters out of each fill-barrel assembler, each to a steel chest, and repeat a couple rows, you'd surpass the storage capabilities of a storage …

Jun 28, 2017 · I'm starting a new save and I'm thinking of using barrels and cargo wagons instead of fluid wagons. I've done the maths: Each Barrel holds 250 units of fluid. Barrels stack in …

Sep 17, 2017 · Each barrel holds 250 units, and 480 barrels can fit inside a chest. That's 120,000 units per 1x1 tile. Thus, in the same 3x3 square, you can store 1,080,000 units of fluid, or 43.2 …

Dec 19, 2024 · I made a 5-part guide on quality, starting from the basic mechanics, all the way to blueprints to get everything legendary in a very efficient manner. (obviously, has spoilers) Here …

Nov 25, 2020 · Specifically transporting by train, fluid wagons allow for faster shipment, they can unload slightly faster and hold slightly more liquid than barrel trains can. You might have other …

May 22, 2017 · Barrels offer slightly more capacity but you have to spend steel and barrel/unbarrel + deal with the empty barrels everywhere you want to use them. Slightly is a bit …

Mar 15, 2019 · In Factorio (vanilla) the use of barrels is extremely limited. While they were useful for fluid transport in trains (having a larger fluid capacity/wagon than fluid wagons) the nerf of …

The major use case for barrels is transporting acid and lubricant to factories that need it via bots. One barrel is enough for ten blue chips- bots can easily manage that kind of throughput. …