It depends on the size of the bags. There are 20 hundredweights to the to but as health and safety czars do not allow builders to lift that, most bags are now 1/2 a cwt so that will mean 40 bags to the ton.
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The number of bags of barley per acre that equals one ton will vary depending on the weight of each bag. If each bag typically weighs 48 pounds, then it would take around 44 bags per acre to equal one ton (2000 pounds).
There are 20 bags of 50 kgs in a metric ton. For 1500 metric tons, the calculation would be 1500 metric tons x 20 bags = 30,000 bags of 50 kgs each.
A half ton hoist can safely lift around 10 to 12 50-pound bags at one time. This is because a half ton is equivalent to 1000 pounds, so dividing that by 50 pounds per bag gives us 20 bags, but it's safer to stay below its maximum capacity.