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Minecart with Hopper
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Minecart with Hopper

A minecart with a built-in hopper that collects items it passes over and pulls items from containers above, transferring them into containers below.

Stack Size

1

Durability

N/A

Category

Transportation

Version Added

1.5

Item ID

hopper_minecart

Minecart with Hopper at a glance

Crafting gives you Minecart with Hopper, a transportation item filed under Transportation. No stacking for Minecart with Hopper: a slot goes the moment a second one comes in, and a chest row of nine holds nine.

You keep Minecart with Hopper for distance, since covering ground on foot costs time that it gives back. It sits between Minecart with Furnace and Minecart with TNT in Transportation, number 16 of 25 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
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Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Minecart with Hopper has the grid for Minecart with Hopper

How to obtain

  • Crafting

Notes

Collects items it rolls over. An activator rail can be used to disable its pickup function.

Frequently asked questions about Minecart with Hopper

  1. Hopper, Minecart going into Minecart with Hopper, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Minecart with Hopper in Minecraft?

    Minecart with Hopper is crafted from Hopper and Minecart at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

  2. Minecart with Hopper coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.5

    When was Minecart with Hopper added to Minecraft?

    Minecart with Hopper was added in version 1.5.

  3. One Minecart with Hopper, the whole of what a single inventory slot holds

    How many Minecart with Hopper can you stack?

    One Minecart with Hopper per slot, since Minecart with Hopper does not stack, and every one then costs 1 Hopper and 1 Minecart.

  4. Minecart with Hopper on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Minecart with Hopper used for?

    A minecart with a built-in hopper that collects items it passes over and pulls items from containers above, transferring them into containers below.

Building with it

A hopper on a minecart collects items from the track and from the block above as it rolls. Run underneath a farm floor it sweeps up everything that dropped, which is why so many large farms have a single cart looping under them forever.

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