BURN BARREL BASE

[LBrown59]

Now - New scoop up system.


Before / Old scrape out system.

 

[Deerlope]

You should think of peoples' health and stop that burn barrel stuff. If not your friends and neighbors then your own.

 

[LBrown59]

You should think of peoples' health and stop that burn barrel stuff. If not your friends and neighbors then your own.

Hay hold on just a Sec.
The threads isn't about the merits/demirets of burning.
It's about the ease of clean up,
Kinda goes hand in hand with this thread:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/115685-dumping-trash-barrels.html#post1435112

 

[bjcsc]

You should think of peoples' health and stop that burn barrel stuff. If not your friends and neighbors then your own.

Are you kidding? From New York State?

What happens to your garbage (assuming LBrown59 is even burning garbage and he probably isn't)? Are you saying it would be better if he piled it up and shipped it to PA, OH, or the Midwest like NY state does? (yes, even upstate NY) All garbage is either burned or buried. Just because you can't see it, doesn't mean it isn't happening

At least you have a 360 degree view from your glass house...sheeesh...

1948: Fresh Kills landfill is opened on Staten Island, New York. It becomes the world's largest city dump. Along with the Great Wall of China it is the only man-made thing visible from space.

Nice burn barrel base, LBrown59...

 

[pennwalk]

I was curious if anyone had a good design for a burn barrel so looked it up on google. Don't do it you won't like it.

Chris

 

[LBrown59]

I was curious if anyone had a good design for a burn barrel so looked it up on google. Don't do it you won't like it.

Chris

Don't do what?

Won't like what?

 

[bjcsc]

I was curious if anyone had a good design for a burn barrel so looked it up on google. Don't do it you won't like it.

Chris

Hmmm..well I did it anyway. Here are the results.

The first entry is from the Alaska State Division of Forestry and it is followed by a complete page of proper burn barrel design. Wow, you were right, scary stuff

 

[plowking]

We don't have burn barels either. Myson-in-law was warnd bythe fire dept. He could have gotten a 2000.00 fine. The fad here now is to buy the fire pit ,is 24 inches around or less,it is regulated by the state of NH. I had to get a controlled or cooking fire permit,suppose ot call when I want to use it. I have five acres so have the room. My friend got one,he lives in city, setback is 25 feetfrom any structure to the pit. His fire dept. wants to inspect his pit first. I don't have anything against barrels,but the barrell if it rusts out or falls apart can be dangerous. plowking

 

[jasperab]

My "burn barrell" is an outside wood furnace and it will burn about anything with very little smoke.
When I had three teens at home they bitched in the spring when I quit using it for the season 'cause it also heated all our water. Three long hot showers, and there was still enough for my wife and I.
Came in handy when the hot water heater died and no bucks for a new one. Then come summer and we still had water warm enough for a shower when there was no fire. Seems like the black steel roof was gathering enough solar heat to make it warm enough to be comfortable. Kinda like 'Nam when we put a long, black hose on the tin roof of a hooch to get hot water.

 

[LBrown59]

We don't have burn barels either. Myson-in-law was warnd bythe fire dept. He could have gotten a 2000.00 fine.
* The fad here now is to buy the fire pit ,is 24 inches around or less,it is regulated by the state of NH. I had to get a controlled or cooking fire permit,suppose ot call when I want to use it.

*OK so now why is the pit any better than the barrel?

 

[dtd24]

I use an old oil tank I cut in half. It works great. I can pick it up with the grapple and move it to empty the ash. It's nice how contained it is.

 

[Whitey]

I found that using a burn barrel with solid sides does not encourage incineration. So the last burn barrel I built was out of heavy duty 6 x 6 reinforcing sheet for concrete. Then I wrap it with turkey wire to keep the small stuff in and away it goes. Having the sides open promotes a hotter burn in less time with minimal after burn material.

 

[schmism]

same hear, ive got some tight mesh fence that i use, like 1.5x3" holes.

i can smell my neighbors smoldering in there enclosed can for half of a day. mine is gone in an hr or less.

 

[plowking]

*OK so now why is the pit any better than the barrel?

I just saw your question. Sorry for the delay. Answer is the pit or overgrown hibachi, will burn quicker and a lower or less intense fire. If you burn firewood in it ,the fire could get too large,which would put the fire into a different category. Pit is elevated on legs and sits on a cement or other noncombustible base. plowking

 

[barneyrb]

Back years ago when wife #1 and I got married we bought just a standard 55 gallon drum to burn trash in. Thought I would be smart and shoot holes in the bottom with her .25 automatic. Wound up with 3 slugs rolling around in the bottom of the drum with no holes. I did manage to put holes in it with the trusty 1911.

 

[mjarrels]

When we built our house, used the cement truck clean out waste to pour a 3 by 3 base for 55 gal barrel to set on.

mark

 

[LBrown59]

This burning barrel sets on end on top of the 2 metal bars spanning the cement blocks.

The problem I've encountered is the bars keep bending and sagging ; Yet the only weight on them is the light weight empty hollow drum.
The bars pictured are aluminum and didn't work out at all .
I replaced them with 3/4 steel pipe which was a big improvement but they are still starting to bend and sag.
Anybody got any ideas about what I could us for bars to prevent this?
BTW:the span between the blocks is only 54 inches.

 

[Conservation]

What is the easiest way to get the top off of a barrel? I have had some that were removable, but the one I have now is not.

 

[jdmar]

What is the easiest way to get the top off of a barrel? I have had some that were removable, but the one I have now is not.

Drill a few 1/4 to 3/8 holes in a line. Hit a chissel/bar/screwdriver blade in the holes to tear out the "cross-connectors" between the holes. Then sawsall around the rim. You can get a pretty close cut that way.

Peter

 

[Larry Jones]

What is the easiest way to get the top off of a barrel? I have had some that were removable, but the one I have now is not.

I have always used just a sharp cold chisel and a drilling hammer, the lip will pretty much guide the chisel and it will open up like a tin can. Wear heavy gloves because you will miss the chisel a couple times.