DIY fire pit

[thepumpguysc]

Nice..

 

[Lawnranger]

Nice! Nothing better than sitting back by the firepit!

 

[Smokeydog]

Trying out a SS clothes washer tub for fire pit. Found a commercial SS stock pot lid to cover it. Good thing it is smokeless and easy to cook on.
Built fires on the ground in the same spot for 40 years. Rains wash the ashes away and occasionally mow over. Any wood or structure near short grass attracts black widow spiders so we have to always be aware. Horses and dogs liked to chew charcoal stubs when cold.

 

[bigtiller]

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Trying out a SS clothes washer tub for fire pit. Found a commercial SS stock pot lid to cover it. Good thing it is smokeless and easy to cook on.
Built fires on the ground in the same spot for 40 years. Rains wash the ashes away and occasionally mow over. Any wood or structure near short grass attracts black widow spiders so we have to always be aware. Horses and dogs liked to chew charcoal stubs when cold.

My neighbor did the same thing but....
He mounted his on an old push lawnmower whose motor was removed.
That made it a portable fire pit.

 

[Wakey]

Mine is similar to yours PJ. Once it heats up there is very little smoke. Once ash builds up I’ll hit it with my backpack blower.

 

[ATX]

Pretty sweet. I want to do something similar next to the pool in my yard but with a chimney. I've been warned that chimneys are complicated though - anyone ever done such a thing?

 

[Gordon Gould]

Mines a little rustic - smoky too. Probably doesn't belong in this thread

gg

 

[Smokeydog]

Mines a little rustic - smoky too. Probably doesn't belong in this thread

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Like the big rocks. You’re in and also be good company.

 

[3Ts]

Pretty sweet. I want to do something similar next to the pool in my yard but with a chimney. I've been warned that chimneys are complicated though - anyone ever done such a thing?

No, but... I was going to have an outdoor fireplace built and found out that it needed a 15' tall chimney for it to draw properly and the shape of the firebox is also important to have the air flow into the chimney correctly. My neighbor has an outdoor fireplace with a 10' chimney and they've had a lot of trouble with getting it to draw correctly.

 

[dieselcrawler]

PJRAM, nice work... should treat you well for years to come!

I've been a fan of sitting around fires for years... last place we lived didnt have the greatest place for a fire ring, but it worked. We moved recently, and I've been looking for the 'right spot's to make a nice one... no luck yet, but we did drop some landscaping blocks in the yard a few days ago, will work for now.

 

[WVH1977]

Sort of.....cast iron.

You need the wood on the bottom and stew in that pot!!!

 

[Mathis89]

I just completed my DIY fire pit after three days of hard work in the heat, and I’m thrilled with the result. Tonight, I lit the first fire, had a couple of beers, and reminisced about old times. The fire pit design includes holes in the fire ring that are supposed to make it smokeless – still testing that out. My little Massey GC1723 tractor was a lifesaver for moving dirt and leveling the area. It was a lot of work, but totally worth it for the cozy atmosphere.

 

[oosik]

MANY years ago I built a fire pit. We had a glorious family gathering. The last hour or so - we spent dragging garden hose. The fire pit was directly on the ground - surrounded by large rocks. The fire burned down into the organics and began to spread.

Thank God - I have a ten acre lake and a large irrigation pump down on the lake. Ended up removing all the soil down to about two feet with the tractor and rear blade. Created a mighty mud hole - let it sit over night. Then graded it all back to the semblance of flat land.

First, and last, time we ever did it that way. For darn sure!!!

 

[Bansil]

I just completed my DIY fire pit after three days of hard work in the heat, and I’m thrilled with the result. Tonight, I lit the first fire, had a couple of beers, and reminisced about old times. The fire pit design includes holes in the fire ring that are supposed to make it smokeless – still testing that out. My little Massey GC1723 tractor was a lifesaver for moving dirt and leveling the area. It was a lot of work, but totally worth it for the cozy atmosphere.

Why dig up a 3 year old post and copy paste the OP, changing just a few sentences?

OP:
I finally finished my DIY fire pit. Three days of work, in sweltering heat, but finally got it done. Tonight I lit a fire, had a couple of beers and reminisced of days gone by. The holes in the fire ring are supposed to make it smokeless. The jury is still out on that. Glad I own a little Massey GC1723. Ihad to move a couple of yards of dirt to level the area and then spread all the gravel.

 

[Williy]

A clue should be used to build a chimney less chance for a chimney fire

willy

 

[71bronco]

Why dig up a 3 year old post and copy paste the OP, changing just a few sentences?

OP:
I finally finished my DIY fire pit. Three days of work, in sweltering heat, but finally got it done. Tonight I lit a fire, had a couple of beers and reminisced of days gone by. The holes in the fire ring are supposed to make it smokeless. The jury is still out on that. Glad I own a little Massey GC1723. Ihad to move a couple of yards of dirt to level the area and then spread all the gravel.

At least he added more to the thread than you did.

Jeff

 

[Bansil]

At least he added more to the thread than you did.

Jeff

Lol, I atleast noticed it was a possible spam account and they barely changed the original OP's story....that's why I quoted both and reported it as possible spam.

Jeff, here..... probably AI

 

[Mtsoxfan]

I’m kinda partial to a fire on an elevated platform.

I was at a party, 15+ years ago. They had a 4'ish wide concrete pipe that was the Pit. It was filled with dirt, so the fire was close to the top. Stand around, drinking beer, BSing...

 

[Williy]

I have seen pits like that but they made concret seats

with cushions like this:

willy

 

[mikester]

Nice but my wife gets upset if I bump the seats with my front end loader when I drop a pallet of wood on the fire...