Portable “Fuel Tank” Burn Barrel
“I got the idea after reading a story in FARM SHOW about a trailer-mounted burn barrel (Vol. 40, No. 3),” says Rob Fetting, who built his own portable burn barrel out of an old 100-gal. fuel tank. It’s mounted horizontally on a small 2-wheeled trailer he already had. He pulls it behind his riding mower.
The trailer frame happened to be just the right size to hold the 5-ft. long, 3-ft. dia. tank. Fetting cut a door in one end of the tank that’s held with two hinges.
Smoke goes out a chimney that’s welded into a hole he cut into the other end of the barrel. It keeps rain out of the barrel and ashes in. There’s also a small vent at the bottom of the barrel with a screen over it. To clean out the ashes, Fetting removes the screen and then uses a homemade clean-out tool - that mounts on the side of the tank - to pull ashes out through the vent.
“I use it mostly to burn up tree branches and brush on my property. I can take it right to the debris, load it in, and light it,” says Fetting. “It has a lot of capacity and is a lot safer than burning garbage in a 55-gal. drum with an open top. There’s not much left to clean out after it burns.
“The tank is bolted down to the front and back of the trailer frame. I use a homemade jack to hold the trailer level. To change the height, I just pull a pin and move it up or down,” he says.
Fetting didn’t do any welding on the fuel oil tank, using only a sawzall. “Before I burned anything I drained all the fuel oil out of the tank and then added a couple inches of water on the bottom. Then threw some paper and brush in to burn any leftover sludge on the sides of the tank. Any sparks that hit the water were quickly extinguished.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Rob Fetting, 1766 18th Ave., Barron, Wis. 54812 (ph 715 492-2888; robfetting@yahoo.com)
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Portable “Fuel Tank” Burn Barrel FARM HOME Miscellaneous “I got the idea after reading a story in FARM SHOW about a trailer-mounted burn barrel Vol 40 No 3 ” says Rob Fetting who built his own portable burn barrel out of an old 100-gal fuel tank It’s mounted horizontally on a small 2-wheeled trailer he already had He pulls it behind his riding mower The trailer frame happened to be just the right size to hold the 5-ft long 3-ft dia tank Fetting cut a door in one end of the tank that’s held with two hinges Smoke goes out a chimney that’s welded into a hole he cut into the other end of the barrel It keeps rain out of the barrel and ashes in There’s also a small vent at the bottom of the barrel with a screen over it To clean out the ashes Fetting removes the screen and then uses a homemade clean-out tool - that mounts on the side of the tank - to pull ashes out through the vent “I use it mostly to burn up tree branches and brush on my property I can take it right to the debris load it in and light it ” says Fetting “It has a lot of capacity and is a lot safer than burning garbage in a 55-gal drum with an open top There’s not much left to clean out after it burns “The tank is bolted down to the front and back of the trailer frame I use a homemade jack to hold the trailer level To change the height I just pull a pin and move it up or down ” he says Fetting didn’t do any welding on the fuel oil tank using only a sawzall “Before I burned anything I drained all the fuel oil out of the tank and then added a couple inches of water on the bottom Then threw some paper and brush in to burn any leftover sludge on the sides of the tank Any sparks that hit the water were quickly extinguished ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Rob Fetting 1766 18th Ave Barron Wis 54812 ph 715 492-2888; robfetting@yahoo com
