Bathtub Barbeque Grill AG WORLD Benjamin Baughman wanted a big barbeque grill that could handle large chunks of wood so he converted an old bathtub into a 4-ft long open grill The tub sets up about 2 ft off the ground and the grill inside it can be easily raised and lowered by simply turning a big wheel located at one end of the tub The tub stands on 4 rebar legs Baughman turns the flywheel to raise the grate up out of the tub then loads the tub with wood and starts the fire After the fire is going he lowers the grate back down into the tub “It’s big enough to feed a baseball team ” says Baughman “It’s not all that heavy Two people can move it around quite easily “I came up with the idea because I cut up old dead trees in our area to use as firewood I didn’t want to have to cut all the branches into small pieces ” Baughman cut a rectangular opening in the bottom of the tub and installed a metal plate over the opening attached to a rod that runs the length of the tub and has a horseshoe fastened to one end of it When he turns the horseshoe the bar rotates the plate and the ashes fall out A pair of holes cut into the side of the tub serve as vents Metal plates welded onto horseshoes can be rotated to partially cover the holes and regulate the air flow “Some people said I’d have trouble with the enamel on the tub getting too hot and breaking off but that hasn’t been a problem ” notes Baughman Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Benjamin Baughman P O Box 1617 Ash Fork Ariz 86320 ph 928 637-4759; hillbillysandr@gmail com

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