Trailer-Mounted Burn Barrel

Trailer-Mounted Burn Barrel FARM HOME Miscellaneous “It’s much safer than burning debris out in the open on the ground ” says John Jett King George Va about the portable burn barrel he built out of an old 275-gal fuel tank It’s mounted on a small 2-wheeled trailer that he bought from Harbor Freight He pulls it behind his 4-wheeler     Jett cut a door in one end and attached two hinges with angle iron He made a handle from a piece of heavy metal that he welded to the door     Smoke goes out an old grated chimney top that’s welded into a small hole he cut in the barrel top It keeps rain out of the barrel and ashes in There’s also a small vent at the bottom of the barrel To clean out the ashes Jett tips the tank up and then uses a garden hoe to pull ashes out through the vent     “I use it to burn up tree branches leaves and other yard and garden waste on my property I can take it right to the debris load it in and light it ” says Jett “My daughter loves walking around using a little mechanical grabber to pick up sticks and put them in the barrel     “I had been burning debris in our garden but I was afraid that sparks coming off the open flames might start a fire in a neighbor’s yard By law we can’t burn anything outside in an open fire before 4 p m unless it’s inside a container but with my mobile burner I can burn trash any time of the day ”     To get rid of any oil residue in the barrel Jett threw a bunch of wood hay and feed bags into it and then started a fire that burned for two days     To attach the barrel to the trailer he bolted 2 all-thread brackets on front of the trailer and 3-in metal flanges on back He paid $120 for the trailer     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup John Jett 1389 Forest Ridge Dr King George Va 22485 ph 540 775-2233; barflyhog@yahoo com

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