i built a hot tub.

rustred · Nov 9, 2020

actually for the cows. they are saying hurry up we are thirsty. dugout is frozen and they will not go to drink after i chopped holes in it. got the tank filled and tommorrow will stick the heater in it i built last year. then the daily chore of keeping the fire going. got to dark for more pictures.

banjoman09 · Nov 9, 2020

now that is kinda neat....I like it

SVcummins · Nov 9, 2020

Did you build a wood fired heater?

Pete in Holland MI · Nov 9, 2020

Smoking the meat before they head to market? Triiiiiiicky.......... : )

Steve Metcalfe · Nov 10, 2020

When I was growing up that's the type of water heater we used in the cattle tanks. Worked all summer off and on cutting wood to burn in the tank all winter. Then when I left home they bought an LP fired tank heater since his wood cutter was no longer there.

ADB-Ia · Nov 10, 2020

I had one of those years ago. Usually used old junk wood and broken fence posts for fuel. Would fire it up each morning using a diesel fuel/gasoline mix. One day my fuel mix was a little rich. It took about a month to grow back the eyebrow, sideburn, and half mustache that got poofed. Another one of those life lessons.

cdmn · Nov 10, 2020

That reminds me of my dad's exciting happening when I was a kid. Because of poor wells, in the depth of winter when everything froze up, he'd take the 300 gallon gas tank down and put it on the Speedwagon truck and head to the river. He would chop a hole in the ice with his axe and then use a gas engine-powered pump to fill it. One year, after filling it once, he went back for another load. This time the tank valve was frozen open. So he fired up the blow torch to thaw it out. Boom!. The lid blew off, and the tank ends turned spherical. He wasn't hurt. (But...) For years afterwards we had a 330 gallon gas tank. Never leaked.

SVcummins · Nov 10, 2020

That would make for a good baxter black poem! I’d like to find out how to build a wood fired tank heater

tomturkey · Nov 10, 2020

lots of improvements on the farm or ranch when the "free" labor leaves. Had an old 20 inch lawnmower, the kids and I each had our part of the yard to mow. When the kids grew up went and found jobs, Dad(me) went and got a riding lawnmower. Just a fact of life in the country. gobble

rustred · Nov 10, 2020

yes , i built it from a piece of conductor pipe and all the heaviest stuff i could scrounge up. with a full tank of water it is just wanting to float so today i am going to find some sort of heavy metal to tack on the sides.
once the wood is burning i use coal in it and it lasts good overnight. had some -40 degree days last year so i made this box for it to help keep it a little bit warmer.

SVcummins · Nov 10, 2020

That is neat can you post pictures of it?

i built a hot tub.

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