Oil Tank Grill

grillsforpassion · Nov 3, 2011

Has anyone cleaned a used oil tank into a grill? just wondering if it makes sense and if there is a safe way to do it.

tburda · Nov 3, 2011

What kind of oil? People have used fuel oil tanks often. they need a good burn and cleaning/seasoning. a good hot burn should make it ok.

Smokin Turkey · Nov 3, 2011

If you are talking about using a 275 gallon oil tank for a direct heat charcoal grilling application, It can be done but some frame work and welding will be required. If you are talking about using a 55 gallon barrel for the same situation, I've seen some people making these with success with simple garage tools and no welding. search here or google "texas grill" and you should see some really simple builds there.

This is a customer build

New Pal Frank · Nov 3, 2011

Fuel oil tanks make great grills. I uased a saws-all to cut mine open. DO NOT USE A FLAME CUTTER!!!!!!!! You may go KABOOM.

grillsforpassion · Nov 3, 2011

tburda said:
What kind of oil? People have used fuel oil tanks often. they need a good burn and cleaning/seasoning. a good hot burn should make it ok.

It is regular deliverable fuel oil (#2?) Its the 200 gallon one from my basement. I'm taking it out this weekend and plan on cutting it in 1/2 with a sawz-all.

Greyeagle · Nov 3, 2011

We made a tank from a 120 gal propane tank. Filled it with water let it sit over night next day we cut the doors with an angle grinder with cutoff wheels. The angle grinder makes a nice clean narrow cut. We have cut more then 3 this way and still have all our fingers and toes. My pucker factor does go up some on the first cut. A guy in our hometown was cutting a huge fuel tank last year and he heard it making a funny noise got in his truck and drove away, the tank exploded some people heard it more then 7 miles away it broke windows a quarter mile away..

grillsforpassion · Nov 3, 2011

My neighbors already think I am insane for ALWAYS having some sort of fire burning at my house. I don't think an exploding oil tank would go over well!!

morgaj1 · Nov 3, 2011

Angle grinders and sawzalls make sparks and can lead to explosions as well. If you do a google search for cutting oil tanks, there are plenty of examples of this happening.

Fishhook · Nov 4, 2011

Fill it once about half full with water, add a little Dawn, rock it a couple times and then empty it out, you will have no trouble cutting it anyway you want to. Before I made the 500 gal that I have (which is also an old oil tank) I was using 275's. I was getting about 3-4 yrs from one before the bottom would rot out and I'd make another.

grillsforpassion · Nov 4, 2011

Thanks for the advice and tips. FISHHOOK, could you attach any pictures. I'd like to see how you did such a big tank and get some ideas. Thanks

Ole Man Dan · Nov 4, 2011

grillsforpassion said:
It is regular deliverable fuel oil (#2?) Its the 200 gallon one from my basement. I'm taking it out this weekend and plan on cutting it in 1/2 with a sawz-all.

I helped a brother-in-law cut a fuel oil tank in half, to build a large grill.
We burned it out good before the build. I showed him how to season it, and it turned out very good.
He uses it to BBQ for kids sports teams.

Oil Tank Grill

grillsforpassion

Guest

tburda

Knows what a fatty is.

Smokin Turkey

is Blowin Smoke!

New Pal Frank

is one Smokin' Farker

grillsforpassion

Guest

Greyeagle

Knows what a fatty is.

grillsforpassion

Guest

morgaj1

is one Smokin' Farker

Fishhook

Full Fledged Farker

grillsforpassion

Guest

Ole Man Dan

is one Smokin' Farker

Similar threads