Plastic 55 gal. drum?

[scooterseats]

I have a 55 gallon blue one that I installed in 1984 for a septic tank on my shop and have never had it pumped yet, yes it has been used plenty over the years as my wife ran a ceramic shop out there for about 12 years.
I have a 30 gallon blue one that I store Kerosene in for my parts washer and a 55 gallon blue one that is full of new engine oil that I saved from being discarded when a compressor station was switching oil types.
I also have a 55 gallon white one that is laid on its side and the bottom half drilled full of 3/4" holes and a 4" line into the top side. This is buried along side of my motor home shed and is used for the occasional dump when returning from a trip. This has plenty of time to soak into the soil between uses. No fear of these rotting out as the steel ones do.

 

[Delta74]

Just use for garbage and rain water here, get them free from the car wash in town, saves them throwing them out, and even have the bungs.

 

[~smokey~]

My neighbor got me interested in 55gal plastic drums when he came up with the idea of planting strawberries in them, he drilled a series of 3" holes all around the sides where the berries would grow from, then fill it with dirt. I use my drums for end cuts for my woodstove, as a compost barrel, and they work great as a canopy stand.

 

[gayler]

They make a good sand and gravel filter for a pond. http://www.koiphen.com/forums/showt...e-your-own)-3rd-edition&p=1056601#post1056601

 

[ichabod]

cut one of these in half

put one of these inside

add ice..........

 

[JohnnyMI]

^^Can't say I've never done that^^

 

[muidaq]