What to do with old (galvanized??) water heater?

[Voi]

I found this old water heater in our National Forest. I initially just saw some metal up in some rocks and climbed up there and rolled the entire thing down to a nearby closed off logging trail. It was then I realized it was an old water heater with some sort of DIY heat shield.

Once we got some snow I went back and removed the rusty shield shield and strapped the tank to a sled and drug it back to my vehicle.

It is heavy. I put a piece of plywood across a bathroom scale and started to tilt the tank onto the center of the plywood. It went up to 187 lbs before getting to a balanced position and then gave an error message.

It's just over 48" tall and just under 20" in diameter. The walls are 1/4" thick so it's probably north of 200 lbs.

Before I realized it was galvanized I was thinking about turning it into a fire pit. But now I'm not sure what I can safely with this thing as far as cutting, welding, etc.

Any suggestions? Or just straight to the scrap yard?

 

[p_mori7]

cut the ends off, use it as a culvert in a ditch or stream somewhere that you needs a crossing point for footpath, bikepath, ATV trail.

 

[mv213]

Air compressor tank, baby!!!! (Just kidding, don’t do it)

 

[JABgj]

Good on you for hauling it out. Might be glass lined, and if it were me I would scrap it but I hate throwing stuff away if it can be used for something. Not a pressure vessel or water tank.

 

[Copymutt]

Lawn roller!

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

good on you for hauling it out.

x2 Good on You

 

[Voi]

Thanks. I think I'm up to about a ton of trash removed from public lands including just shy of 200' of logging cable.

This water heater was the toughest removal so far. I probably should have waited for permission to take my side by side back in there but I wanted to turn it into a workout.

The chance of it being glass lined makes me lean towards scrapping but my lawn is in need of a rolling.

 

[charbar]

Lawn roller!

Exactly what I was thinking.