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McClain · 12-03-2020, 01:34 PM

Thought I would share this recent project of mine, a poorboy fire pit. Was put together with relatively little effort and expense. Seems to work great. I started with an old tractor rim, welded a short piece of pipe to outside edge with a washer welded onto the bottom of the pipe and added a makeshift cap for the top to keep debris out of it when not in use. Then I took a cheap Chinese round cooking grate, built a frame for it with an ell coupling and pipe that would fit inside the stand pipe. It swivels 360 degrees and fits just above the top of the pit. I also put a short piece of 4" pipe under the rim on the bottom as an air vent, but not sure it's really needed.

CoolArrow · 12-03-2020, 01:36 PM

Outstanding. I need to find a tractor rim.

mpotts · 12-03-2020, 01:38 PM

looks great

Matt_C · 12-03-2020, 01:39 PM

why no air vents? Looking more for a smoker pit? Look good.

Chew · 12-03-2020, 01:39 PM

Me likey

Rubi513 · 12-03-2020, 01:50 PM

Looks good to me!

Hardcortex · 12-03-2020, 01:54 PM

I like it too, good job!

7sdad · 12-03-2020, 03:59 PM

Nice

Louis · 12-03-2020, 04:21 PM

That is 100% redneck engineering at its finest. That looks great. Great way to repurpose some old iron

ktjones · 12-03-2020, 04:31 PM

Nice work! KJ

kcmarullo · 12-03-2020, 04:49 PM

Like button !

basskicker24 · 12-03-2020, 04:52 PM

Very nice. I like that a lot. Good work

McClain · 12-03-2020, 04:57 PM

Thanks guys! This rim is 4’ in diameter and is the perfect size in my opinion, although I have not used it a lot yet.

goldtip5575 · 12-03-2020, 04:58 PM

That dog will hunt. Nice job.

eaglegolfj · 12-03-2020, 04:59 PM

If you can throw a steak on it and it sizzles its good.

dclifton · 12-03-2020, 05:02 PM

Pretty cool! Ive seen some where people make some out of old dozer tracks and those are cool to.

Travis Deveney · 12-03-2020, 05:08 PM

Looks good

JMart76 · 12-03-2020, 05:36 PM

That’s sweet, great build!

Marooned · 12-04-2020, 08:51 AM

Very nice....I like that a lot!

Fmjag64 · 12-04-2020, 08:54 AM

Nice!

DallasCoon12 · 12-04-2020, 08:57 AM

We use 2 of those at the lease. They work great!

noflyzone · 12-04-2020, 09:22 AM

that's awesome. I gotta start looking for a tractor rim now! LOL

Mike Fangman · 12-05-2020, 12:13 AM

That’s awesome. The fire pit at our ranch , is a 36” tractor rim, it’s been awesome.

Brazos Hunter · 12-05-2020, 04:43 AM

That is some pretty slick ingenuity right there!

Michael

Mike D · 12-05-2020, 08:45 AM

At the last least I was on we had a couple of them. One of them had a square box with a door welded on it to feed wood into it and we also had a lid so we could smoke on it.

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Pstraw · 12-05-2020, 08:47 AM

Like your idea.

McClain · 12-05-2020, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike D

At the last least I was on we had a couple of them. One of them had a square box with a door welded on it to feed wood into it and we also had a lid so we could smoke on it.

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Nice touch!

MUZZYSLINGR · 12-05-2020, 06:22 PM

Looks like it turned out good. Enjoy.

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chuckw · 12-17-2020, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt_C

why no air vents? Looking more for a smoker pit? Look good.

I built one just like it and it definitely doesn’t need vents.

McClain · 12-17-2020, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuckw

I built one just like it and it definitely doesn’t need vents.

This one does have an air vent of sorts -- a short section of 3" pipe slipped under the bottom rim, although I didn't capture that in any of the pictures. I don't really notice any difference though in the quality of the fire when the vent gets covered in ashes over time. I think the 4' diameter is large enough to allow enough air circulation normally. I suppose if one needed a hotter fire more air vents would help, but then wood would burn up quicker.

Clinton85 · 12-18-2020, 07:57 AM

Looks good to me.

Matt_C · 12-26-2020, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McClain

This one does have an air vent of sorts -- a short section of 3" pipe slipped under the bottom rim, although I didn't capture that in any of the pictures. I don't really notice any difference though in the quality of the fire when the vent gets covered in ashes over time. I think the 4' diameter is large enough to allow enough air circulation normally. I suppose if one needed a hotter fire more air vents would help, but then wood would burn up quicker.

Ah, understand now, If it was just a fire pit the air holes would definitely make it burn the wood faster but it's a cooker too so gotta control that fire.

TacticalCowboy · 12-26-2020, 10:24 AM

Looks good

Hotrodd · 12-26-2020, 11:16 AM

Nice!

SamHarper · 12-26-2020, 12:31 PM

That looks perfect! You could probably even make s'mores on it!

kruppa24 · 12-26-2020, 12:34 PM

Perfect!

Maxx85 · 12-26-2020, 04:54 PM

McClain, looks awesome. I would also install something like fire pit's spark screen. Few months ago, I've been making a present for my uncle, and got Sunnydaze Outdoor fire pit Spark Screen for him ( found here: https://mygardenzone.com/best-fire-pit-spark-screen/ ). It works perfectly for any kind of BBQ or simple cooking.

McClain · 12-26-2020, 07:13 PM

Ha! If I keep adding accessories ($$$) it will no longer be a poorboy pit!

deerwatcher51 · 12-26-2020, 07:17 PM

Nothing wrong with that at all.

mooney_ag · 12-28-2020, 08:02 PM

Very nice.

Aggie Dad · 12-28-2020, 08:22 PM

Awesome!

3ChordTruth · 01-04-2021, 07:03 PM

Good idea and this turned out nice, enjoy cooking on it.

mbear53 · 01-09-2021, 10:37 PM

Nice!!!

Gunner97 · 01-10-2021, 09:54 AM

Perfect.

12-03-2020, 01:34 PM	#1
McClain Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tyler, TX	Poorboy Fire Pit Thought I would share this recent project of mine, a poorboy fire pit. Was put together with relatively little effort and expense. Seems to work great. I started with an old tractor rim, welded a short piece of pipe to outside edge with a washer welded onto the bottom of the pipe and added a makeshift cap for the top to keep debris out of it when not in use. Then I took a cheap Chinese round cooking grate, built a frame for it with an ell coupling and pipe that would fit inside the stand pipe. It swivels 360 degrees and fits just above the top of the pit. I also put a short piece of 4" pipe under the rim on the bottom as an air vent, but not sure it's really needed.

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12-03-2020, 01:36 PM	#2
CoolArrow Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Juan, TX Hunt In: Starr county	Outstanding. I need to find a tractor rim.

12-03-2020, 01:38 PM	#3
mpotts Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: texas Hunt In: Lometa Tx	looks great

12-03-2020, 01:39 PM	#4
Matt_C Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: McKinney, Tx Hunt In: Texas	why no air vents? Looking more for a smoker pit? Look good.

12-03-2020, 01:39 PM	#5
Chew Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kingwood, TX Hunt In: Leon County	Me likey

12-03-2020, 01:50 PM	#6
Rubi513 Banned!!! Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Centerville Hunt In: Walker County	Looks good to me!

12-03-2020, 01:54 PM	#7
Hardcortex Eight Point Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Burleson Hunt In: Limestone Co.	I like it too, good job!

12-03-2020, 03:59 PM	#8
7sdad Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Joshua & Arlington, Texas	Nice

12-03-2020, 04:21 PM	#9
Louis Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2017	That is 100% redneck engineering at its finest. That looks great. Great way to repurpose some old iron

12-03-2020, 04:31 PM	#10
ktjones Eight Point Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Magnolia, texas Hunt In: Centerville	Nice work! KJ

12-03-2020, 04:49 PM	#11
kcmarullo Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Danbury Tx Hunt In: South Tx, Oklahoma	Like button !

12-03-2020, 04:52 PM	#12
basskicker24 Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: San Antonio Hunt In: Guadalupe county/ Ozona	Very nice. I like that a lot. Good work

12-03-2020, 04:57 PM	#13
McClain Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tyler, TX	Thanks guys! This rim is 4’ in diameter and is the perfect size in my opinion, although I have not used it a lot yet.

12-03-2020, 04:58 PM	#14
goldtip5575 Eight Point Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Belton, Tx Hunt In: Texas	That dog will hunt. Nice job.

12-03-2020, 04:59 PM	#15
eaglegolfj Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dayton TX	If you can throw a steak on it and it sizzles its good.

12-03-2020, 05:02 PM	#16
dclifton Pope & Young Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lindale Tx Hunt In: Lindale Tx, Crowell Tx, pearsall Tx	Pretty cool! Ive seen some where people make some out of old dozer tracks and those are cool to.

12-03-2020, 05:08 PM	#17
Travis Deveney Six Point Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Huntsville Hunt In: Mills Co. Walker Co.	Looks good

12-03-2020, 05:36 PM	#18
JMart76 Four Point Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Antonio Hunt In: Hill country	That’s sweet, great build!

12-04-2020, 08:51 AM	#19
Marooned Four Point Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Spicewood, TX Hunt In: London, TX	Very nice....I like that a lot!

12-04-2020, 08:54 AM	#20
Fmjag64 Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: DFW Hunt In: NTX	Nice!

12-04-2020, 08:57 AM	#21
DallasCoon12 Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Kerrville Hunt In: Kerr County, México	We use 2 of those at the lease. They work great!

12-04-2020, 09:22 AM	#22
noflyzone Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Palestine, TX	that's awesome. I gotta start looking for a tractor rim now! LOL

12-05-2020, 12:13 AM	#23
Mike Fangman Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Hunt In: Ranger & Kerrville	That’s awesome. The fire pit at our ranch , is a 36” tractor rim, it’s been awesome.

12-05-2020, 04:43 AM	#24
Brazos Hunter Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: BCS and POC Hunt In: Where invited	That is some pretty slick ingenuity right there! Michael

12-05-2020, 08:45 AM	#25
Mike D Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North Texas Hunt In: Haskell County, TX	At the last least I was on we had a couple of them. One of them had a square box with a door welded on it to feed wood into it and we also had a lid so we could smoke on it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

12-05-2020, 08:47 AM	#26
Pstraw Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Henderson Hunt In: Front yard or back yard	Like your idea.

12-05-2020, 06:22 PM	#28
MUZZYSLINGR Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Palestine , TX Hunt In: Home and wherever i can	Looks like it turned out good. Enjoy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

12-18-2020, 07:57 AM	#31
Clinton85 Spike Join Date: Dec 2020	Looks good to me.

12-26-2020, 10:24 AM	#33
TacticalCowboy Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Vernon Hunt In: Southern Taylor County, Tom Green County	Looks good

12-26-2020, 11:16 AM	#34
Hotrodd Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Conroe Hunt In: Central Texas	Nice!

12-26-2020, 12:31 PM	#35
SamHarper Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Austin	That looks perfect! You could probably even make s'mores on it!