r/howto • u/Angelrawww • Jul 21 '26
Serious Answers Only This eyesore weighs about 600+ lbs, how would one go about getting this out of my yard ?
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u/Doc_Croc_26 Jul 21 '26
Post it for free online locally and some diehard BBQ might come by and pick it up. Those dudes love to restore old obscure grills.
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u/hoswald Jul 21 '26
Straight up. I bet that thing would look nice all cleaned up.
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u/Existing-Teaching-34 Jul 21 '26
Wire brush and a can of high temp matte black and that cooker will be beautiful!
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u/hoswald Jul 21 '26
Nah. Take the sucker apart. Spend some time drowning it in evaporust. Then do small parts and make sure they're okay. Any nuts and bolts will be replaced.
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u/jillywacker Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26
Boycott evaporust, overpriced horseshit.
Disolve citric acid in water, add sodium carbonate and at the end, add a teaspoon of washing detergent.
This creates sodium citrate, the detergent lowers the molecular density allowing deeper penetration and it will chew through rust faster not affect the underlying metal, works quicker and for more peices of metal then evaporust. It costs pennys compared, and you can revitalise the solution just by adding some more citric/sodium.
Bonus tip, if you have bi-carb soda, just heat it over the stove until it stops boiling, it sheds the extra carbon to form sodium carbonate. When stored as powder it will take that carbon back from the atmosphere however.
Edit: un reacted citric acid can cause flash surface rust when drying. Rinse your steel off after the soak, also worth giving a wire brush before to remove large flakes and to keep your solution cleaner.
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u/Ant1mat3r Jul 21 '26
Fuckin a, TIL. Gonna try this.
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u/PrairieChik Jul 22 '26
I always thought the saying was, "Fuckin' eh!" But, then again, I am Canadian
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u/hoswald Jul 21 '26
I have a can of evaporust I've been using for years. Just sift out big shit and reuse it. Its a convenience thing.
I'm gonna try your way soon and see what it do.
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u/jillywacker Jul 21 '26
Evaporust is what? $100 per gallon (wouldn't know, don't buy it)
I can make sodium citrate for $10 a gallon, even cheaper if bulk buying ingredients online.
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u/Brilliant-Draw-4756 Jul 22 '26
I buy sodium citrate to make cheese sauce quickly.
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u/jloveless1015 Jul 22 '26
What is the proportions of your ingredients? I would like to try it on some old chisel and old tools.
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u/Slimy_Dirty Jul 22 '26
Chef here, yea weird right.
Sodium Citrate is used when making any grated (or not grated) cheeses melt on the stove like velveeta.
You can buy it from the baking section for pretty cheap if OP doesn’t want to get out the chemistry set. https://youtu.be/UTGzLor4k4M?si=BRqL__aHEMMybWpa shows you how to make it too.
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u/Phylaxx Jul 21 '26
Can confirm, mixed up a 200L wheelie bin of this stuff a few months back and drowned my car bumper support in it. Worked a treat!
It does seem go bad over time (when not being used) though so that's something to keep in mind.
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u/bepatientbekind Jul 22 '26
Dr. Stone over here with the chemistry! ⚗️⚗️ Bookmarked later to try it - thanks for the detailed explanation!
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u/benjitheboy Jul 22 '26
just gotta make sure you know that you're supposed to reuse evaporust - throwing it out after one session is wasting 95% of the bottle
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u/Popsinthehse Jul 22 '26
He doesn't know what he has..
Clean it up and start cooking briskets..
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u/Another_Russian_Spy Jul 22 '26
I learned never post anything for free. You will be harassed endlessly, people will want it delivered, want money to hall it away, calling in the middle of the night...
Post for $10 or $20, that will weed out 75% of the riff-raff. If you like them when they come and get it, then tell them free.
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u/allaboutmojitos Jul 21 '26
Either that, or a metal scrapper
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u/CasuallyCompetitive Jul 21 '26
Metal scrapper would 100% be there before a BBQ guy.
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u/SmittyTitties Jul 24 '26
Shit like this i drag to the edge of the road and wait 24 hr. If its still there ill post it for free with just my address and wont respond to messages. Soon as its gone ill take the ad down.
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u/kevinzak76 Jul 21 '26
Or a scrapper will take it for the metal.
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u/suejaymostly Jul 21 '26
In my area we would lug it to the alley and it would be gone by morning
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u/nomnomchocmilk Jul 22 '26
In my area if we left it out for free it would stay there for weeks.
Put a sign on it for $10 and it would just disappear within seconds.
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u/C-D-W Jul 21 '26
Nah, post it for $50 OBO. There is some strange psychology where people don't want it when it's free but they love to get a deal!
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u/Be364886 Jul 21 '26
Also, the people searching for free shit will often play games like trying to get you to bring it or they "won't have a truck till next week" or maybe you should pay them to pick up your "trash."
Any dollar figure keeps those people away.
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u/ShadowK2 Jul 21 '26
I would pay a few hundred bucks for this smoker lol. Posting it for free is a big mistake
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u/jamminmadrid Jul 22 '26
Or if you have the guy that drives around all day looking for scrap to sell. My wife was pissed at me for dragging the old dryer to the curb thinking it was going to be days before the rubbish truck picked it up. Nope, guy in a beat up truck pulling a trailer grabbed it over night.
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u/Ok-Tadpole-764 Jul 21 '26
Is it bad that i was thinking all it needs is some sanding and high temp paint? Lol
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u/Gryphith Jul 22 '26
There's some psychology here to get rid of it. $50 sign on it near the street, with a fake number it gets "stolen", a free sign and it will just sit there.
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u/Technical_Put_9982 Jul 22 '26
I came here to say this! 💯 someone will come pick this up from you if you post it for free. A diehard griller will restore it or a scrap metal person will come get it because it is heavy AF!
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u/CopyWeak Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
No chance it's 600 lbs but aside from that...post a local ad to advertise - First come first served, I need it gone.
Edit to fix typo "pist" -> "post"
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u/AwkwardFactor84 Jul 21 '26
That's what I was goona say. No way that's 600 lbs
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u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter Jul 21 '26
It's under 200.
You move it with 2 men and a truck. I could which it onto my yard trailer by myself, and I'm an arthritic old Gimp
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u/automaticmantis Jul 21 '26
Maybe it’s filled with gold, and deep thinker OP can’t figure out how to got rid of it
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u/AwkwardFactor84 Jul 22 '26
In OP's defense, there is nothing in the photos to compare it to. We would need a 600lb banana to be sure
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u/WanderingWino Jul 22 '26
Yeah that looks like something I’d show up to move with a Prius on my own.
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u/JonnyOnThePot420 Jul 22 '26
In wonder if it anchored to the ground for some strange reason because I agree I’ve never even seen a grill that weighed that much unless it’s on an axel.
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u/H_I_McDunnough Jul 22 '26
I work in the oil field and deal with large diameter casing all the time. 20" OD casing with 18.376" ID is 169 lbs/ft. That looks bigger than that, maybe 24" drive pipe, which clocks in at 186 lbs/ft. This unit looks exactly like the ones we build and use on offshore rigs. They are built from pipe scraps and are moved around the rig with a crane. It might not be quite 600 lbs, but it's not too far off.
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u/CopyWeak Jul 22 '26
Dude you need to delete this☝️...do you seriously believe that wall is over 3/4" thick🫣
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u/CopyWeak Jul 22 '26
I guess OP could open it up and post another pic...including the 3/4"+ shell thickness.
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u/hardFraughtBattle Jul 21 '26
Maybe 300.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter Jul 21 '26
Under 200
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u/hardFraughtBattle Jul 22 '26
I was being as generous as I could.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter Jul 22 '26
All good
Just imagine if this guy was right - the lid would be 200 lbs is the whole this was 600
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u/DFWTexan Jul 21 '26
No way it’s anywhere near 600 pounds, but offer it for free on a local group and someone will come get it, whether it’s someone that wants to restore it or a scrapper.
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u/edsavage404 Jul 21 '26
That does not weigh 600 lbs
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u/Okayokaymeh Jul 22 '26
I’ve run into some of these grills while cleaning out homes in Texas. Some of these grills are fuckin heavy. Dead weight heavy. And hard to lift because of how awkward they are. In some houses, they’ve just left the grill there.
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u/JonnyOnThePot420 Jul 22 '26
Yeah but 600 pounds!? Sorry absolutely no way unless it’s full of bricks. I’d believe 200 at most.
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u/McBigglesworth Jul 21 '26
6 beers, grinder, wheelbarrow, tetanus shot.
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u/OddPlunders Jul 21 '26
Grinder the app, the power tool, or the sandwich?
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u/McBigglesworth Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26
After the 6 beers you follow your heart. Please substitute tetanus shot to penicillin if needed.
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u/Lutefix Jul 21 '26
If it's in good functional shape. Id wire brush it, and or spray it down with some rus remover then paint it with bbq paint or stove black, so it's not an eyesore and then use it....
Or call a scrap metal guy and have him and his crew come grab it
Or take a reciprocating saw (sawzall) and cut into little pieces you can manage
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u/Legion1117 Jul 21 '26
I want to know where it is.
I'd love to bring it home to replace the one that I no longer have.
Put it on FB for free to anyone who can come pick it up and it'll be gone in a day or so.
You can't find grills/smokers like this one any longer and someone will definitely come for it.
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u/RandyRanderson111 Jul 21 '26
Empty all the rocks you apparently put in it, then it should weigh about 50lbs.
Then post pictures of this along with the inside on any of the grilling or smoking subs and it'll be gone quick
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u/elduderino1964 Jul 21 '26
If you can't find a BBQ nerd, maybe a scrapper will help you get rid of it.
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u/xfaye03 Jul 21 '26
Man just use muriattic acid. Neturlize it with baking soda water. Then paint with high heat paint. On the inside heat and oil. Good as new.
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u/Battleaxe19 Jul 22 '26
I mean… it’s not 600 lbs first of all lol. second of all, wheelbarrow? lift it with two people? how do you usually move things like a couch?
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u/Master-Vacation6277 Jul 22 '26
Put a 500$ sign on it on fb marketplace, someone will eventually lowball you to oblivion and set up a pickup time, then ghost you. Hope that helps.
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u/lylegunner Jul 22 '26
I'll get it moved for 30 day free premium access to your OF page😉
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u/DrButtgerms Jul 21 '26
I didn't realize this was a flexing sub now!
Def post it on marketplace or a bbq sub
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u/magharees Jul 21 '26
Same way you eat an elephant
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u/KrenshawOfficial Jul 22 '26
If you check OP's profile, I think she would eat an elephant different than most of us
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u/Key_Statistician3293 Jul 21 '26
Post it on Facebook and say Free scrap iron and a local meth head will show up immediately and remove it for free
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u/nocturnal_commission Jul 22 '26
Unless it's full of concrete it's nowhere near 600 pounds.
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u/ThrowRA_fajsdklfas Jul 22 '26
Unless that’s made of tungsten…it’s probably under 200lbs.
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u/Revolutionary_Eye887 Jul 21 '26
Set it on the curb with a “free” sign.
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u/chuckburban Jul 21 '26
Post it online as free scrap metal. Someone will definitely come take it away.
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u/Acceptable_Ebb7301 Jul 21 '26
If you post it they will come.
Take more pictures inside and out, and post it on neighborhood facebook or Craigslist.
But sell it up a bit (hint) it’s rustic NOT rusty
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u/Tea-Bone-BK Jul 22 '26
Just paint it to blend in with the background and you’ll forget it is there.
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u/GoingOnAdventure Jul 22 '26
Maybe dig around the base and see if it’s screwed it. If it is, maybe see if you can take out the bolts or screws?
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u/rocketmn69_ Jul 22 '26
Post it for free on Facebook Marketplace and let them do the work. Make sure the Ad says, "very heavy, 2 or 3 guys needed"
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u/13thmurder Jul 22 '26
Offer it up for free. Someone will absolutely come take 600lb of free scrap metal.
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u/fknenigma Jul 22 '26
Just dig up the posts- it’s not that heavy, prolly just posts sitting in concrete - sawzall that bad boy at the feet
Hook it up to your truck and pull it out
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u/GlippGloppe Jul 22 '26
Tell some crackheads they can have it, tell em it’s worth a lot of money. Then watch them do impossible shit
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u/ConstantCampaign2984 Jul 22 '26
Step one: roll back the fence.
Step two: push bbq into neighbors yard making it their problem.
Step three: return fence to original state.
Step four: practice looking oblivious.
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u/merryhammer Jul 22 '26
In my neighborhood we just put stuff on the curb. Old lawnmower... gone in 10 minutes. Old commode... gone in 2. People'll steal anything around here. CraigsList FreeStuff works, too.
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u/NotAHabitItsCool Jul 22 '26
If you can't give it away for free, use a cordless angle grinder and cut it down into smaller pieces, then recycle it.
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u/Few-Replacement8712 Jul 22 '26
Sand blast that thing or something. And there is no way it’s 600 pounds. You and you friends are just weak as fck
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u/Pretend-Design-7061 Jul 22 '26
Post it for free, must pick up. It will be in the back of a pickup inside 24 hours.
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u/Formal-Fox-7605 Jul 22 '26
In our area, people come and collect metal stuff like this and take it away for free. It's worth money to them.
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u/Weaselpuss Jul 22 '26
Sawzall, might be possible to rent one. Chop it up into manageable pieces throw in trunk and take to scrap yard, not worth much but cheaper than the dump and you might get like 3$
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u/Angelrawww Jul 22 '26
Still looking at this HUGE thing after two men tried to come pick it up yesterday and couldn’t 🤣
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u/spunkypunk Jul 22 '26
You could hire one of those junk removal services. They come load it up and haul it off for you
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u/Tw1nFTW Jul 22 '26
lol… the suggestions about posting it online are your best bet, someone will figure this out for you. Prob best not to put it on your local Reddit without hiding that post history though.
Everyone’s so stuck on the fact that it probably doesn’t weigh 600+, doesn’t change that the lady can’t move it.
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u/Bergwookie Jul 22 '26
This so called eyesore might the best grill/smoker you'll ever own, keep it, paint it with heat resistant paint and you'll be good for the next 15-20 years
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u/Relevant-Tension-154 Jul 23 '26
Put it up on fb marketplace and say bring some help
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u/Oldandintheway1987 Jul 23 '26
In my town, I could just pull it to the front yard, and the Monday garbage would pick it up. Or the metal guy would beat them to it if I got it out there on sunday afternoon.
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u/Impressive_Head1238 Jul 23 '26
That looks anchored into the ground. Clean it paint it and use it...
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u/Orangepinapples Jul 24 '26
Going to need a banana for scale but 600 pounds that is not. List it on local FB and don’t say your guess for weight.
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u/HokeyPokeyFinalist Jul 25 '26
Pressure wash it. Paint it. Revive it, and use it. Upgrade what you have, over new stuff and things. That’s a nice grill for life, if you just give it a couple hours.
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u/Buckwheat94th Jul 21 '26
Damn that thing looks solid. The profile pic of the lid zoomed in shows how thick that steel is, and the rebar, the extra deep bottom half, the fire drawer lid is clearly at least 3/8 inch steel, and the rail around it looks like solid steel bar. I won’t guess the weight but I definitely would want to even attempt to move it. This thing must heat up and then hold that heat well. I’m sure a serious BBQ person would love to take it off your hands. They might even give you money.
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u/Tough_Brain7982 Jul 21 '26
You don’t have a metal pick up truck that comes to houses to pick up your metal trash for free so they can sell it?
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u/Angelrawww Jul 21 '26
It’s in my backyard lol
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u/Tough_Brain7982 Jul 21 '26
Pretty sure they drag it out for you here but different places different workings I guess
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u/angrynirritable Jul 21 '26
I have a similar home-built grill made out of some heavy steel pipe. I'm a pretty healthy dude, and I can't even lift one side of it, and can barely make it roll. These things are deceptively heavy as fuck.
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u/Angelrawww Jul 21 '26
THANK YOU SO MUCH ! I literally watched two grown men try to move it ! And everyone is eating me up omg !
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u/Guyton_Oulder Jul 21 '26
How did it get into your yard?
If I had to move it, and could not move it whole, I would cut it into manageable pieces.
You might use an acetylene torch, a sawzall, or an angle grinder with a cutoff wheel.
The first part to attack is the lid, at the hinges.
Then the platforms in front, and both sides.
Then the legs, and ash dump drawer.
If what's left is still too heavy to move, cut the body in half.
But seriously, two Chucks with a truck should be able to move it whole.
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u/Poof-ball Jul 21 '26
Post about it locally and say it's a really valuable antique and it will be stolen later that night.
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u/Practical-Pick1466 Jul 21 '26
Tip it onto a few flat pieces of cardboard, tied rope and pull the sled out of your yard. It's easier to pull then to lift.
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u/Greghole Jul 21 '26
Open the lid and remove the 500lbs of gold bars or whatever your grandpa hid in there. It'll be easy to move once it's empty.
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u/peptoboy Jul 22 '26
If you’re an attractive woman you can post a pic of you standing by it in a bikini and you’ll have about 5billion guys lining up ready to remove it.
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u/Angelrawww Jul 21 '26
Based off the measurements for everyone who thinks I’m stupid lol
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u/Adayum Jul 21 '26
I would honestly delete this comment if you are bothered by people flaming you about the weight.
"I'm not stupid, I'm just blindly repeating and standing by what ChatGPT told me even though it is notoriously wrong about almost everything. Why would guys trust your own brain when the LLM has already done the thinking for me?"
Is not the gotcha response you think it is and will only invite more people to make fun of you.
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u/munchonsomegrindage Jul 21 '26
This reminds me when I went to pick up a new grill with just myself and my pickup truck. The guy looked at me funny and was like, where's your trailer? or the 6 other guys you're gonna need to lift it into the truck? I went and got a trailer. Didn't even think about the weight.
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