What the Heck was this barrel used For

[007]

any ideas what this barrel was used for found it in the sticks on an abandon jeep trail , which was once a road late 1800s to 1950's , any idea on its age

[Blacksheep]

Old fuel oil tank, may have been converted to another use or (from the look of the picture) removed from a house and dumped.

[Bigcypresshunter]

Old fuel oil tank, may have been converted to another use or (from the look of the picture)

I agree it looks like a cut drum. I can think of several things for a trough as it applies to transportation. One is to check rubber tires for leaks and the other is to soak wood wheels in linseed oil. I dont know the reasoning for the spout. Maybe its just a water trough.

Linseed oil, developed for use as a wood preservative, eventually became the wagon wheel's best friend. Periodic soakings in the new oil ensured a wheel with tight-fitting parts. Owners began carrying cans of linseed oil and bath troughs, used to soak the wheels. Hot oil soaked in faster than cold oil, so most oiling troughs could be preheated in a camp-fire. Hot ashes underneath the troughs also were used to keep the oil at the proper temperature.

[thepoolguy]

boiling sap for maple syrup?

[Produce Guy]

Half of a BBQ pit.

[Breezie]

Half of a BBQ pit.

Yep

[Kieth-Tx]

I still buy barrels with that type of spigot....looks like it was converted to a water trough. When I was a kid my dad cut a barrel like this to feed our pigs.

[Breezie]

I still buy barrels with that type of spigot....looks like it was converted to a water trough. When I was a kid my dad cut a barrel like this to feed our pigs.

Yep, that too.

[007]

hmmm okay we are all over the board on this one , the feeding of live stock sounds plausable , i found this barrel about a 15 minute hike away from this very old mine think there many be aconnection

[Blacksheep]

This is the type I was thinking it looked like, Pulled more than a few of these out of basements and from behind old calf barns.

http://www.inspectapedia.com/oiltanks/1582s.jpg (Picture is copy righted)

Found here. http://www.inspectapedia.com/oiltanks/oiltinsp.htm

[kyphote]

hmmm okay we are all over the board on this one , the feeding of live stock sounds plausable , i found this barrel about a 15 minute hike away from this very old mine think there many be aconnection

As a 98-year-old miner, I'd say this is just coincidence.

[stude]

Could be coincidence, but next to a mine could be a sediment trap.

[007]

Question for kyphote , since I have the mine pix up , are you an actual miner , maybe you can help me with this mine photo ,since I have it up on this tread , it appears to be hand chissled , what would that say about its age ? Note I live right by Old mine road the oldest colonial road that is still in use today . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Mine_Road , there are many old mines in the hills in my area , Dutch , indian silver mines etc etc .
2) the entrance as you can see apppears to be small , when you walk to the entrance it drops off to about , 4 feet of water , that stream is but a trickle , why would a mine just drop off like that at the entrance , the mine is flooded so there is no way in , unless you are a scuba diver ,

[kyphote]

Question for kyphote , since I have the mine pix up , are you an actual miner , maybe you can help me with this mine photo ,since I have it up on this tread , it appears to be hand chissled , what would that say about its age ? Note I live right by Old mine road the oldest colonial road that is still in use today . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Mine_Road , there are many old mines in the hills in my area , Dutch , indian silver mines etc etc .
2) the entrance as you can see apppears to be small , when you walk to the entrance it drops off to about , 4 feet of water , that stream is but a trickle , why would a mine just drop off like that at the entrance , the mine is flooded so there is no way in , unless you are a scuba diver ,

Oops. When I joined TN, I had someone commend me for using my actual face for my avatar (you know who you are!). Perhaps I should have stuck with this look instead of replacing it with that of a 98-year-old miner. Of course, it didn't help that I called myself a 98-year-old miner. This might lead some to believe that I am, in fact, a 98-year-old miner. Sorry, 007, I would never have made a good miner. Neat hole though!

[007]

thats is a kewl pix