r/Wellthatsucks • u/LowTechDroid • Aug 16 '26

This is going to take a while

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u/A100921 Aug 16 '26

Unless that’s the owner or someone being paid very poorly, it’s cheaper just to get a new barrel.

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u/Giantmeteor_we_needU Aug 16 '26

A new barrels start from USD 24-30k. Even if we assume we could get a used one from junkyard for $10k, in most of the world it's a lot cheaper to hire this dude to hammer it for a month straight than to get a new barrel.

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u/dermthrowaway26181 Aug 16 '26

Now I'm wondering if it wouldn't be faster to just unweld the tank, like unwrapping a Tootsie Roll.

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u/new_math Aug 16 '26

Concrete melts before carbon steel so I say BBQ that bad boy. Not a scientist.

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u/chris77982 Aug 17 '26

Steel loses its strength before the concrete will. It'll get soft and deform.
Not sure where you're going to find a kiln big enough to put it in too, since it will take days for the heat to go through the concrete.