food grade steel drums in middle TN?

[broylz]

anyone have a source for the food grade steel drums in middle TN? id like to get a few but the only solid source i can find is lexington container company and thats a 4hr drive each way. any help would be greatly appreciated.

[TSprint1]

I've had good luck with these folks in the past:

[h=1]Nashville Barrel & Drum Svc[/h] Address 7401 Cumberland Dr Fairview TN 37062 Phone (615) 799-9449

[whiskey]

I'll send you a PM.

[Guest FTG-05]

I've had good luck with these folks in the past:

Nashville Barrel & Drum Svc

Address 7401 Cumberland Dr Fairview TN 37062 Phone (615) 799-9449

That's where I got mine for a oil drum smoker years ago. Great service and price was good too!

Good luck!

[MacGyver]

If you can use poly instead of steel, the Coke bottling plant here in Nashville sells their old syrup drums for $7 each. I've got a friend who uses several as rain barrels.

[thundersnow]

If you can use poly instead of steel, the Coke bottling plant here in Nashville sells their old syrup drums for $7 each. I've got a friend who uses several as rain barrels.

Do you happen to know who to contact about that? I would be interested in a couple of those too...

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[broylz]

i have tried calling the bottler before and had a few different contact numbers through this and other forums but i always ended up with dead ends. any specific contact info would be greatly appreciated.

[MacGyver]

Let me see what I can find out.

[MacGyver]

Here's the answer I got back from my friend:

I don't have a specific contact, but here's the phone number for the plant on Craighead: 383-6230. I remember getting transferred around a little bit. Basically, if you call a day or two ahead, they'll set the barrels aside for you, and then you can drive out and pick them up. They were either $5 or $10 a piece; I can't remember now. Security was tighter than I would have expected, and it took a while for someone to actually bring out the barrels, but everyone was pretty friendly.

I have another friend who got some barrels from the same place recently. If anyone gives them a call, give us a follow up in this thread.

[bigwakes]

Here's the answer I got back from my friend:

I have another friend who got some barrels from the same place recently. If anyone gives them a call, give us a follow up in this thread.

Monchellas Williams was the contact for selling barrels from the Coke factory in Nashville. I just spoke to her and she said they stopped selling barrels to the public 3 years ago.

[MacGyver]

Monchellas Williams was the contact for selling barrels from the Coke factory in Nashville. I just spoke to her and she said they stopped selling barrels to the public 3 years ago.

That's interesting information. The guys I know haven't had their barrels for more than a year. Maybe one hand doesn't know what the other is doing?

[bigwakes]

That's interesting information. The guys I know haven't had their barrels for more than a year. Maybe one hand doesn't know what the other is doing?

Certainly is possible. I found her name on a forum post on another site from 2008 saying she was the contact. I initially talked to the sales division and they both said Coke recycles their barrels. Maybe the recycler is the one to talk to.

[broylz]

speaking of recycling, my loacl walmart bakery quit giving out buckets as well due to recycling.

[Lumber_Jack]

Reduce, REUSE, recycle....right? Why not let someone repurpose a barrel or bucket. Seems silly

[Guest deadsquirrel]

Good folks at the Nashville barrel and drum. I have only bought reconditioned drums there which are not food grade and they run about 25$ each