Union caboose stove help for a newbie!

 
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Pauliewog
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Post by Pauliewog » Thu. Apr. 05, 2018 6:05 pm

Since you are headed north you might want to cut a 8" × 14" slot in the roof and build a small coal bin in the back or preferably above the drive axle.

You can pull right into the coal breaker and under the chute to load up.

That will also give you the extra weight needed to give traction in the snow.

If you put the stove in the center just in front of your drive axle to can cut a hole in the floor by the ash door. Welding a few fins on the driveshaft will act like a cinder spreader when you are on icy roads.

See .......And you thought all we were familiar with were stoves. :D

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Baseburners & Antiques: Small potbelly/caboose

Post by jakeondalake » Wed. Oct. 03, 2018 8:33 pm

I bought one of these today (no 29). It is in impeccable shape. First time coal burner as well. Heating 320sqft work room (previous stable) in an old carriage barn (now the cat's private taj mahal). I plan on lining the pot about 1", adding gaskets, and installing some sort of heat reclaimation in the vertical pipe.

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