GJ/EFM Install....finally done

 
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Post by fifthg » Fri. Sep. 15, 2017 2:40 pm

Nice cut.Good to be wary.I like the helmet!

 
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Post by Rob R. » Fri. Sep. 15, 2017 2:57 pm

Nice cut on the fuel tank. Does it reek like fuel? You don't want to stink up the house with fuel oil and have someone think it is due to the coal boiler.

If it were me I would bring the tank outside and have a small wood fire in it to burn off any residue.


 
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Post by skobydog » Fri. Sep. 15, 2017 3:02 pm

Rob R. wrote:Nice cut on the fuel tank. Does it reek like fuel? You don't want to stink up the house with fuel oil and have someone think it is due to the coal boiler.

If it were me I would bring the tank outside and have a small wood fire in it to burn off any residue.
It stinks like hell and people heat with this stuff? lol.....I'm using the top half inside which isn't bad at all. The bottom have stinks bad. I'll check in a few days.....right now all i can smell is heating oil all over myself.


I could have gotten a much straighter cut if I took more time. It was scary to cut at first but I didn't read anyone blowing themselves up with an oil tank so I went for it.

People say to use fancy blades, mine was an used cheap blade and it went through fairly easy. Much easier than I would have imagined.

 
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Post by skobydog » Fri. Oct. 20, 2017 1:55 pm

Completed my coal "dump truck" and coal bins. I used old lumber laying around and two free oil tanks. After trial and error I found that putting the tank on it's pivot point allows me to dump by hand instead of using a jack. I also had to raise the "dump" higher than originally planned to clear height of the bins.

Mock up using old lumber and free oil tank
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Backing up to one of my outdoor storage bins (above ground kid pool I got for free of of CL)
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This is how it "dumps". It just "rolls" along the cut boards.
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Truck backed up to garage. Able to "dump" by hand because of where the pivot point is.
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Two bins full. The bins are on 1,000lb moving dollies from harbor freight for around $28.00 for all 4.
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The bins aren't perfect because the low point on the auger is still appr 8" from the bottom of the bin but beats shoveling by hand. I'm guessing around $50.00 for the entire build not including the leftover lumber I had laying around. :)

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