[AT] 100 year old stumps are nasty (burning)

[two4ac at earthlink.net]

Larry,

I can't wait to see that. lol

David D. Gibson
1941 Allis Chalmers B
1942 Allis Chalmers C
1947 Allis Chalmers C
1948 Allis Chalmers C
1972 Allis Chalmers Homesteader
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry & Barb Dotson" <dotson at loganrec.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] 100 year old stumps are nasty (burning)


> George,
> Funny you should mention the vacuum sweeper as an assist to starting 
> /burning a fire. At our "end of the year show" at Xenia
> this year I found 2 little torpedo type car vacuum sweepers. One was 12 
> volt and one 120 volt. Gary, Gene and I  rigged them with steel pipe on 
> the exhaust end and ran the pipe through the side of my stainless steel 
> shop vac that serves as my fire place. With the vacuum, turned blower, 
> we were able to bring a bed of coals to life and a flaming inferno in a 
> matter of seconds. We could actually use it as a forge if we needed to. 
> Both units are now stowed away in the motor home and we can use either 
> 12 or
> 120 volt blower depending on the available power supply at the site to 
> build a proper Dotson fire.
> 
> Larry Dotson
> 
> 
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