[AT] oil dry

charlie hill charliehill at embarqmail.com
Tue Feb 24 10:25:38 PST 2015


I understand that Mike.   Actually I've been fortunate this year.
Fuel oil has been cheap enough that I haven't burned but one
small fire in my wood stove all year and I hope I don't have to
but I know what you mean about having to keep it hot.  I just don't
always clean mine completely out.   I guess that depends on the
brand and type of stove but I'm usually able to keep those coals pushed off
to the side so that I can clean just the totally burned ash out.
Of course that means letting the stove go completely cold for a couple of
hours and you probably don't have that luxury.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 12:57 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] oil dry

Hi Charlie, I have an airtight stove as well, unfortunately it's been so
cold here in Michigan, that I don't have the luxury of letting my stove
burn down to the ash like you described. I need to keep in cleaned out
every few days, so I can keep it full of wood. I know I'm dumping out
BTU's but the coals don't throw enough heat when its this cold
especially when the wind kicks up. If my stove top isn't at least 400
degrees I start losing the battle. Jeez, I can't wait for Spring!

Mike M

On 2/24/2015 10:12 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> Mike,  I use an air tight type wood stove and most of the time my ash
> is fine, off white powder.  I try to leave the black coals in the fire box
> until they are no more.  But speaking of the coals, when I was in
> high school and it snowed, the janitor would put down fine clinkers from
> the coal boiler to make the sidewalks "safe".    However, you are right
> about the wife factor.  Always have good door mats!
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 10:13 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] oil dry
>
> That is until your wife notices all the black carbon being tracked
> inside :-)
>
> Mike M
>
> On 2/23/2015 9:28 PM, charlie hill wrote:
>> When all else fails, wood ash out of the wood stove works pretty well.
>> It also works to help de-ice the door steps.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Carl Gogol
>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 8:39 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] oil dry
>>
>> Price the cheapest kitty liter at your local "big" grocery store.  Ours
>> (Wegman's) has a variety and over a wide price range.  the cheapest
>> version
>> has always worked well for inhaling oil.  Crush with your shies to get 
>> the
>> last bit if you don't have time for it to work its way in.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jtchall at nc.rr.com
>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 8:19 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] oil dry
>>
>> Dang that’s cheap! Like I said earlier, the best a real parts store could
>> do
>> on a pallet full was $9 a bag.
>> Whats a Rural King and how far east are they? Sounds something like
>> Tractor
>> supply, we just got a couple of those in the last 4-5 years. TSC ain't
>> cheap
>> but they do carry some stuff hard to find anywhere else.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Indiana Robinson
>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 7:34 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] oil dry
>>
>> I just run to Rural King...
>> I just checked on-line and they show oil-dry as "in stock" at $4.99 for a
>> 50# bag.
>> I had to check because the last bag I bought was probably about 5 years
>> ago.
>> Not much shop time  :-(
>>
>>
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