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  1. Clodhopper
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    Nice Surprise

    Last year around this time my 21 year old Stihl farm boss quit all of a sudden. When I tried to restart it the pull cord wouldn't, and I assumed...
    Thread by: Clodhopper, Mar 22, 2013, 2 replies, in forum: The Gear
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    Oslo draft problem

    I just added 3 feet to my previously 15 foot chimney, and it has certainly helped with the draft. I don't do many cold starts, but I was having some...
    Post by: Clodhopper, Feb 14, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Lazy Draft

    The old brace was set at about 4 feet. Total length past the roof is about 9 feet. I do have a fire going now and the draft seems better....
    Post by: Clodhopper, Jan 11, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Lazy Draft

    Thanks for the input Begreen and Backwoods. I put another 3 foot section of chimney on this afternoon and now I have a bracing question. I have a...
    Post by: Clodhopper, Jan 11, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  5. Clodhopper
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    Lazy Draft

    I have 2 Oslos' in my house. The one that is in the dining room has great draft (almost too much sometimes) with about 24 feet of chimney including...
    Thread by: Clodhopper, Jan 9, 2013, 17 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  6. Clodhopper
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    That was interesting

    Last night the whole family was sitting in the room one of the Oslos is in. The stove was about half way through it's burn cycle. One of my kids...
    Thread by: Clodhopper, Dec 25, 2012, 3 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Another use for woodstove heat

    I'm using ours right now to dry some paint. We just put another coat on the walls of the room one of the Oslo's is in, and this damp hurricane...
    Post by: Clodhopper, Oct 29, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  8. Clodhopper
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    Went and bought an Oslo...!

    I liked mine so much, I bought a second one. That side door make it easy to stoke the fire. We call it feeding the twins.
    Post by: Clodhopper, Oct 3, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Cooling a hot stove

    I don't know that stove, but I have had a couple of runaways with my Oslos. With the Oslo, opening the side door makes the runaway worse because it...
    Post by: Clodhopper, Oct 1, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. Clodhopper
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    Stihl Farm Boss Dead at 21

    Thanks for all the info, I'm going to look into fixing this one as well as getting a new one.
    Post by: Clodhopper, Feb 20, 2012 in forum: The Gear
  11. Clodhopper
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    Stihl Farm Boss Dead at 21

    My saw was the 029. What is involved in repairing it? I've done some engine work but I have never worked on a 2 cycle. I'm probably going to buy a...
    Post by: Clodhopper, Feb 18, 2012 in forum: The Gear
  12. Clodhopper
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    Stihl Farm Boss Dead at 21

    Well, my trusty old Stihl died suddenly yesterday. That saw never gave me a bit of trouble for 21 years, and ran great right up till the end. Only...
    Thread by: Clodhopper, Feb 18, 2012, 16 replies, in forum: The Gear
  13. Clodhopper
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    Kitchen Wood Stoves

    I had a Bengal Blue Jet that I burned for about 12 years. We never did hook up the propane because all the valves needed to be re doped. We bought...
    Post by: Clodhopper, Feb 1, 2012 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
  14. Clodhopper
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    How many cords per hour with gas splitter?

    I split a full pickup truck load, which seems to average about a half cord in about 45 minutes. I hate stoop labor so I back the pickup truck right...
    Post by: Clodhopper, Jan 25, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
  15. Clodhopper
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    Enamel cracking on a jotul F-500

    The first Oslo I had in that color (I also have a white one) had spots on it where it looked like it had been shot with a shotgun. That was after...
    Post by: Clodhopper, Jan 24, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  16. Clodhopper
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    Newbie Question, I hope!

    Those are oxide colors. If you have ever overheated a drill bit you would notice the tip of the bit having turned purple. Look at the bottom of...
    Post by: Clodhopper, Dec 12, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  17. Clodhopper
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    *Sigh* No accountability - but Karma can be a B!tch....

    We call them Disservice People. It's one of the reasons I end up doing almost everything myself. Of course I screw things up sometime too.
    Post by: Clodhopper, Nov 16, 2011 in forum: The Inglenook
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    WEEKEND SNOWSTORM HERE IN CENTRAL PA???....guess I better bring in some wood!!

    He's got a lot on his mind, what with the bone crusher and all.
    Post by: Clodhopper, Oct 28, 2011 in forum: The Inglenook
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    Indirectly Heating With Natural Gas

    Yes, she is a very nice neighbor. We rent her farm for making hay and she has always taken it pretty easy on us. And yes, they are drilling and...
    Post by: Clodhopper, Mar 26, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Indirectly Heating With Natural Gas

    Where I live in NE PA we are in the midst of a natural gas rush. Last week one of the pipeline companies clear cut a 60x1500 foot swath through my...
    Thread by: Clodhopper, Mar 24, 2011, 9 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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