Something different, wood fired stock tank de-icer.

[Wisco Shepherd]

This is sort of a solution in search of a problem but it's working very well for me this winter in Wisconsin.

 

[begreen]

Do they make them larger? If so it could double as a hot tub.

 

[John Galt]

Might have to make that chicken proof and give it a shot.

 

[Wisco Shepherd]

Do they make them larger? If so it could double as a hot tub.

The heater or the stock tank? Heater was something I drew up and the neighbor welded. General concept could be sealed up or down I guess. It's not super fine tuned I adjust the air intake by partially plugging it with different sized rocks not as well thought out as my Kuma.

 

[ozarkoak]

I really freaking like that. We have sheep too and I have been busting ice 10 times a day. Time to get started on that project. On of my ewes just lambed like an hour ago. Couldnt have waited 2 days for the cold to break. Hope it makes it.

 

[Wisco Shepherd]

I really freaking like that. We have sheep too and I have been busting ice 10 times a day. Time to get started on that project. On of my ewes just lambed like an hour ago. Couldnt have waited 2 days for the cold to break. Hope it makes it.

What breed? We have cheviots due to lamb in May. For extra heat or a longer burn I found a bunch of charcoal on marketplace for 2 bucks a bag.

 

[ozarkoak]

What breed? We have cheviots due to lamb in May. For extra heat or a longer burn I found a bunch of charcoal on marketplace for 2 bucks a bag.

We have Katahdin/Dorper cross. We have another ewe ready to pop in a few days and another couple that look to be a little behind the rest probably in February. I hate winter lambs but I will take what I can get. We had a bad spring and our livestock dog died during spring lambing, we lost two lambs and I had to put down my favorite ewe because something literally tore off her face.

 

[ozarkoak]

Here is momma and her new lamb. Got to love sub zero lambing.

 

[Dajolu]

Wow. That’s cool. Would be fun to use that concept for a hot tub..

 

[Wisco Shepherd]

Wow. That’s cool. Would be fun to use that concept for a hot tub..

Could be, I just got an IR thermometer could give folks some data on it if they like.

 

[begreen]

The heater or the stock tank? Heater was something I drew up and the neighbor welded. General concept could be sealed up or down I guess. It's not super fine tuned I adjust the air intake by partially plugging it with different sized rocks not as well thought out as my Kuma.

And then today I stumbled on this stove.

 

[bigealta]

My buddy has a snorkel hot tub in Vermont. That might be what's in the hot tub boat? Basically a sealed woodstove underwater. He fills it from the stream nearby. Takes about a day of burning to get the water in the hot tub up to temp. in winter.

The OP design looks like a rocket stove.
Same idea as the snorkel stove but his rocket is Super simple and cheap to build. Love it.

 

[begreen]

Could be. The snorkel is made in WA.

 

[Dajolu]

I think it’s called a hot-tug? I’ve seen that before.

 

[Wisco Shepherd]

My buddy has a snorkel hot tub in Vermont. That might be what's in the hot tub boat? Basically a sealed woodstove underwater. He fills it from the stream nearby. Takes about a day of burning to get the water in the hot tub up to temp. in winter.

The OP design looks like a rocket stove.
Same idea as the snorkel stove but his rocket is Super simple and cheap to build. Love it.

Yep basically the idea rocket stove but with a higher fuel load capacity. I was thinking of rigging up something to choke down the air intake for slower burns but for now ill just leave it.