Spent the afternoon trying to boil a 55 gallon drum of water, in an attempt to remove the bark from some large cypress knees.
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Ever boiled 55 gallons of water?
Spent the afternoon trying to boil a 55 gallon drum of water, in an attempt to remove the bark from some large cypress knees.
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Keep in mind the problem may be extremely complicated, though the "Fix" is often simple...
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How did it work out? A lid may help some.
here's my trap boiler, not 55 gallons but I bet it would biol 55 gallons though.
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so the definition of a criminal is someone who breaks the law and you want me to believe that somehow more laws make less criminals?
Thanks, Randy...It boiled just took a while and a lot of wood to fuel it. It's still runnin', I pulled them out and tried strippin' the bark, while it was softened, it didn't seam to help. I think it may be that they will have to dry to get the the bark off. I don't know, it is my first time trying, but everything I read said it is how it is done.
Keep in mind the problem may be extremely complicated, though the "Fix" is often simple...
"Teaching a child to fish is the "original" introduction to all that is wild." CS
"How can you tell a story that has no end?" Doc Carlson
I have used a pressure washer to peel logs. Maybe that would work.
so the definition of a criminal is someone who breaks the law and you want me to believe that somehow more laws make less criminals?
It probably would, yeah that is the idea here to get the bark off without tool marks.Originally Posted by randyt
Keep in mind the problem may be extremely complicated, though the "Fix" is often simple...
"Teaching a child to fish is the "original" introduction to all that is wild." CS
"How can you tell a story that has no end?" Doc Carlson
Use to boil 50 gallons of Water for turkey kills.. Took a little while. We would set up the drumm on fire bricks and get a good fire going.... You may be surprised how much a leaf blower blowing into the fire can really help and get that fire HOT!
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Wrap the drum with a sheet of metal with an air space between the two. This will prevent all the heat from just going up in the air and not serving a purpose. This will channel the heat all alone the sides . Now instead of heating just the bottom you are also heating the sides.
Although it didn't boil, once I made, well helped make, about 45-50 gallons of Brunswick Stew in a 55 gal drum out in the Korean boonies. Man, was it good and it didn't last long.
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So, technically, wouldn't that be Korean stew? I won't ask what the meat was.
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Hey Old GI, would one of those GI oil immersion heaters get water to a boil?
so the definition of a criminal is someone who breaks the law and you want me to believe that somehow more laws make less criminals?
Yep, they can be very dangerous.
When Wealth is Lost, Nothing is Lost;
When Health is Lost, Something is Lost;
When Character is Lost, ALL IS LOST!!!!!!!
Colonel Charles Hyatt circa 1880
put that thing over a dakota fire-hole, or a rocket stove.. or just put an old piece of tin around the fire to concentrate the heat. We got rid of a few HUGE stumps that way, and I guarantee it would have boiled a 55 gal drum of water. Any sort of forced air furnace will also help, however and whatever you fashion it from.
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