The idea I have in my mind may have already been tried but what if a person were to build something similar to a sand blast cabinet ?
You could open the door, put your ashpan inside, close the door, turn the attached shop vac on, reach inside using the gloves and dump the ashpan onto a screen your size of choice sifting the coal at the same time for any leftovers. When the lower funneled end of the cabinet is full open that clean out door into a trash bag, bucket or whatever your choice of disposal method is. No more fly ash inside and sifting coal all in one ?
Sorry not the best pic, but all I have tonight without going down to the cold shop.
Cleaning Out a Stove - Vacuum?
- SteveZee
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Off the topic but Keith, How does that blower work on the JD tractor? Is that a single stage? I have an old (84) Gilson 8hp 24" blower that is built like a tank and weighs about 400lbs! They don't build them like that anymore!
Your right, seems like things that last these days are few and far between. What make is the engine on your Gilson, Kohler ? I would love to see pictures of it Steve.SteveZee wrote:Off the topic but Keith, How does that blower work on the JD tractor? Is that a single stage? I have an old (84) Gilson 8hp 24" blower that is built like a tank and weighs about 400lbs! They don't build them like that anymore!
The blower works well as made from the factory, and it is a single stage 48" wide. A single stage will not usually throw as far as a 2 stage. They did make 2 stage blowers also but they are very heavy, so I made a few modifications to this one that helps tremdously and it will throw the average snow 50'+ feet away. The chute is longer and from an Ariens walk behind, the chute is also hydraulically controlled now, the black marks you see at the center bottom are from rubber strips used to tighten up clearances, I used a different sized sprocket to speed the auger up as well, new bearings, new paint ect. The single most important improvement was to make sure the chute is clean and smooth so the snow will exit. I usually start the season with the blade and when the snow gets deep enough the blade cant handle it or you run out of room the blower will put it where you want it. I wish we would get some snow this year, 50's again today and tomorrow.
- SMITTY
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I bought a 16 gallon Rigid "Professional" ( their term .. ) shop vac. I bought it at Home Depot, so I expected a fireworks display out the exhaust a few months after buying it ... but this one has proven itself VERY reliable. Can't remember what I paid for it, but it wasn't cheap. Had it for about 6 years now, and it's spent 5 of those in the wet basement 24/7, & it works like a charm. I can vac up all kinds of fine flyash, & not one flake comes out the exhaust. On top of that, your ears don't ring after an hour of running it close to your eardrums. VERY happy with this unit. The filter is a pleated cloth type with no pre-filter at all! Has a gauge on the front that tells you when you;ve lost 50% suction (all the bars go from green to red). When that happens you simply remove the filter, tap it out, blow it out, & reinstall. In the owners manual it said I needed to spend more money on a "special" filter for fine dust, such as drywall dust. Never did that & don't see the need. I can get though 75% of a complete stove cleanout before the suction drops off enough to warrant a filter clean.
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- 2001Sierra
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I just bought a 5.0 HP 16 Gallon Rigid Shop Vac today at Home Depot. Left over from Black Fiday, $49.00. I have enough hose to let it sit outside so I do not care what passes through the filter. I do have a "Clean Stream" filter I have been using with the Craftsman Wall Mounted Garage shop vac that I am sure will work in this one. I thought of buying a Cougar Ash Vac but have been told they are pretty weak. My thought is use the Rigid vac, cover it with a bag in the back yard for a day or two if it does not go up in flames, then store it in the "Coal Barn" until it is needed again.
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you people are amazing, finally got the benefit of joining this forum
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Welcome J.