Teen Builds Stove From Wheels

Teen Builds Stove From Wheels MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous Working in a cold farm shop during New York’s cold winters didn’t seem to bother his dad but Levi Youngs 17 thought a wood stove was needed So the resourceful teen started looking for a way to make a wood-burning stove cheap He started with a 24 5 by 10-in truck wheel rim he found on the farm A local tire dealer had two more of the same size in their dumpster Youngs used an acetylene torch to cut out the wheel centers then welded the three rims together He cut a hole in a Schedule 40 6-in pipe for a chimney and welded it to the back rim also closing in the back end with steel plate The pipe goes all the way to the floor to support the stove Youngs also drilled a small hole in the pipe for a damper and cut a hole in the pipe below the stove that can be opened or closed He used 1/2-in steel plate for the door and made a handle out of a manure bucket tine Two 30-in pieces of tie stall pipe support the front of the stove The 30 in long stove keeps the 35 by 40-ft shop comfortable on cold winter days Youngs says his family has plenty of fabrication and maintenance projects to keep them busy so it’ll get a lot of use Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Levi Youngs 249 State Route 443 Schoharie N Y 12157 ph 518 295-7622

To read the rest of this story, download this issue below or click here to register with your account number.