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What y'all using for a coal rake ??

Discussion in 'Modern EPA Stoves and Fireplaces' started by HDRock, Jan 18, 2015.

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  1. saskwoodburner

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    Is this one of those "beer-30" moments?:D
     
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    Ho Ho Ho Green Giant you're not so tall....:whistle:
    :rofl: :lol:

    Oh, wait....Hooooooe..... like Hacksaw Jim Dugan?:wacky:

    Yes HD... I was just waiting for someone to handle the item a little more tenderly than I normally would-:rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:
     
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    Wait, what? You lost me back there!
     
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    It happens to me sometimes too, Greg....:whistle:
    :rofl: :lol:
     
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    :picard::whistle::D
     
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    I made mine out of a garden rake. I have a side loader so I had to reconfigure it a little. I would think with a front loader, you could leave it as is, just shorten the handle to suit you.
    image.jpg
     
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    Real nice job, perfect for a side loader:thumbs:
     
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    No, not at all. Just thought I better childproof the explanation a little! :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Ummmm..... :cool:
    I better not!:p
     
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    Nice work.

    And worky nice!
     
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    You wood hoe You.
     
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    There it is!:D
    Couldn't hold it back any longer, huh? :rofl: :lol:
     
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    How about a kid's toy hoe? As long as it's made of metal it should work great.
     
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    I've been using a kids snow shovel as a dustpan in the workshop for years.

    Finding a metal kids rake may be a challenge though. Probably metal with wood handle will be the best?
     
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    Hoe's work upside down or right side up.

    Lol
     
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    I'll be the one to pull out the cannon ball in the pool while everyone is lounging around the pool.:cool::D
     
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    That's what I use, a kid's garden rake, see first post in this thread, I paid 10 bucks for mine, ordered it from a local Ace Hardware,
    Ames® Kid's Garden Rake (KGRM) - Rakes - Ace Hardware


    Amazon.com : True Temper Kids Garden Rake - KGRM : Ames True Temper Real Tools For Kids : Patio, Lawn & Garden
     
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    There ya go! Only $12!!!! And a nice thick wood handle
     
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    I bought a cheap stove shovel and put it in my vise.
    It turned out like in the pic I found, its the bottom shovel in the pic.
    I push ash and coals back like a bulldozer and pull hot coals forward with it.
    Works great and is cheap as end of year sales at like a tractor supply you
    can get those shovels for a couple bucks.


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    I use a standard size garden hoe (Easy Boys! Note the 'e'). That way I can stand back away from the stove while raking the coals and ashes back and forth. The end of the hoe is flat and does not have slots but I do not really need them as the grate sifts the ashes out anyway.

    I did try a much smaller, real stove tool rake but it was too small and the handle was much too short; when the stove is full of coals I just cannot get that close to the stove without getting a sunburn.

    Brian
     
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