Earl in the cold and snow

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Earl in the cold and snow

Post by artfull dodger » Wed Dec 11, 2019 7:32 pm

We got a nice dusting of snow and some cold air this morning, so after some needed service work to correct a loose smokebox and upper lamp iron. I took a pic of her as she came up to pressure(spent most of that time in the house on the oven top raising steam). Then I took a short video of Earl hauling holiday travelers around the line. Enjoy! Mike
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Re: Earl in the cold and snow

Post by LNR » Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:24 pm

Nice video Mike, gee I'm jealous of your steam plumes, something that's hard to get down here.
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Re: Earl in the cold and snow

Post by Keith S » Thu Dec 12, 2019 8:17 am

LNR wrote: Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:24 pm Nice video Mike, gee I'm jealous of your steam plumes, something that's hard to get down here.
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And I'm jealous that it's warm enough for your butane to burn, something that's hard to get up here!

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Re: Earl in the cold and snow

Post by artfull dodger » Sat Dec 14, 2019 3:46 am

I'm running mixed gas, 70/30 Coleman brand fuel. I also let Earl come up to pressure sitting on the stove inside the house. Once good and warm, the fuel tank does fine, even in much colder air temps. I ran him last winter at near 0'F!!!
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