bryan1
Well-Known Member
G'day Guy's,
Well with a few days off I got working on our new shed beside the house and decided to finally get the 100+ yr old wood stove out of the shearing shed. Anyway when I was loading it on the trailer I felt something furry and wondered what in the hell it was.

So got my Iphone 4 and took a pic and a possum decided to take residence while I was getting the tractor and trailer.

Above is a pic of the wood stove on it's side, it is a Metters No.2-V Improved and on doing some research this stove was made around the turn of the 19th century.
Anyway took the wood stove up to my shed and started stripping it as I'm going to totally rebuilt it with only the front and sections of the top staying. The side and oven will be fabricated and converted to use some fire bricks for better efficiency and I'll be putting a plate on the back of it so I can instal some 24 volt fans to direct warm air into my electronics room and the battery room.
With top open I got a good pic of the critter.

Anyway as possums are night critters I'll leave the stove on it's side so it can scamper out after dark then I can get the stove fully stripped and measured up.
Cheers Bryan
Well with a few days off I got working on our new shed beside the house and decided to finally get the 100+ yr old wood stove out of the shearing shed. Anyway when I was loading it on the trailer I felt something furry and wondered what in the hell it was.

So got my Iphone 4 and took a pic and a possum decided to take residence while I was getting the tractor and trailer.

Above is a pic of the wood stove on it's side, it is a Metters No.2-V Improved and on doing some research this stove was made around the turn of the 19th century.
Anyway took the wood stove up to my shed and started stripping it as I'm going to totally rebuilt it with only the front and sections of the top staying. The side and oven will be fabricated and converted to use some fire bricks for better efficiency and I'll be putting a plate on the back of it so I can instal some 24 volt fans to direct warm air into my electronics room and the battery room.
With top open I got a good pic of the critter.

Anyway as possums are night critters I'll leave the stove on it's side so it can scamper out after dark then I can get the stove fully stripped and measured up.
Cheers Bryan