I remember
when he told of flame throwers in the War,
not in great detail, but just how they worked.
My mind put the horror in without any help.
He talked about how handy they would be around the farm. I always thought he made it because he invented many items to help work go easier. I didn't ask. I would watch him clear a fence row of underbrush and was amazed at the power of a small flame thrower. I could not imagine the effect a larger one had in war. Today we found it.
The cylinder is removed, diesel added, top tightened, pressure pumped,
turn the valve and light it.
The little diesel remaining was still good
but you have to pay attention to the wind direction.
This is the perfect thing for that patch of grass burrs!
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Nice to know it has a useful life in peace as well as war! I don't think I've ever seen a flame thrower before.
I haven't seen one in use in a long time, but I think my grandpa used to clear fence rows with one. I bet it will annihilate those burrs!
Actually, that would be healthier for the environment (assuming you don't start a wildfire!) than the chemicals people are always spraying around.
where oh where is scotty? if only i could find him I would BE RIGHT THERE.. a flame thrower. yowsa... JEALOUS
I've read they are real good. A lot of people use them to clear fence lines.
I think you have to be careful when you're under a burn ban though.
Have a blessed week, Gail!
I have seriously thought of buying one but the fear of out of control fires makes me a chicken. I remember newsreels about them in the war. Horrifying.
Oh wow - you got it to work! The guys from American Pickers will be knocking on your door soon.
I have never heard of this before today, but to be honest I would be clueless as to how it worked. Cool that you got it working though..
Now that is a heavy duty weed whacker:)
Bring it on over. We hsve persistent burrs up here, too. Interesting post.
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A great weed killer, and ice melter :-)
it's a mystery to me!!!!!
Wow one would certainly need to be cautious when using that contraption. Cool photos though.
You be careful though, don't want you to burn up the place . . .
Winds come up fast!
That is very cool! Fun photos.
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