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Rocket stove on a pallet

 
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I have a small JD tractor with front end loader and forks. I would like to build my rocket fired syrup evaporator on a pallet so it can be moved out of the way when not in use. I’m thinking lay a sheet of hardie on the pallet and then cover with half cinder blocks laid down flat for the base. Split fire brick would be the bottom of the fire box.

So from the ground up as follows: pallet, 1/2” hardiebacker, 1/2 cinder blocks with no space between themselves to form a solid floor, one layer of fire brick splits for fire chamber floor.

Would this work or do I need to find a different approach for being able to move the evaporator?
 
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Hi Greg;
With luck, strapping it down well, and then driving it slower than a little old lady with cataracts, at night, during a blizzard, You can probably get it moved...
It might not be that bad:)
I will warn you that split bricks are twice as likely to crack as full-size bricks and also are less stable.
And to top it off splits cost the same or a bit more than full-size bricks.
 
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