Tortoise stove
 

Bifda wants a Tortoise stove, if anybody has one don't let him have it.

Can you cook tortoises on one?

Only very slowly.

That would be turtle disaster.

And definitely don’t let bifda borrow your trailer to pick it up. It will come back with no ramps and a hole in the brand new bed.

You should have asked him to shell out.

He's a bit slow every pound's a prisoner.

We asked him to shell out but we’re at loggerheads

There's a hole in my trailer dear Lizer dear Lizer there's a hole.
Well mend it dear Johnny dear Johnny, well mend it at once.
With what shall I mend it dear Lizer dear Lizer with what?
A tortoise dear Johnny, a tortoise wil do.

I'll get my coat .....

I think that poem has tortoise us a lot about you, Proffy!

Why would a tortoise need a stove in the first place, they hibernate in winter.

Obviously because if they wake up cold they suffer from Shell Shock...

Is a tortoise stove the equivalent to a slow cooker ?

How do you cook a tortoise? with or without the shell on? and what do you serve it with? mushy peas, steak cut chips and HP brown sauce, Yummy!!!!!

It was ever thus with Turtle Whacks.
And was the hole in the bed of James’ trailer in the bottom, or the top?

Great bit of marketing,, tells everyone not to sell me a stove and then sells me one he has in stock.

Only thing is he’s had to take it back to have a bit of warranty work done.

Many many years ago I picked up a load of castings and pullies from Atterton & Ellis in Haverhill. They used to make mower grinding machines. All their castings were done by Tortoise Foundry. The pullies were made by Hunt,s at Earle's Colne.

He's had it back till the trailer bed has been repaired ;)

He'll have it on Ebay as soon as I've repaired it.

Following the warranty work, I made a new wrapper for the stove. Also is kept the boys entertained this afternoon, with the zinc rich primer. Thanks go to GEO (Johnny White).

Its a good thing its going on Ebay after you've painted it with zinc rich paint, you will gas the buyer rather than you and the kids.
I believe there is a product called stove paint.

Cylinder oil and soot will also suffice.

He will gas himself inside his living van with that concoction as well.

Do Tortoise stoves have/need grates in them for burning coal? I guess if you’re just on wood the fire sits on a bed of hot ash.

No grate, put some small bits of kindling in the bottom of the stove, make sure its well alight, fill it up to the top with coal. The idea is to limit the amount of air getting to the coal through the sliding bottom door, I used to have about an 1/8" gap and the stove would stay alight for a couple of days. Hence Slow but sure.