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Trevor Hartford

March 19, 2006 08:06PM

Typically, the tools you have on board no a coal fired engine are the coal scoop and a hook. The hook is just a long rigid steel rod with a short 90 degree bend in the end. That's what you'd use to "stir up" the fire, break clinker, and most likely you'd also use it for "sparking" mentioned above.
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Trevor H.

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Re: Cleaning a fire	Taylor Rush	March 18, 2006 06:45PM
Re: Cleaning a fire	Trevor Hartford	March 19, 2006 11:03AM
Re: Cleaning a fire	Trevor Hartford	March 18, 2006 04:15PM
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Re: Cleaning a fire	Trevor Hartford	March 19, 2006 11:00AM
Re: Cleaning a fire	dan	March 19, 2006 11:31AM
Re: Cleaning a fire	J.B.Bane	March 19, 2006 01:17PM
Re: Cleaning a fire	Ed Stabler	March 19, 2006 11:53AM
Re: Tools and facilities needed to clean a fire	Kevin	March 19, 2006 04:30PM
Re: Tools and facilities needed to clean a fire	stuart olson	March 19, 2006 08:04PM
Re: Tools and facilities needed to clean a fire	Trevor Hartford	March 19, 2006 08:06PM
Re: Tools and facilities needed to clean a fire	L. E. Trump	March 20, 2006 04:29PM
Re: Tools and facilities needed to clean a fire	Mike Trent	March 20, 2006 05:58AM
Re: Tools and facilities needed to clean a fire	dan	March 22, 2006 12:54PM
Re: Tools and facilities needed to clean a fire	J.B.Bane	March 22, 2006 02:45PM

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