Just picked up the wood stove. The crack is eminently fixable, fifteen minutes with an angle grinder and flap wheel plus a minute or so of welding and it will be good to go. Older unit so very heavy which is great for heat retention and stability of burn. Perfect for what I need for the shop annex. Planning the layout in my head and thinking of moving the woodworking stuff out there too - I sold my big wood band saw and will be selling my big table saw. I am more a metalworker these days so a simple chop saw for dimension lumber and a track saw for cutting sheet plywood is all that I need - move the lathe and router table out there too.
Now to unload - using Buttercup the tractor, the front bucket and some ratchet straps - should be a piece of cake.
UPDATE - moved it to the Quonset hut where it will sit until I have time to work on it - before next winter definitely. I scored big-time - it is an Earth Stove. These puppies were the ne plus ultra, the bees knees, the acme of wood heating. Their firebox is very heavy so combustion is very stable and the emissions are lower than what the EPA demands from a modern catalytic burner. Parts are still available. I am not planning to do any sort of restoration - this is a shop heater after all - but nice to know that I can keep it running well for another 20-30 years. This photo is from the internet - not my stove but it is the same make and model:
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