My friend has made some "improvements" his flaming rat. He has named it Salamander. It is built from an old Schwinn Tandem This was it in it's last form:
Here's the improved Flaming Rat:
I took the Prison Bike over and showed it to him.
The Convict and the Salamander took to each other immediately.
It's plumbing:
Me riding it:
And what it does.....
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Nice use of original meaning of the word 'salamander', too!
I'm curious about this. the well drillers I used to work with in Texas called the diesel heater they used in cold weather a salamander, but I've never been able to track this usage down. What can you tell me about it?
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A salamander heater is a jet engine looking device on wheels usually. It most commonly burns K1 Kerosene and has an electric blower. It must be use out side or in huge spaces as it it obviously not a vented system. (Think CO Poisoning) It sounds remotely like a jet engine when operating and throws out huge BTU's depending on the size of the unit. Here in the North East they can be found on most construction sites providing heat to structures under construction 250,000 BTU is a common size. They come as small as 50,000 BTU and I have seen 500,000 BTU units on big jobs. Cost varies but a 250,000 BTU unit is a round $400 new (I think)
That's nuts ! Does the "plumbing" and it's effect act to propel the bike forward? Or are the flames simply to burn stuff with? Either way it's brillant
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Originally Posted by randya
I'm curious about this. the well drillers I used to work with in Texas called the diesel heater they used in cold weather a salamander, but I've never been able to track this usage down. What can you tell me about it?
The word 'salamander' is apparently derived from Persian words meaning 'fire within'. It's thought that this is a reference to the belief that salamanders (which live in damp places, and are frequently found underneath, or in, hollow logs) were either immune to fire, or were spontaneously created from the flames of those logs as they were burned.
Some feel that the 'fire' could be in reference to the often brilliantly gaudy colouring of members of the salamander family, and others think that the 'fire' could be in reference to the bitter poison in the skin of most, if not all, salamanders.
The diesel heater 'salamander' is itself a reference to the animals.
Here in the Pacific Northwest you may possibly have seen this, the most brilliantly coloured of our salamanders:
well, damn if my earlier post wasn't foreshadowing. took a "nice" flight over the bars after running into a car door so thoughtfully opened right in front of me not an hour ago on my way home. currently residing inside various ice packs surrounding my elbow, knee and shoulder. it hurts.
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well, damn if my earlier post wasn't foreshadowing. took a "nice" flight over the bars after running into a car door so thoughtfully opened right in front of me not an hour ago on my way home. currently residing inside various ice packs surrounding my elbow, knee and shoulder. it hurts.
Bad news .
Perhaps the Salamander should have optional FRONT discharge units as well.
Any damage other than road rash and bruises?
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Front units would be of no use, as it was a last second deal, though i like your train of thought. x-rays tomorrow and i just don't have the energy to examine the horse, i walked it home and put it away. the driver was very nice though, offered to call an ambulance or give me a ride, but i was too dazed to deal with it. be careful out there, folks.
Sorry about your accident. Glad you were able to still motivate on some level. Get looked over real good. East hill the propane lasts a long time as it only fuels the pilot lights. The main event however is not exactly efficient. I would guess 30 seconds of burn to the gallon. That assumes someone had the cohones to hold the valve open that long. I posted this for amusement only. Please don't try to duplicate. We are professional idiots.
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Originally Posted by East Hill
! Does the "plumbing" and it's effect act to propel the bike forward? Or are the flames simply to burn stuff with? Either way it's brillant 
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x-rays tomorrow and i just don't have the energy to examine the horse, i walked it home and put it away. the driver was very nice though, offered to call an ambulance or give me a ride, but i was too dazed to deal with it. be careful out there, folks.
