Terry, you know if I did put a metal belly pan under there it would also add weight to the front which would help with the other problem I’ve had with that thing. (Going over backwords) I’ve never built an open fire under a vehicle but I remember using a propane torch and a 8″ stove pipe with an elbow to warm up engines when logging in Minnesota one winter – ages ago. Did start the Edger on fire a couple times, to much sawdust around. Nothing like adding fire around gasoline.

Holly, I had to read that twice as that was more then I could handle first time through. Plastic radiators?? Someone is probably sitting in some back room right now trying to figure out how to make plastic wood stoves.