How can the durability of a pro-forge be improved?

[Charles R. Stevens]

Howdy,
I bounced my problem to the membership lurking in the chatroom. But I'm going to share my problem to the membership at large.
I have a pro-forge in my shoeing truck. Their is an apairant problem with durability in this forge as a portable unit.
The forge is a round bodied unit, much like the pipe bodied duel burners units you see in the pages of I forge. Pro-forge has 2 ports on the round end and a dore in the side to admit shoes. The lining is a rigid material similar to rigid fome. The liner consists of 3 peaces. 2 ends and the mane bony witch is a cylinder. The ends rub against the body, and the main body cracks. Cracks don't seam to be problem. But the ends rubbing, seams to be rather hard on the liner. The liner starts to flake off.
Ok, the basic problem, now I need some ideas.
At first blush I have thought of coolwool or the like. Next thought is to glue the ends to the center section.
As I don't have practical experiance in building gas forges, I ask you the collective wisdom of you'll.

[maddog]

Some pictures of the inside would be useful. I went and found a picture online of a ProForge but it only shows the exterior.

From what I know of refractories they are rather delicate and brittle. My forges dont travel. Bouncing around in the back of a truck going over unpaved roads sounds pretty rough. But a lot of farriers carry propane forges out to their work. So there must be some answer. There are hi temp refractory repair materials for patching and even adhesives. Gluing the ends onto the cylinder might cause more stress on the cylinder and make it crack faster since it wont be able to slide around. Kaowool doesnt last long in forge interior unless it's coated. It's still pretty fragile and the coating will rub away easily. Fine cracks are not always a problem but if the hot gas finds its way out to the outside, it can damage the steel shell.

Why don't you contact the manufacturer and ask them for advice? It's their forge. They want farriers to be happy with it.

[Charles R. Stevens]

Sorry, I haven't figured out how to post picks.
This seams to be a problem with pro- forge. Their is a horseshoeing foram that has mixed revues. The manufacture seams to be of the oppenian that's wat you get if you carry it in a truck or trailor.
My forge is mounted, so it isn't exactly bouncing around, and I minimize my travels on unimproved roads.

[maddog]

You might consider packing the interior of the forge with soft material, old clothes and the like, to stabilize it during travel and soak up some of the shock.

[Dodge]

Sorry, I haven't figured out how to post picks.
This seams to be a problem with pro- forge. Their is a horseshoeing foram that has mixed revues. The manufacture seams to be of the oppenian that's wat you get if you carry it in a truck or trailor.
My forge is mounted, so it isn't exactly bouncing around, and I minimize my travels on unimproved roads.

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