M2 Burner Units Circa 1993

[crewuh1h]

I have just picked up 10 new in the box M2 burner units from a friend along with 4 M59 field ranges. What should I do now? Any suggestions?

 

[wreckerman893]

I'd cook something.

 

[MWMULES]

M2's have gotten a bad rap, but if you read and understand the manual they work as intended.

 

[maddawg308]

If you don't read the manuals, you will get an impromptu course in bomb making. Ask me how I know.

 

[SCSG-G4]

IMHO, if you are going to keep them for something other than display, convert to Propane. There are several threads here on the site on how to do it. If you don't believe maddawg, do a Google search on "M-2 Burner" and read the horror stories.

On a related note, I know where there are 14 M-2 burners available for conversion. And, no, he won't ship them, I've already asked.

 

[emmado22]

READ AND HEED the manual. Take a short cut, and you stand a good chance of getting blown up. If you dont belive us, you can find out the hard way. if you get off easy, you'll loose your eyebrows. Worst you can do is get 3rd degree burns or go up in a ball of flame.
The M2 "bomb unit" got it's nickname for a reason.

 

[wreckerman893]

Any contraption that used gasoline and a bicycle pump in the same process was bad news.

I was a Mess Hall driver in Germany many years ago....between immersion heaters and those dam burner units I seldom had any arm hair and came up missing eyebrows occasionally.