Wow I feel sorry for ya. This is the reason the only neighbor I have is a tenant and she can go packin if there is any problem, but wisely she does not as she cannot find a better more private place around here than she already has.
Just cut it with a brick chisel that's how we do it for chambers in boilers. lightly score 2 sides then tap hard works well or else get a brick cutter that is nothing but a guillotine that you put a brick under and strike with a 5# hammer Duck Soup!
If you can get that thing for under 500 take it it dont matter what gears etc etc it will haul anything you can throw at it just get it roadworthy if its a 70 it will have a 360-390 in it they run great.
If you can get away with it the next thing you got to do is get some PET CHICKENS (for the kids science project at school of course) just 2 or 3 but at least 2 or 3 roosters in the bunch!:greenchainsaw:
I'll give you $200 for it:greenchainsaw: Just kidding I think you will warm up to it I have one and am happy as hell with it after doing a muffler mod.
Sounds pretty inefficient of a stove to me or mabye just a leaky home
It really does not matter if you get your wood for free as my house is 1600 sq ft and i burn about 9 cords but leaks like a sive but wood is free so i dont care