Best rice coal

 
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Post by steeld » Mon. Dec. 30, 2019 11:25 am

I'm getting ready to go to a coal breaker for the first time. What's a good quality rice coal? Jeddo, lehigh,reading. I'm located in the Stroudsburg pa area, but willing to travel a little to save a lot. Thanks, Dan


 
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Post by steeld » Mon. Dec. 30, 2019 11:41 am

Best rice coal for a stoker? Going to a breaker. Thanks Dan

 
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Post by nepacoal » Mon. Dec. 30, 2019 11:51 am

Can't really go wrong with any of the big names... I use Lehigh and am very happy with the way it burns in my Keystoker.

 
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Post by lincolnmania » Mon. Dec. 30, 2019 1:45 pm

i have been burning blaschak coal since 2017. no complaints.

 
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Post by crazysteamer » Mon. Dec. 30, 2019 3:25 pm

I have had good coal in VERY WET bags that would burn just fine - AFTER I drained the water off.

since you are doing direct and may not be getting bags...this comment may not apply.

I like the Blaschak in bags...would go there first

Reading was OK, but seemed to get a bit more 'unburnables' (slate?) in the ash pan

 
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Post by AllanD » Mon. Dec. 30, 2019 4:55 pm

Well, I don't burn Rice coal but my brother did and he always considered the coal from Lehigh Coal, to be better coal (less ash) over the higher priced Coal from Blasak.
And when you take into account that at the time my brother lived in Landsford, so Lehigh's retail Sales was 14miles closer.

 
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Post by 2001Sierra » Mon. Dec. 30, 2019 4:58 pm

First year burning Lehigh, less ash for sure, nice stuff. Not so fond of the other suppliers listed. Been burning since 1981.


 
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Post by ben » Tue. Dec. 31, 2019 7:56 am

I just got 3.5 tons of Blaschak rice. Its perfect!

 
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Post by LehighanthraciteMatt » Tue. Dec. 31, 2019 10:41 am

2001Sierra wrote:
Mon. Dec. 30, 2019 4:58 pm
First year burning Lehigh, less ash for sure, nice stuff. Not so fond of the other suppliers listed. Been burning since 1981.
Thanks for that high praise!!!

 
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Post by franpipeman » Tue. Dec. 31, 2019 4:23 pm

isn't coal right from the breaker wet when dumped in truck?

 
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Post by LehighanthraciteMatt » Tue. Dec. 31, 2019 4:25 pm

franpipeman wrote:
Tue. Dec. 31, 2019 4:23 pm
isn't coal right from the breaker wet when dumped in truck?
Yes

 
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Post by steeld » Thu. Jan. 02, 2020 4:32 am

Thanks to all that replied. Jeddo was closest and cheaper but they closed too early. I ended up going with Blashak, we will see. Thanks again for your time and help, Dan

 
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Post by Blaschak Coal » Fri. Jan. 03, 2020 9:49 am

steeld wrote:
Thu. Jan. 02, 2020 4:32 am
Thanks to all that replied. Jeddo was closest and cheaper but they closed too early. I ended up going with Blashak, we will see. Thanks again for your time and help, Dan
Great choice!! Thank you to all of those that supported Blaschak. Happy New Year!!

 
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Post by Clousseau » Fri. Jan. 10, 2020 10:22 am

Have been using Blaschak now for the past two years, only because it is so hard to find any coal in western MA. I think that coal creates a lot more ash than others I have used in the past, Lehigh, Reading & Kimmels.

 
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Post by BostonBob » Sat. Jan. 11, 2020 7:58 am

I’ve been using Blaschak coal since about 2003 and used some others when I got if free, had 1 issue and Blaschak took care of it. Thank You


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