Does this look like nut coal?

 
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Post by cedar » Sat. Feb. 19, 2022 9:55 am

mntbugy wrote:
Mon. Feb. 14, 2022 7:16 pm
Check the weld where shaker handle is attached at the upward linkage. Might have broke. D.S. shakes alot easier than a Hitzer.

If grates jam up. Go fishing from below or wait till next tending.

Coal size is like ex-girlfriends, some say its big others say its small.
I will check that when I get back home. I definitely do need to a better L shaped poker my old firewood poker just isn’t long enough…..

 
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Post by cedar » Sat. Feb. 19, 2022 9:56 am

waytomany?s wrote:
Tue. Feb. 15, 2022 8:48 pm
Below your divider top right 2 rocks on the right. Different color from other ash. If you take a hammer to them, I'd bet they're not black on the inside. I had same thing happen in November.
I will definitely try that when I get back home. I noticed that but I kinda figured it was coal that hadn’t burned down as long or something. Thanks!


 
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Post by HandFire » Sat. Feb. 19, 2022 6:43 pm

From your pic it looks like most DS shakers that are welded on the end. I'm thinking your weld broke and your slipping on friction now. I've never had a problem with crushing anything crushable as the shaker system is pretty stout. I'm wondering if they make that weld sacrificial to prevent breaking a grate or it was just faulty.

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