The Smallest Stove With Removable Hopper

Hi, new here on this forum. When I lived in Cleveland had a Hitzer 50-93 which I liked pretty well. The firebox was too wide for my taste and I would like something smaller now that I'm living about 60 miles North of Nashville. What I need is the smallest well-designed removable hopper stove so I can burn wood too because coal is not always available down here. Any advice?

If you already like Hitzer why not a smaller one?
30-95 - has removable hopper to do wood or bit, and does anthracite.

Model 30-95: Width Depth Height
Unit 24 1/2" 21" 31 1/2"
Firebox 20" 9" 18 1/2"
Door Opening 17" - 10 1/2 "
Glass 15 9/16" - 9"
Hopper Opening - 14" x 6 1/2"
Flue Size - 6" Diameter

Here are the specs on you 50-93 for reference.

Model 50-93: Width Depth Height
Unit 30" 26" 34 1/2 "
Firebox 24 1/4" " 14 1/2" " 19 1/2"
Door Opening 19" - 10 1/2 "
Glass 17 7/16 " - 9"
Hopper Opening - 10" x 6"
Flue Size - 6" Diameter

Liked coal burning but didn't really like the Hitzer that much. Firebox too spread out. Have to scrape around the corners all the time. Doesn't shake down as well as some others. The DS Circulator is 26x27 with a 16x13.5x11 deep firebox. More efficient to have it deep and narrow. Just talked to Amos at DS. He says that they can make me a 2 grate stove that will have a 13.5 x 12 x 9 inch firebox. That will reduce the outer dimensions to 26 x 22". The smallest they make normally is a 16 x 13.5 x 9 and 26 x 27. The custom made one is 65k btu. The other is 80K. Do you think the custom 2 grate will be too small for wood? I get a lot of dry hardwood chunks from local mills.

Thought this may interest you. Check out http://www.chubbystove.com. The Coal Chubby Stove may just what you are looking for.
**Broken Link(s) Removed** Larry Trainer, the designer and manufacture of the Coal Chubby even has a video on how to operate your Coal Chubby Stove.http://vimeo.com/3060371 Yes, it is all made in the U.S.A. Chubby Stoves has been in business since the mid '70's. I'm taking a trip this weekend to see Larry and to get a Jr. Chubby for my fireplace hearth. DOUG

Called Larry. Seems like a nice stove. Did some reading on it and some weren't satisfied with the quality of this stove. Shaker action etc. I would like to see a better draft control myself. Might try a used one.

I believe some manufacturers sell firebox reducers or you could design one yourself.

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Thanks, the issue for us is reducing the overall size of the unit; we don't have much space. THe DS Circulator custom made should be about 26x22 at the top.

We found it! A DS Machine Newstyle Champion measures only 24x24 and Andy says they will reengineer the hopper door to give us more room to cook on.

NosmoKng wrote:We found it! A DS Machine Newstyle Champion measures only 24x24 and Andy says they will reengineer the hopper door to give us more room to cook on.

This one?

http://rtstoves.com/

Number two, the Newstyle Champion.

I'm curious to see how they plan on redesigning the top hopper door to give you more cook top and will cooking on the new top provide the needed heat to actually perform well? I'm thinking that if the top hopper door is where they plan on you doing the cooking, the door is not directly exposed to the fire. Will it reach to the average 350 degrees for most cooking, being there is a gasket there too? I guess as long as it reaches around 250 degrees, that would be good, low and slow makes great meals. Give us some more info or pictures. I hear a lot of good reports from the other owners of some of the D.S.Machine products on this forum. They look like a very well made stove and reasonably priced too. Thanks, DOUG

dECIDED not to change the hopper door. They were going to move it back, but Dave jr. says that it will change the orientation of the hopper to the firebox. You can take the hopper out and stoke her up and get good heat to the top, I'm sure.

That clears it up a bit. Did they happen to email you any pictures of the top of the stove for you? If not, maybe they would be kind enough to send you some, so you could post them for all of us to see. Just a thought. I'd like to see some pictures of the inside too. I'm currently not in the market for one, but you might help some others that are on this forum which may want to consider on one too. Thanks, DOUG

Shucks dude, they're Old Order Amish. They don't have a camera as far as I know. David Stoltzfus, from whom I'm getting the stove only has a Newstyle without hopper. I could get pics of that and then post mine when I get it. I can tell you if I were to go without hopper I would have a real nice cooking space. With hopper I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Here's some pics of the Newstyle Circulator stove in Metallic Brown