Coal Hod or Scuttle

Dieselpowerf350 · Post by **Dieselpowerf350** » Thu. Dec. 29, 2016 9:54 pm

Well, did you have a nice Christmas? Does anybody have any drawings or plans to make a coal hod or scuttle that will hold about 40 pounds of anthracite nu?. Shovel after shovel after shovel is getting old.

deepwoods · Post by **deepwoods** » Thu. Dec. 29, 2016 10:31 pm

No need to home make a scuttle unless you're into that. Just bought one at my local Agway. $26.79 and it is galvanized to resist corrosion.

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Thu. Dec. 29, 2016 10:35 pm

If 40 pounds is your goal, keep in mind that the #16-17 size, which are the typical antique coal buckets, only hold about 30-32 pounds of nut coal. The modern ones sold in stove shops, hardware stores, and Lowes as wood stove "ash buckets" are a bit smaller.

Paul

Post by **Lightning** » Thu. Dec. 29, 2016 10:36 pm

You can make one out of a bucket. Just zip screw a piece of tin inside the bucket like this. I used an oversized bucket. It'll hold 55 pounds easy.

Logs · Post by **Logs** » Thu. Dec. 29, 2016 10:40 pm

https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/search/ata?query=coal+bucket

Dieselpowerf350 · Post by **Dieselpowerf350** » Thu. Dec. 29, 2016 11:06 pm

Thanks I'll check my local agway. If they don't have one I guess I'll go lee's route.

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Thu. Dec. 29, 2016 11:07 pm

Neat invention Lee, but I would've expected nothing less.

On a similar complaint, where can I find a larger shovel than the ones supplied with the standard hods? Trying to scoop up any kind of stove size coal, can be overly frustrating.

Qtown1835 · Post by **Qtown1835** » Thu. Dec. 29, 2016 11:18 pm

How about a feed scoop like this from TSC.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/little-giant-4-quart-galvanized-feed-scoop?cm_vc=-10005

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Thu. Dec. 29, 2016 11:25 pm

There you go Q, That's got possibilities. Thanks.

coalfan · Post by **coalfan** » Fri. Dec. 30, 2016 12:13 am

a small flat nose shovel like for in the garden may work for you too ?

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Fri. Dec. 30, 2016 12:36 am

I get the impression that he's looking to get away from having to move smaller amounts of coal and wanting to scale up to moving more in one shot to save all that extra work ?

Paul

coalfan · Post by **coalfan** » Fri. Dec. 30, 2016 12:45 am

agree , whats the best option then we don't really know his loading habits or needs though !!

lowfog01 · Post by **lowfog01** » Fri. Dec. 30, 2016 7:29 am

joeq wrote:Neat invention Lee, but I would've expected nothing less.
On a similar complaint, where can I find a larger shovel than the ones supplied with the standard hods? Trying to scoop up any kind of stove size coal, can be overly frustrating.

Because the 30 year old bags the coal I was given are disintegrating I am left shoveling the stove coal into buckets for transport into the house. My HD had what they call a "transfer" shovel. It works like a dream. I don't know why it works better then the garden shovel I was using but I wish I'd found it earlier. Lisa

Dieselpowerf350 · Post by **Dieselpowerf350** » Fri. Dec. 30, 2016 8:04 am

I currently use a coal shovel, but it's just a pain in the butt making five trips or so to the coal bin. So I would like something to hold at least a bag of coal.

corey · Post by **corey** » Fri. Dec. 30, 2016 8:08 am

I use a coal hod with a small Ash shovel it is time consuming.

Coal Hod or Scuttle

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