New find, and bought

Hitzer 50-93 or something or another like that. It has a few issues, its 15 years old, one issue second owner(whom i bought it from) had no clue about burning coal, but it,s no total junk. needs a real good cleaning, (De-Criscoing) Crisco saves all.....or so he heard. Got some work to do, good friends here and input will be helpful...i HOPE!
One thing i am concerned about, he said door glass he had replaced with Thermo-Pane glass. I think its not gonna last one season, best to replace with Hitzer optic glass for door.

Clean, repaint, re-glass.....fire up !

zoom zoom zoom

Yep, looks good Bill. Don't know on the glass. If grates are movin freely--have at it. I'd do new gaskets.

What I see looks good. I agree with others on glass & gaskets. One more thing to check is for warped hopper. From looking at the rest of stove, probably not a concern. It's just one more thing to look at before putting the stove into service. A warped hopper would cause coal to hang up, not letting it gravity feed. Not a safety concern. If coal hangs up in hopper, you could wake up to cool house. Also, if the round wire type handle is still on the ash pan, cut it off. You'll be happy you did.

Looks like a nice stove. How much did you give for it?

Thermo glass is being replaced with Pyrocem/robax? ..similar glass good to !400* F or there abouts. all door gaskets will be replaced..... like to know how to remove firebricks... what to do..to check enirire box top lid?soiid shelF? moveed some whem tieing dowN...never no till you dig to be sure..Hard winters comimg..based on chiity summmer temps.. Winter hurricanes are a lot harder! no warmth blowing cold! Buckle up coal
Aroos!

Hey,Look,I'm Damn near 57 and I've got a few Issues,Sooo :

You've got clear sailing ahead with this Little Heat Maker being only 15 with some issues ! As a Bright Side,You're now Eligible,due solely to Hitzer Ownership,for a Complete and Total Membership in Freetown Fred's Blind,Crippled and Crazy Hitzer Owners Club ! Thanx to FFred,You're now entitled to an entire Gagwadd of Competent Hitzer Information. Wait till he spills the beans on how to get rid of that previous Owner's Crisco Job !

You're never going to look at Hand Fired Coal Burnin' the same way again ! That 'Ol Hill Monster's got Your Back ! Enjoy !

Don't over-think it Bill, it's a common sense stove! Any specifics w/ pix will be resolved!!