Hitzer 50-93 Mods ?

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RON1958
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Post by RON1958 » Mon. Mar. 13, 2023 2:43 pm

Does anyone know if it would be possible to mod the stove to burn smaller coal, say buck wheat or pea? Maybe it could be done by reducing the size of the hopper bottom outlet ? Ideas?

 
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Post by RON1958 » Mon. Mar. 13, 2023 2:44 pm

I'm sorry. Its a 50-95

 
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Post by davidmcbeth3 » Mon. Mar. 13, 2023 3:20 pm

RON1958 wrote:
Mon. Mar. 13, 2023 2:43 pm
Does anyone know if it would be possible to mod the stove to burn smaller coal, say buck wheat or pea? Maybe it could be done by reducing the size of the hopper bottom outlet ? Ideas?
https://hitzer.com/uploads/page/50-93__30-95_inst ... d_2016.pdf

Presto ! It can burn pea. ^^


 
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Post by ShawnLiNy » Mon. Mar. 13, 2023 7:58 pm

Pea won’t be an issue , buck will pack too tight (from a hopper , I believe). but everything makes heat if added right ( I’ve burned coal dust and dirt by making little isolated piles on an established coal bed,

 
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Post by RON1958 » Tue. Mar. 14, 2023 8:54 am

Gee Thanks. I guess I'm one of those guys that don't read the manual. Actually didn't have one until your post. Thanks a bunch.

 
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Post by Rob R. » Tue. Mar. 14, 2023 9:15 am

We have burned buck in our 50-93. Other than some pieces falling through the grates at startup it burned fine. Pea would be a better choice, but if you had some buck to burn up go ahead and try it.


 
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Post by waytomany?s » Tue. Mar. 14, 2023 11:11 am

Rob R. wrote:
Tue. Mar. 14, 2023 9:15 am
We have burned buck in our 50-93. Other than some pieces falling through the grates at startup it burned fine. Pea would be a better choice, but if you had some buck to burn up go ahead and try it.
Plus 1. Just put bigger stuff in first if you have it. Maybe only load finer stuff in one side if you need to keep temps up.

 
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Post by davidmcbeth3 » Tue. Mar. 14, 2023 5:28 pm

I just close my ashpan vents and tighten the knob on the slider handle to lower the heat output to about zilch.

I just run nut in my 503 ... if the output requires the windows to get opened I just open the windows. This happens about 1-4 days a year.

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