Anthracite in Plastic Bags

Hi all,
I'm in South west Pa. and got started a little late getting a few bags of Nut Anthracite. I got them from Tractor Supply. Sorry if someone all ready put in a topic about this, as I have not checked the whole forum. Looks like Tractor Supply is either getting There Anthracite bagged coal from someone else or kimmel has changed there packaging. It says, nut coal onit, but not kimmel. I tosed the empty bags away after done, so darn I cant remember the small printing on it that says who is in charge of the distribution of the coal. I know it did not have Kimmel on it and there address. The big thing is, They are plastic filling, and there was moisture in side the bag. My fingers got a little wet black smudges on them when handling them, fingers were wet. But didnot seem to affect me starting the fire or loading more coal every day. I keep the coal in the bag as I'm shoveling it out. As I said, the coal did not seem to be hard to light from the bags so moist inside and very small drops of water all over inside the bags. The plastic is good for condensation. The bags were inside Tractor Supply. OK, you all, Did anyone get these?? Have a merry Holiday.

Coal is typically washed prior to bagging to remove the fines that develop when being processed. You can open a few and leave them near the appliance, it dries out in a day or two.

I preferred the Kimmels woven bags. After a year or two coal is dryer than a popcorn fart. The bags needed to be shielded from UV but otherwise I liked the bags better.

I prefer the coal to be a little damp, because it keeps the dust down during handling.
On the other hand I have had some with so much water that the whole bag froze to a solid block.

I have had no issues with the Kimmels coal in the woven bags and it is the reason I am going to drive down to Wiconisco, PA to buy at least two tons of there rice coal this summer and bring it back home.

The local convenience store chain being Byrne Dairy is selling Blashack Rice Coal for $ 8.99 a forty pound bag so its an easy decision for me to travel to Wiconisco to buy bagged rice coal
if Tractor Supply Company is no longer carrying it.
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lzaharis wrote:Byrne Dairy is selling Blashack Rice Coal for $ 8.99 a forty pound bag

WOW! What would the price of fuel oil have to be to justify spending that outrageous anount?

SWPaDon wrote:

lzaharis wrote:Byrne Dairy is selling Blashack Rice Coal for $ 8.99 a forty pound bag

WOW! What would the price of fuel oil have to be to justify spending that outrageous anount?

I figure 11 pounds of coal to the gallon, so 40 pounds equal 3.64 gallons.
8.99 divided by 3.64 equals $2.47 per gallon of oil.

If the bags were the more common $6, then the oil equivalent would be $1.65.

I've had them just right, little too wet, and lots of free water within the bags.

Store them outside and it rains/snows..this is the result.

Sometimes makes the rocks nonburnable .. the water turns to water vapor and can cause serious issued.

I have had to use 2 bucket system .. 1 bucket with coal from bags and holes in bucket and 2nd bucket to catch the free water drippinngs.

Major pain in butt.

If I was here to inspect the bags during this batch ... I would have rejected the lot. Too wet = not what I pay for.

franco b wrote:I figure 11 pounds of coal to the gallon, so 40 pounds equal 3.64 gallons.
8.99 divided by 3.64 equals $2.47 per gallon of oil.

If the bags were the more common $6, then the oil equivalent would be $1.65.

Thanks.

got 6 ton of the rice in TSC new plastic.. love them.. just enough moisture to keep the dust down.. no issue burning it... very few fines.. Love the stuff..hopefully same stuff next season... been burning 24/7 since Oct 1 st.. once match club.