Building a outside auger to push coal in my house.

christack · Post by **christack** » Sun. Oct. 16, 2022 8:33 pm

Been wanting to build a coal ben. I started out was going to buy a dumpster and they was $350 and then have to cut the bottom out and fix he bottom so the coal would go down . So I look at building it out of wood and wood is so high now that I was looking around 4 to $500 for wood . So I ask a friend since he is a farmer if they had anything like what I need . So here is what I come up with. Its called a Graivty Wagon . Got this baby for $450 and its 12ft long and 6ft wide and 3ft deep just from the square part not counting the belly of the wagon . It should hold 7.5 ton of coal and next is going to be weld and modify the bottom for my aurger. This is the start of it and I will post pictures as I get it done. Hopefully I will make this thing work and i can feed my coal in my hopper in my basement .

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Sun. Oct. 16, 2022 9:48 pm

It's been done before around here & they work well---:)

BunkerdCaddis · Post by **BunkerdCaddis** » Sun. Oct. 16, 2022 10:11 pm

Little old Gravity wagons make great coal bins

Crazyfarmer · Post by **Crazyfarmer** » Thu. Oct. 27, 2022 11:13 pm

How do the tires hold up on these when they’re fully loaded for a long period of time I was looking into getting one but I’m afraid I’m going to have leftover coal and then the tires are going to either sink or split.

k-2 · Post by **k-2** » Fri. Oct. 28, 2022 12:10 am

My stoker is in the basement and since the coal would be stored one floor above just behind the house above where the stoker is I cut a 4 in hole thru the concrete and installed a Pvc pipe at about a 45 deg angle right into the hopper. Saved me a ton of work over the last 20 years. Nice thing about it is the coal moves so slow into the hopper i dont get a speck of coal dust in the house.

waytomany?s · Post by **waytomany?s** » Fri. Oct. 28, 2022 7:16 am

Crazyfarmer wrote: ↑
Thu. Oct. 27, 2022 11:13 pm
How do the tires hold up on these when they’re fully loaded for a long period of time I was looking into getting one but I’m afraid I’m going to have leftover coal and then the tires are going to either sink or split.

What kind of farmer doesn't know those answers?

waytomany?s · Post by **waytomany?s** » Fri. Oct. 28, 2022 7:16 am

k-2 wrote: ↑
Fri. Oct. 28, 2022 12:10 am
My stoker is in the basement and since the coal would be stored one floor above just behind the house above where the stoker is I cut a 4 in hole thru the concrete and installed a Pvc pipe at about a 45 deg angle right into the hopper. Saved me a ton of work over the last 20 years. Nice thing about it is the coal moves so slow into the hopper i dont get a speck of coal dust in the house.

Do you have pictures of that setup?

warminmn · Post by **warminmn** » Fri. Oct. 28, 2022 9:06 am

Crazyfarmer wrote: ↑
Thu. Oct. 27, 2022 11:13 pm
How do the tires hold up on these when they’re fully loaded for a long period of time I was looking into getting one but I’m afraid I’m going to have leftover coal and then the tires are going to either sink or split.

Put in place and take the tires off. Use a lumber frame for it to sit on.... or if your going to leave it there a decade just let the tires rot if you dont care. If you have a way to get the coal there you could have it in place before filling it. I guess it all depends on how high it needs to be and personal preference.

Theres a hundred uses for those wagons and lots of them around. I like your method with it K2. Sounds real simple.

k-2 · Post by **k-2** » Fri. Oct. 28, 2022 9:20 am

waytomany?s wrote: ↑
Fri. Oct. 28, 2022 7:16 am
Do you have pictures of that setup?

Ill take one.

waytomany?s · Post by **waytomany?s** » Fri. Oct. 28, 2022 11:07 am

waytomany?s wrote: ↑
Fri. Oct. 28, 2022 7:16 am
What kind of farmer doesn't know those answers?

Sorry, meant that to be a smart ass remark. Rereading it , it sounds bad. My apologies.

hank2 · Post by **hank2** » Fri. Oct. 28, 2022 12:41 pm

christack wrote: ↑
Sun. Oct. 16, 2022 8:33 pm
Been wanting to build a coal ben. I started out was going to buy a dumpster and they was $350 and then have to cut the bottom out and fix he bottom so the coal would go down . So I look at building it out of wood and wood is so high now that I was looking around 4 to $500 for wood . So I ask a friend since he is a farmer if they had anything like what I need . So here is what I come up with. Its called a Graivty Wagon . Got this baby for $450 and its 12ft long and 6ft wide and 3ft deep just from the square part not counting the belly of the wagon . It should hold 7.5 ton of coal and next is going to be weld and modify the bottom for my aurger. This is the start of it and I will post pictures as I get it done. Hopefully I will make this thing work and i can feed my coal in my hopper in my basement .

What a good buy! In my area that gravity bin would likely be at least $2k or more.

Crazyfarmer · Post by **Crazyfarmer** » Fri. Oct. 28, 2022 2:40 pm

waytomany?s wrote: ↑
Fri. Oct. 28, 2022 7:16 am
What kind of farmer doesn't know those answers?

Haha a crazy one!

Crazyfarmer · Post by **Crazyfarmer** » Fri. Oct. 28, 2022 2:43 pm

thanks for the great ideas same thing the cheapest they found here is over $1000 quote=warminmn post_id=806598 time=1666962365 user_id=7418]
Put in place and take the tires off. Use a lumber frame for it to sit on.... or if your going to leave it there a decade just let the tires rot if you dont care. If you have a way to get the coal there you could have it in place before filling it. I guess it all depends on how high it needs to be and personal preference.

Theres a hundred uses for those wagons and lots of them around. I like your method with it K2. Sounds real simple.
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Boxhopper · Post by **Boxhopper** » Tue. Nov. 15, 2022 6:39 pm

Old oil tank with the top curve does great too!

BunkerdCaddis · Post by **BunkerdCaddis** » Tue. Nov. 15, 2022 9:03 pm

Boxhopper wrote: ↑
Tue. Nov. 15, 2022 6:39 pm
Old oil tank with the top curve does great too!

Shoot, now there's an idea...

Although 250 gallons is only about 33 cubic feet which is less than a ton...

Building a outside auger to push coal in my house.

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