Building a outside auger to push coal in my house.
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 .
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It's been done before around here & they work well---:)
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Little old Gravity wagons make great coal bins
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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.
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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.
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What kind of farmer doesn't know those answers?Crazyfarmer wrote: ↑Thu. Oct. 27, 2022 11:13 pmHow 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.
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Do you have pictures of that setup?k-2 wrote: ↑Fri. Oct. 28, 2022 12:10 amMy 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.
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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.Crazyfarmer wrote: ↑Thu. Oct. 27, 2022 11:13 pmHow 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.
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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Sorry, meant that to be a smart ass remark. Rereading it , it sounds bad. My apologies.
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What a good buy! In my area that gravity bin would likely be at least $2k or more.christack wrote: ↑Sun. Oct. 16, 2022 8:33 pmBeen 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 .
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Haha a crazy one!
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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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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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