Coal is an art.

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Post by Sunny Boy » Thu. Feb. 11, 2021 5:25 pm

The saying, "Anyone can burn wood, but coal is an art" is evident in this video. The subtitles by the fireman point out that just dumping in coal in a firebox doesn't make the best use of it getting the most heat out of it. And each can be somewhat differant. OK, it's a big stove,... but I've noticed similarities to my range and my base heater when loading with different size coal talored to the varing heat output demands. ;)



And, it seems that last night's update for Windows 10 is once again allowing working links to You Tube videos. Yipee!

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Post by fig » Thu. Feb. 11, 2021 6:48 pm

I bet they’d all three be huggin that firebox on a day like today.


 
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Post by LeoinRI » Fri. Feb. 12, 2021 6:11 am

My uncle's friend burned an extra ton of coal hauling freight ~80 miles from the German border to Bruxelles in the winter. Not sure what % went to heat loss and what % went to increased air/rolling friction.

 
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Post by Rob R. » Fri. Feb. 12, 2021 6:27 pm

Great video. My great Uncle was a fireman on trains during the 1940's. Said the end of his railroading career was when they had to bring a trainload of lumber out of the Adirondacks to Rouses Point in the winter. It was nearly -30F by the time they got to the station in RP. I can only imagine what it was like feeding that locomotive.

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