Pictures of Your Boiler
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vermontday
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Pictures of how to load 2,500 lbs. of coal with no mess, no lifting, in 5 minutes.
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Nearly empty bag
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vermontday
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She's 1/2 done.
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LoschStoker
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- Other Heating: Yukon Polar-Eagle II Multi Furnace
That's a great idea with the super sack, how do you fill the super sack.
I bought a couple, I think they were $5 each and they gave me an extra one for good measure.
I bought a couple, I think they were $5 each and they gave me an extra one for good measure.
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vermontday
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The coal truck chutes the wet coal (no dust!) through the basement window into the hanging bag permanently mounted to each skid. As each skid gets full, we put another skid under the window. We have 5 skids, 4 of them will hold 5 tons total, which empties the coal truck.
Each skid has 2- 14" x 24" x 3/16" thick steel slide gates. The slide gates can be shut off at anytime to remove skids from the floor auger box.
Click on the below link in blue to see how they were made;
EFM 520 Install With Skid/Bulk Bags Feed
See the attached video below showing the coal truck.
Each skid has 2- 14" x 24" x 3/16" thick steel slide gates. The slide gates can be shut off at anytime to remove skids from the floor auger box.
Click on the below link in blue to see how they were made;
EFM 520 Install With Skid/Bulk Bags Feed
See the attached video below showing the coal truck.
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SMITTY
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- Coal Size/Type: Rice / Blaschak anthracite
- Other Heating: Oil fired Burnham boiler
Hey! Now I get to play in this thread! 
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Where the boiler sat, upstairs for over a year before the install ... was a cathouse for a while ...
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StokerDon
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- Stoker Coal Boiler: Gentleman Janitor GJ-5, Van Wert VA-600, Axeman Anderson130 X3.
- Hand Fed Coal Furnace: Harman SF3500 reduced down to 3 grates connected to its own plenum
- Coal Size/Type: Rice, Chestnut and whatever will fit through the door on the Harman
- Other Heating: Noth'in but COAL! Well, Maybe a little tiny bit of wood
Hey LoschStoker,
how about some pics of that nice look'in rig you got there? I'm Heavily leaning toward buying a used stoker boiler and this thread as been very helpful. The more boiler pics and info, the better.
-Don
And, Here are some pics of my old late 70's Wood Chuck hand fired boiler. This was a test rig that I came up with, some threaded pipe and an old 82 gallon water heater I found in the well house. Sadly, I mover before I ever go a chance to hook it up in the old farm house. Looks like a bomb!
-Don
how about some pics of that nice look'in rig you got there? I'm Heavily leaning toward buying a used stoker boiler and this thread as been very helpful. The more boiler pics and info, the better.
-Don
And, Here are some pics of my old late 70's Wood Chuck hand fired boiler. This was a test rig that I came up with, some threaded pipe and an old 82 gallon water heater I found in the well house. Sadly, I mover before I ever go a chance to hook it up in the old farm house. Looks like a bomb!
-Don
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dalmatiangirl61
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I LOVE your palletized coal delivery system! I've been trying to figure out how I could move bulk coal to a boiler if I placed one in the center of my basement. Thanks for the idea!
Kristin
I LOVE your palletized coal delivery system! I've been trying to figure out how I could move bulk coal to a boiler if I placed one in the center of my basement. Thanks for the idea!
Kristin
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Scottscoaled
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- Stoker Coal Boiler: EFM 520, 700, Van Wert 800 GJ 61,53
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- Coal Size/Type: Lots of buck
- Other Heating: Slant Fin electric boiler backup
Here is the Van Wert 400 I installed this fall. So far it burns quite well and is really stingey on the coal 
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Reason: Rotated pictures.
Reason: Rotated pictures.
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StokerDon
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- Stoker Coal Boiler: Gentleman Janitor GJ-5, Van Wert VA-600, Axeman Anderson130 X3.
- Hand Fed Coal Furnace: Harman SF3500 reduced down to 3 grates connected to its own plenum
- Coal Size/Type: Rice, Chestnut and whatever will fit through the door on the Harman
- Other Heating: Noth'in but COAL! Well, Maybe a little tiny bit of wood
Wow, Nice look'in Van Wert. I haven't seen many pics of Van Werts, I didn't know that some have a window in the fire door? I want to get a stoker boiler but, one of the problems is the small fire door and no other way to see whats go'in one in there. May be I should hunt for an old Van Wert?
-Don
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StokerDon
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- Stoker Coal Boiler: Gentleman Janitor GJ-5, Van Wert VA-600, Axeman Anderson130 X3.
- Hand Fed Coal Furnace: Harman SF3500 reduced down to 3 grates connected to its own plenum
- Coal Size/Type: Rice, Chestnut and whatever will fit through the door on the Harman
- Other Heating: Noth'in but COAL! Well, Maybe a little tiny bit of wood
Darn... I guess I would have to find a stove door with glass in it that would fit in the fire door location. I too am one that likes to sit and watch the flamming "gates of hell" that my stokers put out.
Don
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Lightning
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You could install one yourself... I didStokerDon wrote:Darn... I guess I would have to find a stove door with glass in it that would fit in the fire door location. I too am one that likes to sit and watch the flamming "gates of hell" that my stokers put out.
Don
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