K-6 Pusher Bar Placement

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Post by 218Bee » Sun. Aug. 26, 2018 1:46 pm

Hi guys,

Hope everyone is doing well, been a long time since I posted. To me that's a testament to the reliability of my K-6 and the Keystoker build. 10 years of nice warm winters.

At the end of last season I had some feed issues. Emptied the hopper and found the pusher bar was hung in an upward position. I freed it up, but no joy. It was the end of the season so I just shut it down.

Getting ready for this winter, I just got to working on it. I found the problem wasn't the bar but that the shaft was frozen up. I took it apart and feed the shaft and "bearings". Cleaned and lubed, now everything moves nice.

My question is the position of the bar when fully forward. Right now I have it set so the bar stops about 1/4" from the firebox. Does that sound about right? I'm burning rice.

Thanks,

 
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Stoker Coal Boiler: AXEMAN-ANDERSON 130 "1959"
Hand Fed Coal Boiler: BUCKET A DAY water heater
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Warm Morning 414A
Coal Size/Type: PEA,NUT,STOVE /ANTHRACITE
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Post by 218Bee » Sun. Aug. 26, 2018 7:52 pm

Thanks for the quick response. I'll reset it to 3/4".

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