Got My Winter Coal Supply Today

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Post by SWPaDon » Wed. Sep. 30, 2015 7:28 pm

5 tons from Stardust Coal, that's the most they can haul at a time.

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Post by Rob R. » Wed. Sep. 30, 2015 9:07 pm

Looks like a nice product.

 
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Post by SWPaDon » Wed. Sep. 30, 2015 9:30 pm

Yes it is. It burns nicely and throws lots of heat, with little fooling with it.

 
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Post by StokerDon » Mon. Oct. 05, 2015 9:19 pm

Ahh, So that's what your Clayton eats. Nice!

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Post by SWPaDon » Tue. Oct. 06, 2015 3:24 am

Yes, the Clayton eats this. It performs well. I covered the fire at 8pm Sunday night, and it's still chugging away as I type.

 
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Post by freetown fred » Tue. Oct. 06, 2015 5:23 am

Nice SWP. :)

 
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Post by UncleDoDat » Wed. Oct. 07, 2015 12:05 am

Hey, SwPaDon. I too just received my winters coal supply. And I was looking as your pictures. I don't no if you can tell for my pictures, but my coal seems to have a lot of coal dust. Like coal dirt or something. I can only see this as slowing response burn time. Is a lot of ground up coal found in bulk coal.

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Post by SWPaDon » Wed. Oct. 07, 2015 7:28 am

UncleDoDat wrote:Hey, SwPaDon. I too just received my winters coal supply. And I was looking as your pictures. I don't no if you can tell for my pictures, but my coal seems to have a lot of coal dust. Like coal dirt or something. I can only see this as slowing response burn time. Is a lot of ground up coal found in bulk coal.
All coal will have some dust. It is my understanding that when they bag the Anthracite coal, they wet the coal to keep the dust down. The dust in your coal can make a small mess in your house if you aren't careful with it..

My coal is different than yours. I'm using Bituminous coal, it's a soft coal. The fine stuff you see on the top of my pile can come from pieces breaking up during transport. The dust in mine can actually ignite, in midair, while I'm shoveling it into the furnace if I have a hot fire going at the time.

Hope this helps, Don


 
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Post by UncleDoDat » Wed. Oct. 07, 2015 6:38 pm

Yeah, that helps. I had no idea that coal was bituminus. Looks like anthracite. I don't know my coal seems to have an excessive amount of fine dust like coal. This is my first time have this quantity of coal.

 
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Post by corey » Tue. Feb. 02, 2016 10:00 am

Looks like a nice load.

 
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Post by SWPaDon » Tue. Feb. 02, 2016 12:59 pm

That was perfect timing to bring this back up. I just got 3 more ton delivered about an hour ago, LOL

 
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Post by waldo lemieux » Tue. Feb. 02, 2016 1:42 pm

Me too just got a ton well called for one anyway, just before I got on....... :doh:

 
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Post by SWPaDon » Tue. Feb. 02, 2016 2:44 pm

I put about 1 1/2 ton in my basement with the front end loader, then put the rest on the concrete pad next to my garage for temporary storage. I can fit 3 ton in my basement total.

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