Coal stoker boiler or warm air furnace

I am looking looking at installing coal stoker boiler or warm air furnace. I currently heat with an oil hot air furnace. Any pro or cons with going with one over the other? I realize if I go with the boiler I will have to use a heat exchanger. I like the idea of being able to install radiant floor heat (sometime) with the boiler. If I go with stoker furnace install would be fairly simple because duct work is already inplace. Putting ease of installation aside any suggestions on which would be my best option? I was looking at the Keystokers because they seemed to be the most reasonably priced. Any suggestion on different manufactures?

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The short answer is boiler. More efficient and "free " domestic hot water. Do the reading that the others have recommended though.