vAN WERT 4 SALE

Not sure if anyone is interested ,I saw this for sale newer ad . I am not sure if its still there but here is the ad .its in western PA


VAN-WERT Anthra-therm auger-fed, hard coal furnace w/controller, forced hot air, $375 OBO, 814-948-9755

A Google search on the phone number returns:
Michael Michael Jr (814) 948-9755 109 Bigler Ave, Spangler, PA 15775

It' s northwest of Altoona, PA

Yanche wrote:A Google search on the phone number returns:
Michael Michael Jr (814) 948-9755 109 Bigler Ave, Spangler, PA 15775

It' s northwest of Altoona, PA

I have no involvement with it ,I just saw it and figured I would pass it on . I assume they are similar to the A-A .What yrs where thay produced? Dave

Hi Dave There are more like E.F.M here is some info not much on year's
Maybe are leader will chime in he own's and operates one

http://mysite.verizon.net/zootsuite/tec ... toker.html

I know of no easy way to figure out the manufacturing date of a Van Wert; at least, in my case, it isn't on the nameplate, and, they've been out of business for years.

If the one in the ad is in good condition then it sounds like a bargain.

I looked at this unit on Sunday, but ultimately decided to pass on it. In retrospect, I wished I had taken a camera, to post a couple of pictures here. It just looked like it would be too much work to bring it back. There was a missing gear on the feed mechanism, not sure how easy those are to source.

How does one work on the "guts" of these things? The only way I saw to access the firepot area was down the pipe that is at the front.

I think I need to "cut my teeth" on something a little simpler, at least for my first stove. If anyone is looking for more details, let me know.