Van WERT 4 SALE

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Post by Flyer5 » Wed. Nov. 21, 2007 11:13 pm

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

 
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Post by Yanche » Thu. Nov. 22, 2007 10:57 am

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

 
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Post by Flyer5 » Thu. Nov. 22, 2007 12:00 pm

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


 
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Post by coal berner » Thu. Nov. 22, 2007 3:18 pm

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/techteach/Coa ... toker.html

 
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Post by TechCurmudgeon » Fri. Nov. 23, 2007 5:10 pm

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.

 
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Post by Greyhound » Mon. Nov. 26, 2007 11:03 pm

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.

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