Hand Held Coal Loader
Hello,
I made this from a piece of stove pipe, plug, and a handle. I didn't like the dog & cat messing with the coal. This makes it easier to put it where I want in the firebox. I wanted to make it out of 8" pipe because according to my calculation, a full bag would fit in a 2' piece but the guy only had 7" end caps in stock. It almost takes an entire bag.
I made this from a piece of stove pipe, plug, and a handle. I didn't like the dog & cat messing with the coal. This makes it easier to put it where I want in the firebox. I wanted to make it out of 8" pipe because according to my calculation, a full bag would fit in a 2' piece but the guy only had 7" end caps in stock. It almost takes an entire bag.
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great idea, think i'll make one my self. I know where there's plenty of 8" and fittings.
- Carbon12
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Might be a good idea to caulk the seems incase the coal is overly wet. MPD??? Better to use a barkometric damper on a dog! Lol!
- Richard S.
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Someone else had another idea using a 5 gallon bucket, they cut a hole in the lid and used some PVC to make an extended nozzle.
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Dunno if that´s of any help: that´s what an old school German coal bucket looks like... the upper bail really helps when
a) moving the damn heavy thing around
b) evenly distributing the coal
a) moving the damn heavy thing around
b) evenly distributing the coal
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better to get a MPD on that dog
Love it!Better to use a barkometric damper on a dog! Lol!
Note: If you ever need your dog to get the sh*ts, then let'em eat a little coal!
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I used the Mega Hand Held Coal Loader tonight for the first time. Awesome. Thanks for making one more step of operation that much more fun!!
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