Or a friend with the room!!joeq wrote:Must be nice to have enuff space for a tractor trailer load.
Kimmel Coal.
- joeq
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An update on my observations of Kimmel coal. I purchased a little less than 1/2 a ton a couple weeks ago, just over the border of Mass. just wanted to say I gave it a try. I can't say it burns any better or worse than the other 2 brands I've used, but can say it is a little dirtier. And there were a few more pieces of "non-coal" related items that I've never experienced in the Stockton, or Blaschac. The wife even saved a piece of wire she pulled out of a bag, roughly 1 foot long, maybe .060 diameter. It wasn't anything excessive, but to get this brand means a longer drive, so because I'm almost out, I think I'll go back to the Blaschac. It's only 5 miles from my house, and is still $6.50 a bag. So today I picked up a 1/2 ton of the Santa stuff, and hopefully will get through the winter on it. And to the responders saying they got some "presents" in their Kimmel coal, (like Cracker Jacks), I can believe it.
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I went with Kimmel's from American Coal for the Harman this year. Very good coal, burns hot, no complaints.
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Interesting, I've never seen them. I suppose during the busy time when the bagging plant is going full speed they could run low on the printed bags. I did have some of the same bags once, but they were not printed as usual.
- windyhill4.2
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Wood'nCoal, looks like the dog & 2 cats are hinting that the stove is not hot enough.
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They love the heat. I was about to shake and refill so the blower was off, they move in closer with it off.
- tmbrddl
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Kimmel's is my favorite. I've found the size (nut) consistent, it's clean with very few fines. Fifty pound bag for around $8.00. Maybe not a bargain but it's cheaper than burning heating oil...and a lot more satisfying.
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The nut size I buy is mostly nut, I find some stove size pieces and lots of smaller bits, but that does happen with bagged coal, every time the bag gets moved or dropped.
Upon loading it ignites with a bright yellow flame, smells a bit, but once it gets going the blue flames emerge. Light pinkish ash, powdery, not a lot of clinkers. The rice burns well in the EFM too.
Upon loading it ignites with a bright yellow flame, smells a bit, but once it gets going the blue flames emerge. Light pinkish ash, powdery, not a lot of clinkers. The rice burns well in the EFM too.
You know, the price of coal here in Maine has me really frustrated. Tractor Supply has been a huge tease tempting me with ridiculously low prices but have been unwilling or unable to get any and now you tell me Kimmel 50 pound bags in Houlton are $8.00. My local Kimmel dealer is asking $10.50 per bag or $10.00 if you buy 10 or more bags at a time and we are at least 200 miles closer to the source! Seems to me there is a certain amount of price fixing going on here.tmbrddl wrote:Kimmel's is my favorite. I've found the size (nut) consistent, it's clean with very few fines. Fifty pound bag for around $8.00. Maybe not a bargain but it's cheaper than burning heating oil...and a lot more satisfying.
I'd sure like to know the whole story.
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Now, for the rest of the story. Collusion involves our gasoline pricing around these parts, not coal. To make matters worse for you, though, I paid less than $5.00 a bag (forty pounders) when TS had the coal. That was a one time good deal and I haven't seen coal there since.dhansen wrote:You know, the price of coal here in Maine has me really frustrated. Tractor Supply has been a huge tease tempting me with ridiculously low prices but have been unwilling or unable to get any and now you tell me Kimmel 50 pound bags in Houlton are $8.00. My local Kimmel dealer is asking $10.50 per bag or $10.00 if you buy 10 or more bags at a time and we are at least 200 miles closer to the source! Seems to me there is a certain amount of price fixing going on here.
I'd sure like to know the whole story.
The fifty pound bags came from a small mom & pops establishment thirty miles up the road. Our local supplier had run out of Blaschak nut and only had pea which refused to offer up any heat so I took the time last Saturday morning and made an emergency run. Best coal I've burned to date.