520 Ambidextrous?

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ShawnTRD
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Post by ShawnTRD » Mon. Mar. 17, 2014 6:26 pm

Everything I've seen looks like the 520 feed coal from the left side and the feeder motor on the right with the exhaust out the back. Can the feeder motor and auger be switched?
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Post by ryan20strohl » Mon. Mar. 17, 2014 6:28 pm

Yes left to right
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Mon. Mar. 17, 2014 6:33 pm

Right to left :)
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Post by ShawnTRD » Mon. Mar. 17, 2014 6:38 pm

So I can put the feeding hopper on either side of the furnace?
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Post by northernmainecoal » Mon. Mar. 17, 2014 6:58 pm

Yes, you can put the auger on whichever side works best for you.
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