Where do you get your Bituminous coal and a going price?

Here is some info for Pa Bit coal you can call the mines/prep plant and ask them where there dealer's are or in most cases you can buy right from them. Also Penn Keystone sell's Bit coal & kimmel bags bit coal here is the info Penn &
Kimmel sell W.V. Bit .

http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate ... -14-08.pdf

http://www.penncoal.com/default.php

http://www.local.com/details/8972172/wi ... g-inc.aspx

http://www.appaltree.net/aba/coal.htm

For the people in east central Il or west central Ind you can buy coal at Black Beauty Coal in Ridge farm IL. $53.25 a ton 3 weeks ago. Mine run so a lot of fines. I had to sift it through some hardware cloth before I could burn it. It has been all I can find so far. I called over 20 places and they were the only that sells to the public. 8:00 AM to noon mon through fri .I would be willing to drive 150 mi or so for something better if anyone knows any place I can buy.

I think I found a source in Elma NY. I am waiting a reply to see if it is Bituminous that thay sell.

Thanks again

yes, rebos supply in elma does sell bit coal, but it's coking coal with unfavorable properties, and, last i knew, they were not selling it for a reasonable price; something like $200/ton. If you want good bit coal only a few hours drive take 219 south to punxsuatawney (valier) and go to valier coal yard in penn. they have nut bituminous for $75/ton - very good coal and one of the closest (reasonably priced) sources to the buffalo area that i know of. Tonawanda coke will also sell you coal, but once again it's met coal for coking and will cake horribly, trust me you don't want it unless you have a stoker and even then it's a pain.

I called rebos supply in elma this morning and now they're asking $380/ton picked up!! lol

Thanks for that info. The location in Elma said they only coal they sell is Anthracite so guess I will have to go to Penn to find something easier to burn.

I finally got the thing going today. I loaded it up yesterday and now it is glowing nicely in the front 1/2. I am finding it will not work well if it is below 20 degrees out side. The chmney must not be getting hot enough.
The stove pipe never gets real hot either when I burn coal, only when I use wood does it really heat. I have to leave the lower door open to get enough air threw it.

I am just about ready to give up on the coal

I would say that your problem is definately draft/chimney related based on what you said. i'm not sure that bit coal will help much. wood tends to give higher exhaust gas temps which probably allows enough draft to burn properly, but with coal and lower stack temps the chimney setup you have won't allow enough draft. do you have any pics/description of your chimney? this might be easier to fix than you think. If you have any pics etc of your chimney/venting setup, start a new thread on it and we may be able to help

N.Illinois burners...

Price-Dale, Kewanee Illinois..
Illinois coal, 90 bucks a ton..
Yessir, good ol' mega sulfur, ash laden, (kinda like burning dirt) High Vol, Illinois
coal.. Make your neighbors happy, bring back that heavenly scent of burning Bituminous..
Gonna go pick up a couple hunnert' pounds and see how it burns... Ahhhh, the good ol' days...


Putt...

Kewanee Il -- That's only 260 miles one way for me

heck -- bounce a little further down to Memphis == See Joe and bring back some parts to burn it with!

Hummm -- wonder if I can pack enough beer for that trip?

Sting wrote:Kewanee Il -- That's only 260 miles one way for me

heck -- bounce a little further down to Memphis == See Joe and bring back some parts to burn it with!

Hummm -- wonder if I can pack enough beer for that trip?

There is another dealer down by Farmington, IL that is selling Kentucky bit for (gulp) 290 buckeroos a ton..

Dang, I can buy bagged Anth. for close to that....

Aurora Il.... A&E Vacuum Sales,
Bagged Blaschek for 40 lb@6.25 a bag...

For you Iowa burners, Skei Coal and Salt in Ames...
Bagged rice and nut Anth for 9 dollars a 50lb bag..


Putt...

Adding to Berlins post;

I talked to them last week and the prices are:

$96 Stoker Pea

$104 Nut

$109 Egg

$104 Lump

$76 Mine Run

$225 Kentucky Lump

The nut size is about 2"x 3"------ Egg about 3"x4"

Lump about 8"x4"------ Stoker Pea about 1"x2"

Below these Coal Test results are for the Stoker Coal @ the Tipple

Ash as rec'd = 9.46%----- Moisture= 4.85%----Sulfur= 3.48%

12907 btu/# --------- btu moisture & ash free = 15062

BTU on a dry basis are -- 13565btu/#

Call ahead for availability of sizes----330 549 3979 or fax 330 549 3970

BigBarney

Badfish740 wrote:Deerhunter-I'm in North/Central New Jersey as well (Northwest Hunterdon County) and I'm probably going to end up hauling a trailer out to Punxsutawney to get a couple of tons of bituminous as I just bought an Englander 28-3500 add-on furnace. Where did you hear about the Orchard mine? I looked up Good Spring, PA but it looks like it's right smack in the middle of anthracite country to me-unless they have mines elsewhere and truck in bituminous to sell there.

Hi Badfish, I live in Burlington Co., N.J. I read about the Orchard mine on here someplace. It would be Anthricite country. Bituminous coal is hard to find in our area. I heard there is a place in Tioga Co., Pa. that is selling Bituminous picked up at the mine for 60.00 per ton. I am waiting for some contact info. I will post it as soon as I recieve it. Punxutawney is quite a drive from northwest Hunterdon Co.,N.J. ?

I don't know the # but google Casey and Kassa coal co. Plains PA its about 5 minutes off of rt 81

Frostburg,Md Richie mine. $65 loader bucket,about a ton.It's great coal.Size starts from dust to two foot pieces

VALIER COAL YARD, THOMPSON BROS., AND CENTRAL FUELS


VALIER COALYARD, VALIER, PA (JUST SOUTH OF PUNXSUATAWNEY)


Phone: 814-938-5171

Kittaning coal, very good, high vol (30%+), 10% ash, 13,500btu/lb, very high ash fusion temp (won't even fuse in my stoker) mid swelling index... won't stick together very badly during combustion.

ANTHRACITE (don't know his source)



CENTRAL FUELS, NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO (JUST SOUTH OF CANTON)


*note: i have purchased coal from these people for my stoker furnace, and they screened coal of the size i needed even though they had run out of any on hand (1-1/4"x1/4"). VERY nice people to deal with and had a good selection of lump coal from different seams, but they run out fast toward the middle of nov (everyone is buying it to burn in stoves and open fireplaces, some of the lump higher volitile coals are VERY popular for open fireplaces in that area.)

Sells a variety of fuels including Stoker sizes and lump. Phone # 330-339-5111 MOSTLY #5 AND #6 (KITTANING) COAL BEDS.



THOMPSON BROS. MINING COMPANY- JUST SOUTH OF YOUNGSTOWN, OH


3379 E Garfield Rd
New Springfield, OH 44443 (Youngstown, OH)

Phone: (330) 549-3979

open 9-5 weekdays, saturdays until 12pm



they Offer:

Anthracite (don't know the source)

Ohio #4 Brookville bituminous coal tends not to cake badly, but does coke easily when fresh/wet. Not high in fixed carbon. harder to ignite than kittaning or pittsburgh coals, but seems to be very low ash. Sizes offered range from large lump to screened pea stoker and everything in between. stoker pea is slightly more expensive, but is very uniform @ 1/2"x1" and works ok in combustioneer small stokers. I've found that a coal with higher fixed carbon while still being a high volitile coal tends to work better and stay lit easier than this #4 coal in a stoker.

Kentucky lump coal, higher btu's, and higher AFT (around 2900º)
*UPDATE* : I've tried this coal in my hand-fired stove and it's probably some of the best coal i've EVER burned period. Bright white ash, pleasant smell, burns GREAT and slow, DOES NOT melt together while burning (has low coke button or FSI); just a GREAT easy to use high btu coal. Excellent choice for fireplaces/stoves or furnaces/boilers. More $$, but if you can afford it, it's worth it!

Kentucky Stoker (.25"x1.25") Basically the same as the Kentucky lump, but small and uniform size. Great Coal for small hand-fired stoves/Stokers!

Eisenbraun Coal Co
$110.00 for lump call before you come the guy has a nother job so after 5:00 on week days.
There all day sat
phone 605-393-0425