Coal Quality From Various Sources

greentjdude · Post by **greentjdude** » Wed. Sep. 17, 2008 11:18 am

anyone use Stassi? I saw one of thier trucks drive by the other day. searched the name here and came up with nothing. most of the trucks ive seen drive by this way are unmarked white trucks, I was wondering who they were too.

Burnedup · Post by **Burnedup** » Thu. Sep. 18, 2008 9:38 am

Does anybody buy coal from the Greenwood breaker right outside tamaqua pa? Just wondering I have never seen them mentioned?

coal berner · Post by **coal berner** » Thu. Sep. 18, 2008 1:06 pm

The Greenwood coal Breaker is LCN Breaker Read more about LCN coal with the link below
They are having alot of Problems with that breaker aswell with the LCN Company Alot of there coal is going to
South Tamaqua coal pockets breaker LCN File for bankruptcy a few months back

http://lehighanthracite.com/

ken kubu · Post by **ken kubu** » Fri. Sep. 19, 2008 12:18 pm

HELLO, ALL

Has anyone used coal from the South Tamaqua Coal Pocket ? Price is $170.00 a ton for rice picked up. The locals want $ 7.00 @ 40 lb. bag and around $260 a ton delivered, Mostly Reading or Blascak. We're in the Allentown pa area. Really like the bags , but don't have a bin only a 1 ton bag. Some charge $100.00 for a pallet of bags delivery charge. New stove first year !!!!

thanks

Ken

JKinPA · Post by **JKinPA** » Tue. Sep. 23, 2008 10:07 am

I need Rice coal and have 2 options:

1. Lehigh Anthracite at $212.00 per ton
2. Hudson Anthracite at $190.00 per ton.

Which is the better coal?

Thanks
Joe

mike · Post by **mike** » Thu. Sep. 25, 2008 8:32 pm

Either option has about the same quality of coal. One might be a little better one time the other next but for in a stoker you shouldn't have any problems with either.

traderfjp · Post by **traderfjp** » Thu. Sep. 25, 2008 8:44 pm

At the beginning of the summer I could have bought hudson coal for around 130-140.00. Mike: do u think prices will calm down or are higher prices here to stay?

mike · Post by **mike** » Thu. Sep. 25, 2008 9:56 pm

The prices will follow whatever oil does but at a much slower rate same as it always has I think. I doubt hudson is 190.00 picked up at the breaker though probably a lot closer to 140.00 or 150.00 a ton. That price of 190.00 is probably delivered.

traderfjp · Post by **traderfjp** » Thu. Sep. 25, 2008 10:10 pm

They it much better. I'm glad I hoarded 27 tons. I hope not to buy coal for a long time. I'll check my usage this year and buy more coal to get me to retirement.

Bud L · Post by **Bud L** » Mon. Sep. 29, 2008 2:06 pm

Hi, This my first post. I just picked up 2 tons of rice from Schnecks on 443 south of Pine Grove. 170.00 a ton. He told me the coal came from Tuscarora Coal. Will this stuff burn ok in my Leisure Line Hearth? I hope so. I had to shovel 4400# into my bin.

mike · Post by **mike** » Mon. Sep. 29, 2008 4:20 pm

That should burn allright in a stoker. Next time don't be afraid to try some coal from the Sherman Breaker just off the Hegins exit of 81. It burns hotter than a lot of the coal out there and is around 9% ash.

Razzler · Post by **Razzler** » Mon. Sep. 29, 2008 4:35 pm

Bud, I burned 2 ton from Tuscarora last year and it was very good coal. And I have over 4 ton in the basement for this season. It should work good in your Leisure Line as long as you got the right size coal which I believe should be rice. Good luck!

Bud L · Post by **Bud L** » Tue. Sep. 30, 2008 7:09 am

Razzler,
Yes. I did get rice. The whole ordeal of picking up the coal could not have been easier. I borrowed a twin axle dump trailer. Backed up next to the coal bin and started shoveling.

butchs37 · Post by **butchs37** » Tue. Sep. 30, 2008 5:05 pm

I have seen a few posts on Hudson Anthracite saying it was good coal but can anyone tell me how it compares to Superior or UAE as far as ash content and BTU

Razzler · Post by **Razzler** » Tue. Sep. 30, 2008 6:37 pm

Bud, I do the same thing. But I go right to the breaker and get it for $160 a ton. I haul 2 ton on my little trailer but it dosen't dump!

Coal Quality From Various Sources

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