Hitzer 50-93

Outstanding J.

viper if ya got the hopper out I could use the measurements,and if u can send me a couple of pictures woudl be great. thanks for the pics of the lid and stuff there fred ya been a big help. I got the plate cut out gonna make the lid tommorow if I don't get raided with customers. didnt realy butcher it to bad,boss has a 110 welder I can borrow so were in buisness.

C, post some progress pix. Ya got my curiosity goin!

ran out of minutes on phone ill have to wait till I get paid again before I can send progress pictures. this stove really put me in the hole,but I had to get it..... I got the plate off top,and cleaned up perty good. have to make a bit bigger lid then factory so the seal is further out then original but whtat can I say I practicly stole the stove. im thinkin about just maken the lid and throw 5 gal buckets of coal in er 1 in the mornin and 1 late evening. just not even worry about the hopper part beins we normaly aint gone more then 12 hrs...but my concern there is don't the hopper feed it in like piles instead of a big layer over the whole bottom?.. or do u think it would be ok that way. id be pery much dumpin the whole 5 gal bucket at one shot. burnin stove/nut mix. (reading coal)

Don't fill over the fire bricks & make sure ya got a good red base. You'll do a lot of hit & miss C. We all do! Get your hopper in there ASAP. Is the bi-metallic thermo there? Set it 24 balls from the not attached end. That hopper weld does not have to be air-tight--just run a good bead front & sides or where-ever you can get to. Hopefully one of these guys will post measurements. YES, like OP said below--use MPD if you go without hopper!!

If you're going to run it without a hopper, you may want to add a baffle, or manual pipe damper. The wide hopper acts as a baffle in the HITZER. Gasses travel all the way around the hopper, before going out the smoke pipe.

if youre talkin about the thermo rehastat thing on the back that controls the air damper flap on back with chain,it looks like its there. cant see anything inside the stove though,but im assumein its outside and has that cover over it. the chain and everything is there. he said it worked. so what youre sayin there fred is not to fill it over the top of the firebricks? and I was gonna put the coal in with 5 gal bucket and just spread it out evenly. or should I leave it more in a pile? don't have internet at house right now,so it will be a little bit before I can get u update pics on progress,but I got the lid made for back,and plate cut out. I take it they burn a lot better with the hopper?

not haven much luck on the welder part,not really wantin to drag that thing back on the truck and to work,but if the hopper missin is gonna mess with it that much I may have to.

C, it's a bi-metallic thermostat-not a rheostat. It's a heat activated spring in top box all external--bottom flap is worked by spring & chain--it is open to the stove. You can do without the hopper for a season if ya want but the hopper sure takes the drudgery out of it all. Once you've got a REAL good bed of red coals, dumping (slowly) a 5 gal pail will work & it should distribute itself gravity wise.--be REAL careful not to go above firebricks. Another benefit of the hopper, it feeds slowly when needed.--pix of bi-metallic set up. Don't forget MPD if ya go without hopper. YEP, that suckers a tad heavy--ya think?????

yea don't look like anyone here is gonna be able to get me hopper measurements,so not lookin good on that part. I do have a few inches the dumb ass left on from torchin the hopper out,is the hopper opening the same on bottom as it is on top? also if anyone can get me a ash pan pic and measurements would be great. thanks

Hitzer 50-93 removable hopper.
Front dimension is 18 wide and 7 high
Back dimension is 18 wide and 7.5 high
Side dimension is 7.5 wide at top, 4.5 wide at bottom and 7 high.
Hope this helps.

The fixed portion of the hopper that is welded to the top of the stove drops down about 6.5" and receives the removable part from there.

windyhill4.2 wrote:Why not call the folks at Hitzer ? They just might have the measurements handy

OR, operate the stove without a hopper.

It is just a guess on my part,but I would think you should be able to tend that stove every 12 hrs even without a hopper.

If all else fails,try theses options if you have not already done so.
The 50-93 is still currently made,ash pan should be available from the manufacturer.

ASH PAN--depth-13 3/4"---width-23 1/2"---sides height-2"--front height 3"---back is open for scooping --handle per your design black in pix are shadows!!

thank ya freetown fred. soon as I get minutes on phone ill send ya some pics of progress.

chevyman1980, Fill in your profile so we know where you're at. If close to me, I can whip you up an ash pan using Fred's measurements. Or, as mentioned, you can buy a new one. Local HITZER dealer not too far from me.