Coal Bin Pictures and Designs

 
Linc
Member
Posts: 242
Joined: Mon. Dec. 17, 2007 6:15 pm
Location: Martville,NY
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Alaska Kodiak Stoker
Coal Size/Type: Rice

Post by Linc » Tue. Sep. 09, 2008 7:28 pm

GR, That is one heck of a stash. :shock:


 
GettingStoked
Member
Posts: 172
Joined: Wed. Jul. 30, 2008 11:49 am
Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Alaska Channing III

Post by GettingStoked » Tue. Sep. 09, 2008 7:40 pm

Yow! :o that looks like a back breaker. Nice clean stack job... if anyone starts shooting at ya, you know where to go :P This is my first year as well, I thought about bags also, but with being able to save a couple of bucks and the fact that I have no where to stack the bags, I went with the ole coal bin approach. The nice thing about it is every time you start to fuss over a detail, you say to yourself its a coal bin for crying out loud :doh: It cost me around 300 or maybe a little less, for all the pressure treated wood, OSB and stain. Lots of screws (I used the expensive kind for decking that can hold up to PT wood) and time. It took around a week spending a little here and there this past week. With the weather so hot I had to stop from time to time to jump in the pool.. then you have a tall cold one :cheers: and next thing you know ... coal bin, what coal bin :confused:
Anyway, good luck to you this winter, I hope our new coal experience goes smoothly.

Chris
k9 Bara wrote:Good job Getting stoked. That will be one of my chores for next year. But this year, my breezeway (room connecting house to garage) is acting as my coal bin. First year burning so Im guessing that this will be enough. It's 4.8 ton, 4 pallets. I like the bags. The only prob I have with them is the yellow'ish oil or water/ fluid.. whatever it is. It gets on you when moving the bags. Other than that, out of 240 bags, only had a hand full or so that had the heat seal at the top of bag not complete and would loose coal. I like the bags like I said but bulk was $40 cheaper a ton.

 
User avatar
Adamiscold
Member
Posts: 1116
Joined: Fri. Feb. 29, 2008 7:09 am
Location: Winchendon,Ma

Post by Adamiscold » Wed. Sep. 10, 2008 8:40 am

K9 what size is the space your 4.8 tons of coal is taking up?

 
User avatar
k9 Bara
Member
Posts: 499
Joined: Mon. Mar. 31, 2008 11:27 am
Location: Red Creek, Fair Haven area NY
Stoker Coal Boiler: 1996 EFM 520 DF
Coal Size/Type: Buck / Reading

Post by k9 Bara » Wed. Sep. 10, 2008 1:17 pm

Adamiscold,

It measures 8' x 5', 2 back rows are just a lil under 6' high.

 
User avatar
Freddy
Member
Posts: 7293
Joined: Fri. Apr. 11, 2008 2:54 pm
Location: Orrington, Maine
Stoker Coal Boiler: Axeman Anderson 130 (pea)
Coal Size/Type: Pea size, Superior, deep mined

Post by Freddy » Wed. Sep. 10, 2008 2:35 pm

I hope you put an extra 2 by 6 or two under the platform. That's a LOT of weight in a small area. You have about 225 pounds per square foot. That's more than most floors are rated. I'd even be careful of where I placed my body as I installed braces.

 
User avatar
coalkirk
Member
Posts: 5185
Joined: Wed. May. 17, 2006 8:12 pm
Location: Forest Hill MD
Stoker Coal Boiler: 1981 EFM DF520 retired
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Jotul 507 on standby
Coal Size/Type: Lehigh anthracite/rice coal

Post by coalkirk » Wed. Sep. 10, 2008 4:52 pm

I'm not sure but I think that's a concrete floor. (I hope it is) :shock:

 
User avatar
k9 Bara
Member
Posts: 499
Joined: Mon. Mar. 31, 2008 11:27 am
Location: Red Creek, Fair Haven area NY
Stoker Coal Boiler: 1996 EFM 520 DF
Coal Size/Type: Buck / Reading

Post by k9 Bara » Wed. Sep. 10, 2008 5:25 pm

Yeah, concrete. I prob should of mentioned that. :)


 
GettingStoked
Member
Posts: 172
Joined: Wed. Jul. 30, 2008 11:49 am
Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Alaska Channing III

Post by GettingStoked » Wed. Sep. 10, 2008 5:39 pm

The mother load, well 2.5 ton. 8-) My coal guy is 83 years old :shock: I helped out with spreading the coal around in the bin :roll:

**Broken Image Link(s) Removed**
and
**Broken Image Link(s) Removed**

 
Linc
Member
Posts: 242
Joined: Mon. Dec. 17, 2007 6:15 pm
Location: Martville,NY
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Alaska Kodiak Stoker
Coal Size/Type: Rice

Post by Linc » Wed. Sep. 10, 2008 7:46 pm

GR, I'm surprised the liquid was yellowish. The Blaschaks I got last winter had a blackish liquid but was pretty wet from being stored outside.Maybe they are using veg. oil?

Stoked, S-w-e-e-t :)

 
User avatar
Devil505
Member
Posts: 7102
Joined: Tue. Jul. 03, 2007 10:44 pm
Location: SE Massachusetts

Post by Devil505 » Wed. Sep. 10, 2008 7:57 pm

k9 Bara wrote:Good job Getting stoked. That will be one of my chores for next year. But this year, my breezeway (room connecting house to garage) is acting as my coal bin. First year burning so Im guessing that this will be enough. It's 4.8 ton, 4 pallets. I like the bags. The only prob I have with them is the yellow'ish oil or water/ fluid.. whatever it is. It gets on you when moving the bags. Other than that, out of 240 bags, only had a hand full or so that had the heat seal at the top of bag not complete and would loose coal. I like the bags like I said but bulk was $40 cheaper a ton.
Nice neat job!

Allot neater than mine but then rice stack better than "Nut" :D (& I'm lazy!)
(just 2.4 pallets there)

Attachments

coal1.JPG
.JPG | 171KB | coal1.JPG
coal3.JPG
.JPG | 172.4KB | coal3.JPG

 
User avatar
Freddy
Member
Posts: 7293
Joined: Fri. Apr. 11, 2008 2:54 pm
Location: Orrington, Maine
Stoker Coal Boiler: Axeman Anderson 130 (pea)
Coal Size/Type: Pea size, Superior, deep mined

Post by Freddy » Wed. Sep. 10, 2008 11:35 pm

k9 Bara wrote:Yeah, concrete.
OK... skip the braces. :) I pictured in my head it was the landing of a split level ranch. Oh duh! :lol:

Good looking pile Stoked!

 
User avatar
pclfal
Member
Posts: 48
Joined: Thu. Jul. 03, 2008 1:58 pm
Location: Lehigh Valley, PA

Post by pclfal » Fri. Sep. 12, 2008 4:27 pm

Thought I would try this!

Attachments

Coal Bin_20.jpg
.JPG | 1.8MB | Coal Bin_20.jpg
Coal Bin_33.jpg
.JPG | 1.9MB | Coal Bin_33.jpg
Coal Bin_30.jpg

Holding 3 tons of rice

.JPG | 1.5MB | Coal Bin_30.jpg

 
User avatar
k9 Bara
Member
Posts: 499
Joined: Mon. Mar. 31, 2008 11:27 am
Location: Red Creek, Fair Haven area NY
Stoker Coal Boiler: 1996 EFM 520 DF
Coal Size/Type: Buck / Reading

Post by k9 Bara » Fri. Sep. 12, 2008 4:45 pm

Yup! That sure looks nice. How much is that holding?

 
User avatar
vtec350
Member
Posts: 303
Joined: Thu. May. 08, 2008 4:47 pm
Location: Western Mass.

Post by vtec350 » Fri. Sep. 12, 2008 5:17 pm

k9 Bara wrote:How much is that holding?
Look at the bottom of the 3rd picture, 3 tons of rice.
Put your glasses on K9 :eek2: :lol: :P

 
GettingStoked
Member
Posts: 172
Joined: Wed. Jul. 30, 2008 11:49 am
Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Alaska Channing III

Post by GettingStoked » Fri. Sep. 12, 2008 7:34 pm

Nice Pclfal! Another guy with the studs on the inside :D Also, I like the shrubbery, with the path running down the middle... (a path a path) sorry, my monte python is kicking in. :mrgreen: but that really does look good.


Post Reply

Return to “Coal Bins, Chimneys, CO Detectors & Thermostats”