COAL BIN Pics

VigIIPeaBurner · By: **VigIIPeaBurner** On: Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:45 pm

Charlie Z wrote:FWIW: Here's the lidded version of the 3.5 ton bin on page 30 we did last winter. I'd like to put a bench on the front and maybe a window box on the top next spring to blend it into the scene better.

Shovel is from NY Central RR. -Charlie

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Funny you should post this now! Seriously, I was thinking about your bin picture on page 30. I liked the look you have with the vertical recycled cedar boards. I'm planning a deck expansion project and will likely go to composite decking for the reduced maintenance requirement vs the PT I have now. I'll likely make something similar with the old decking although it's nice to just wheel the cart into the woods in summer.

Charlie Z · By: **Charlie Z** On: Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:48 am

Well, it's missed it's first duck opener. Used about 3/4 of that nice heap of coal, too. It's nice buying coal just once a year.

Wood'nCoal · By: **Wood'nCoal** On: Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:22 pm

I've been working on a 2nd bin for the buck for the stoker, the 1st bin has nut in it now. I hope to find the time to finish it soon, I'm getting tired of the wheelbarrow and bucket deal.

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Now if I can just get it finished and filled.
All the 2X4's and 2x6's were left over from the pole barn, all I had to buy was 2 sheets of plywood and the deck screws (lots).

009to090 · By: **009to090** On: Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:49 am

Wood'nCoal wrote:Now if I can just get it finished and filled.

Looks good John :up:

I would have used Pressure-treated on the framing members on the floor, but as you said, it was all leftover and already paid for.
You waiting for the same coal supply I am?

Wood'nCoal · By: **Wood'nCoal** On: Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:16 am

You waiting for the same coal supply I am?

Yep. I have some of the last haul from UAE left but I will need more soon.

TzHauling · By: **TzHauling** On: Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:17 am

Just though I'd add a picture of my coal bin also. It hold about 6.50 tons and is made of concrete block and cement.

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Wood'nCoal · By: **Wood'nCoal** On: Sun Dec 06, 2009 6:36 pm

I really know how to drag a project out.

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I have room to the right to add a doghouse for the stoker auger which will be attached to the stoker boiler I will one day own.

TurboJoe · By: **TurboJoe** On: Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:20 pm

Holds about 2 tons. Slanted floor. All pressure treated wood. 'Someday' it will get siding to match the house... BUT, that 4 inch PVC pipe is just a fraction of a degree NOT steep enough to free flow !! :doh:

VigIIPeaBurner · By: **VigIIPeaBurner** On: Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:12 am

Wood'nCoal wrote:I really know how to drag a project out.
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I have room to the right to add a doghouse for the stoker auger which will be attached to the stoker boiler I will one day own.

John, you don't have to follow the directions written on the duct work. Just ignore them, it will be less painfull.

coalmeister · By: **coalmeister** On: Sun Dec 20, 2009 8:21 pm

My coal pile got flooded last winter in a freak ice backup on a local creek, so I wanted a better storage location so I bartered time with a retired neighbor who built most of my coal barn. Now the coal is too dry, causing clouds of dust with every transfer.

Other than that, the boiler is humming away churning out lots of heat for my home & DHW.

smokeyCityTeacher · By: **smokeyCityTeacher** On: Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:18 pm

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my coal bin is mobile!

2001Sierra · By: **2001Sierra** On: Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:18 pm

I use this bin as a transfer station. From pallets out back to a feed sytem for loading buckets during the month. Holds about 800 lbs.

grizzly2 · By: **grizzly2** On: Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:02 am

This is the home made guillotine hopper door on the end of my 5 ton capacity coal bin. The coal bin is 2X4 and 2X6 outside frame with wafer board inside walls. It is achored to the concrete floor of my garage so the bottom won't kick out. The pannel above the door and the pannel the door is mounted in are removable so the coal can be shoveled forward when the level drops below the door. The bottom of the door is just a little higher than the top of my coal scuttles. I thought it might have a problem with jamming, but it actually works very smoothly. I plan to add a door the the back of the bin so I can drain more of the coal out of the bin without shoveling. I'll get some more pics of the bin when I clear all the woodworking machinery away from it so you can actually see it.

ken · By: **ken** On: Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:06 am

Haven't read this thread in awhile. Lot nice bins and creative idea's , well done guys. Coalmeister get some used motor oil and a spray the top heavy. It will work it's way to the bottom. I did to the bin in the basement and got rid of most of the dust , if not all of it.

no74falcon · By: **no74falcon** On: Mon Jan 04, 2010 1:49 pm

I have had a stoker since '97 and always got bagged rice as it was easier for me to put under the house, staying dry. This year, I put in a Hitzer 82FA and used the spot under the house to keep my wood, which I planned on burning mostly. As there was a misunderstanding when I priced out the stove from our dealer (really nice husband/wife business but he just recently passed away and she is kinda new to running things), she gave me 1/4 ton of nut coal to try but it was to come in bulk. I didn't want to bag it myself there so I took one of our feed bins in the back of my pickup and had them fill it there. When I got home, I unloaded it with our skidsteer and forks, onto my front porch. If it works out well, I will do something different next year. Like I said, she gave me a 1/4 ton but I had them fill it, and found it holds about 1650 pounds.

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