Coal Bin Pictures and Designs

 
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Post by CoalHeat » Sat. Oct. 15, 2011 8:28 pm

A big "Thank you" to VigIIPeaBurner for taking the time to build a nice coal bin for me, now I am faced with the task of clearing some of the rubble and junk out of the barn so I can tuck that bin in there--somewhere.


 
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Post by VigIIPeaBurner » Sat. Oct. 15, 2011 10:23 pm

Wood'nCoal wrote:A big "Thank you" to VigIIPeaBurner for taking the time to build a nice coal bin for me, now I am faced with the task of clearing some of the rubble and junk out of the barn so I can tuck that bin in there--somewhere.
Just returning the favors :) You are very welcome my friend. Better hurry up and make a hole. We're filling that pup in a week :P

 
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Post by CoalHeat » Sat. Oct. 15, 2011 10:25 pm

I'll be working on it tomorrow.

 
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Post by SteveZee » Sun. Oct. 16, 2011 9:13 am

Nice job Gentlemen. Good looking pick up too!

 
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Post by CoalHeat » Sun. Oct. 16, 2011 10:02 am

Thanks for the complement on the truck. It's getting there, still have more work to do on it as time and money permits. I need to find a junk XLT for the interior and upgraded outside trim.

 
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Post by theo » Sun. Oct. 16, 2011 10:32 am

wny,,, are those bilstien shocks on the front of your truck? if so how do you like them?

 
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Post by k9 Bara » Fri. Oct. 21, 2011 7:31 pm

What do you think about these for coal bins? 12' x 12'. I think they would be cool. Any inputs? :?:

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Post by SteveZee » Sat. Oct. 22, 2011 7:18 pm

George,

Pretty cool but you'd need some baffling and a way to access the coal without spilling allot out.

 
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Post by k9 Bara » Sat. Oct. 22, 2011 9:20 pm

Your right, I decided against it. Thanks for the reply, :)

 
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Post by EarthWindandFire » Thu. Oct. 27, 2011 10:12 am

For those looking to build a large coal bin, the following types of plywood are available from your local wholesaler or retail lumber yard. The prices below are wholesale prices and are in order of durability.

ACX 1/2 4X8: $ 30.00 dollars.
ACX 1/2 4X10: $ 45.00 dollars.
ACX 3/4 4X8: $ 37.00 dollars.
ACX 3/4 4X10: $ 56.00 dollars.
ACX 3/4 5X10: $ 88.00 dollars.

MDO 1/2 5X12: $ 105.00 dollars.
MDO 3/4 4X8: $ 45.00 dollars.
MDO 3/4 4X10: $ 66.00 dollars.

MARINE 1/2 4X8: $ 64.00 dollars.
MARINE 3/4 4X8: $ 87.00 dollars.
MARINE 3/4 5X10: $ 176.00 dollars.

 
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Post by freetown fred » Thu. Oct. 27, 2011 10:29 am

Find some Amish people w/ a saw mill for some rough cut. They cut it up here for .35 cents a bd. ft.--of course they're Freetown Amish. :D

 
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Post by MURDOC1 » Sun. Nov. 06, 2011 11:29 am

Here's some pics of my indoor bin... Sized to accommodate 4 tons of rice plus a little "wiggle" room, total volume 168 Cubic Ft...
Bin lives in my garage just a few steps away from my Alaska Stoker Stove 2... Used to be against front wall of garage but moved it this year against the back wall, need to build a hopper for the coal delivery guy to "chute" into so for now I have to have it dumped on the garage floor and shovel it in... Not ideal but I gained some storage space by moving the bin, so no big deal... Just last week received my 4 ton delivery and took about 5 hours by myself to shovel and bucket load it all into the bin.... Bin is tied from front to back using 5/8" threaded rod in 4 places... Chute is removable when level gets down far enough that the coal won't flow any longer... Entire bin was built to be taken apart in complete sections without ever picking up a screw gun or other, just a few wrenches and a few hours later all the sections can be loaded on a pickup truck and taken to a new home!!! I only rent this drafty old barn so someday I'm gonna leave this dump and it's coming with me!!!
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Front of bin

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Custom removable chute built by me

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All corners braced using 3" X 3" X 3/16" angle

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3 separate lid openings on top

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Here I fill up my "Coal Caddy" from the chute opening

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Maybe hard to see but fresh 4 tons of rice coal just loaded in

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Post by freetown fred » Sun. Nov. 06, 2011 12:50 pm

Yo Dude, nice looking & functional bin. I'm impressed. Good idea w/ the knife chute.Geeze, now I'm kinda embarrassed but here's a pix of one of my three. We call this, Freetown fancy only because it's got some old barn handles on her. :D

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Post by MURDOC1 » Sun. Nov. 06, 2011 1:02 pm

freetown fred wrote:Yo Dude, nice looking & functional bin. I'm impressed. Good idea w/ the knife chute.Geeze, now I'm kinda embarrassed but here's a pix of one of my three. We call this, Freetown fancy only because it's got some old barn handles on her. :D
Thanks there Fred!!! Hey, your bin there works don't it? Looks good from here my friend, nice and close to home too... Whatever works, right?

 
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Post by lsayre » Sun. Nov. 06, 2011 2:04 pm

MURDOC1, that is an amazing coal bin. How well does that discharge chute work? Did you make everything yourself, including the discharge chute?


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