Superior Coal Size and Consistency
- LsFarm
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It's the best coal available,, that is my opinion,, but backed by trying many other sources.. UAE is also very good, but has more fines..
Just to let you know,, I back my opinions with action... I brought home 5.5 tons on the Meet&Greet weekend,, and paid for 24tons while I was there at the breaker.. I'm now compleating the 'addtion' to my coal bin, and will be getting the 24 tons delivered in a few weeks.. So I am buying what I believe to be the best..
Greg L
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Just to let you know,, I back my opinions with action... I brought home 5.5 tons on the Meet&Greet weekend,, and paid for 24tons while I was there at the breaker.. I'm now compleating the 'addtion' to my coal bin, and will be getting the 24 tons delivered in a few weeks.. So I am buying what I believe to be the best..
Greg L
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Budd have you called them because the breaker is shut down for a few weeks due to repairs you might not be able to buy a
Tri-Axel load for a few weeks yet I would call Lori or Roger
Tri-Axel load for a few weeks yet I would call Lori or Roger
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You can forget about UAE Harmony Mine for Now MSHA will Probably Shut them down Read the storyLsFarm wrote:It's the best coal available,, that is my opinion,, but backed by trying many other sources.. UAE is also very good, but has more fines..
Just to let you know,, I back my opinions with action... I brought home 5.5 tons on the Meet&Greet weekend,, and paid for 24tons while I was there at the breaker.. I'm now compleating the 'addtion' to my coal bin, and will be getting the 24 tons delivered in a few weeks.. So I am buying what I believe to be the best..
Greg L
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U235a4 There coal is and was always the correct standard Anthracite sizing barley is 3/16 to 3/32 Rice is 5/16 to 3/16
Buckwheat is 9/16 to 5/16 Pea is 13/16 to 9/16 Chestnut is 1 5/8 to 13/16 Stove is 2 7/16 to 1 5/8 As long as the coal is in between the two Number's it is the correct size for Anthracite coal If you look you will see that the big size & the smaller size of the scale will fall in to the next size so you will see big Buck being the same size has small Pea & big Pea
being the same size as small Nut & Big Nut Being the same size as small stove same goes for big barley being the same size as small Rice Here is a good chart to look at http://www.readinganthracite.com/mining_sizes.html
Buckwheat is 9/16 to 5/16 Pea is 13/16 to 9/16 Chestnut is 1 5/8 to 13/16 Stove is 2 7/16 to 1 5/8 As long as the coal is in between the two Number's it is the correct size for Anthracite coal If you look you will see that the big size & the smaller size of the scale will fall in to the next size so you will see big Buck being the same size has small Pea & big Pea
being the same size as small Nut & Big Nut Being the same size as small stove same goes for big barley being the same size as small Rice Here is a good chart to look at http://www.readinganthracite.com/mining_sizes.html
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The pea size coal in the past was on the small side of the range of measurements..very close to buckwheat.. it now is near the middle of the measurment range.. UAE is still larger,, you can see it if you put a bucket of each next to each other for comparrison. But the difference is much less than in the past.
Greg L
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Superior is 9/16 to 13/16 Pea size There buck is 9/16 to 5/16 so there Pea will be more to 9/16 in size there buck is more to 9/16 in size the same as the Pea now the Pea in the past few weeks isLsFarm wrote:The pea size coal in the past was on the small side of the range of measurements..very close to buckwheat.. it now is near the middle of the measurment range.. UAE is still larger,, you can see it if you put a bucket of each next to each other for comparrison. But the difference is much less than in the past.
Greg L
closer to 13/16 in size
UAE Pea is 13/16 to 9/16 there coal is more to 13/16 in size
Superior Nut is 13/16 to 1 5/8
UAE Nut is more to 1 5/8 in size
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UAE Reopen last Wednesday No Tri Axel loads only small Pick up & small trailers very low on coal
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