Do you have a bin in your basement so you wont have to go outside in winter?Freddy wrote:Anyone is welcome to stop by.... just no bringing buckets! *grin*
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- Freddy
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I have room for a bin in the basment. One thing at a time! My plan is to have a 5 ton bin with sloped floors to feed the auger. My hope is to only doodle with coal one day a year and two days the first and every fifth year. Doodle #1, complete!
Build a bin this weekend? Get crackin! If I had to do it over I'd make it 14' by 20' instead of 16 by 18. Four foot walls, but my back wall is 4 1/2. The way the truck dumps it, longer and less wide would be 1% easier.
Build a bin this weekend? Get crackin! If I had to do it over I'd make it 14' by 20' instead of 16 by 18. Four foot walls, but my back wall is 4 1/2. The way the truck dumps it, longer and less wide would be 1% easier.
I used the same company to deliver me 23.5 tons pea coal about a month ago. 450 miles delivered to Maine. No troubles getting into my driveway. I am bagging my coal, it's no more work then cutting WOOD, actually it's easier. Boiler will not be here until mid to late August. They are backed up on orders. So I have all summer to get it bagged. Already have 2 tons bagged and in the basement, 3 hours worth of work. The way I figure it I'll work this summer to move it around and I'll be all set for at least 5 years, unlike WOOD....
easterman, how wide is your street and your driveway?easterman wrote:I used the same company to deliver me 23.5 tons pea coal about a month ago. 450 miles delivered to Maine. No troubles getting into my driveway. I am bagging my coal, it's no more work then cutting WOOD, actually it's easier. Boiler will not be here until mid to late August. They are backed up on orders. So I have all summer to get it bagged. Already have 2 tons bagged and in the basement, 3 hours worth of work. The way I figure it I'll work this summer to move it around and I'll be all set for at least 5 years, unlike WOOD....
Here are the dimensions for my street/driveway. What do you guys think? Will the truck/trailer fit?
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- Bulldogr6
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Well, after seeing your location this weekend. IMO your best bet might be to find somewhere local like a construction yard that would be willing to have a load dropped in there yard and then load up a smaller truck like a 10 wheeler or cab-over dump to get into your neighborhood. With the savings of a bulk load you could toss them a few hundred and still be way ahead of the game.beatle78 wrote:easterman, how wide is your street and your driveway?easterman wrote:I used the same company to deliver me 23.5 tons pea coal about a month ago. 450 miles delivered to Maine. No troubles getting into my driveway. I am bagging my coal, it's no more work then cutting WOOD, actually it's easier. Boiler will not be here until mid to late August. They are backed up on orders. So I have all summer to get it bagged. Already have 2 tons bagged and in the basement, 3 hours worth of work. The way I figure it I'll work this summer to move it around and I'll be all set for at least 5 years, unlike WOOD....
Here are the dimensions for my street/driveway. What do you guys think? Will the truck/trailer fit?
I might have a load dropped off at Garys shop and just bring it home as needed.
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Beatle... here's your graph superimposed to scale with my truck path. Is there room on the other side of the street for him to go across the ditch or onto the neighbors lawn? It doesn't look liek he'll fit.
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Bulldogr6 wrote:Well, after seeing your location this weekend. IMO your best bet might be to find somewhere local like a construction yard that would be willing to have a load dropped in there yard and then load up a smaller truck like a 10 wheeler or cab-over dump to get into your neighborhood. With the savings of a bulk load you could toss them a few hundred and still be way ahead of the game.
I might have a load dropped off at Garys shop and just bring it home as needed.
Yah, I think you guys are right. No dice for this truck fitting.Freddy wrote:Beatle... here's your graph superimposed to scale with my truck path. Is there room on the other side of the street for him to go across the ditch or onto the neighbors lawn? It doesn't look liek he'll fit.
I'll have to ask around to see if there is anywhere to drop a trailer load so that I can haul it in.... I did like Gary's idea of dropping it on the street and using the bobcat to haul it into the yard, but I'm not that quick with a bobcat and my neighbors might not like having a 1/2 mile walk to their house while I work
Freddy, to answer your question. No there are trees on the other side of the road.... BIG trees! little ones fold over easy, but these are 100 year old oaks!
haha, the oak trees are on the other side of the road. My neighbor might notice if they went missing hahaha. If it was my side, I would hack down anything to get the truck in there....Freddy wrote:Big oak trees? I'd suggest burning wood for a few years, then you'll have room for the coal truck!
I'm still trying to find a tri-axle that will do the job. Ken Clinger just doesn't call me back(name I got form Superior).
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Congrats on scoring that big load of coal! Talk about locking in a fuel price...way to go.
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i wish I could have built a bin to dump in like you did freddie.my option was to dump on tarp in drive.22 tons will have to move to bin.it is a great feeling to know I will not be calling the oilman for delivery this year.wonder if he misses me nice job freddie enjoy the heat!!
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I'm thinking of saving the cost of a boiler. On November first I'll just light the bin.... live on the back porch for the winter and enjoy the heat. Ought to be able to cook beef about half way to the bin. *GiGgLe*
Bulldogr6 and company,
what would you say if I cleared some of those woods on the street. Maybe he could back right up into the area marked woods and dump it there. There are the 2 cables overhead. The one over the driveway is the cable/internet. The other line through the woods is the power line.
what would you say if I cleared some of those woods on the street. Maybe he could back right up into the area marked woods and dump it there. There are the 2 cables overhead. The one over the driveway is the cable/internet. The other line through the woods is the power line.
....." scoring that big load "......JohnnyAsbury wrote:Congrats on scoring that big load of coal! Talk about locking in a fuel price...way to go.
LOL....amazing how drug lingo has infiltrated our every day language!
(Must be too much TV..........unless....???