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Post by grottorian » Mon. Jul. 28, 2008 8:36 pm

I made a run today to PA & hauled 6.25 tons to put in my bin.

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Post by Freddy » Mon. Jul. 28, 2008 8:51 pm

Congrats on the score!

 
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Post by CoalHeat » Mon. Jul. 28, 2008 9:27 pm

Where did you get it from???

 
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Post by grottorian » Tue. Jul. 29, 2008 8:05 am

I got it from Superior in Hegins , Pa. It was a 10+ hr round trip for me.
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Post by Greentree3D » Tue. Jul. 29, 2008 2:30 pm

what size did you get? can't tell from the picture.

 
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Post by grottorian » Tue. Jul. 29, 2008 3:03 pm

It is nut size.... Burns good in my Hitzer insert.

 
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Post by Greentree3D » Tue. Jul. 29, 2008 5:02 pm

Very nice... I have a 6 ton load of Superior Rice coming next week. Now I know how big of a pile to expect.


 
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Post by Freddy » Tue. Jul. 29, 2008 7:05 pm

Greentree3D wrote:Now I know how big of a pile to expect.
There's not much in that photo to show perspective. Maybe that bin is 400 feet by 600 feet!

 
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Post by grottorian » Tue. Jul. 29, 2008 10:45 pm

The bin is 12 foot wide 16 foot deep and 4 foot high walls.

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Post by traderfjp » Tue. Jul. 29, 2008 10:49 pm

Congrats. Lots of guys like Superior so u should be fine.

 
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Post by grottorian » Tue. Jul. 29, 2008 10:56 pm

Here's another pic

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Post by traderfjp » Tue. Jul. 29, 2008 11:01 pm

It looks like the dog is wonderingif he made that pile or not.

 
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Post by LsFarm » Wed. Jul. 30, 2008 1:06 am

One sniff and he'll know! :lol:

Greg L

 
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Post by Richard S. » Wed. Jul. 30, 2008 3:28 am

traderfjp wrote:It looks like the dog is wonderingif he made that pile or not.
Maybe he's hungry?

My Dog Eats Coal

:lol:

 
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Post by manders » Wed. Jul. 30, 2008 6:01 am

grotorrian,
Just curious, what did you use on the ground for your coal bin?


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