Cheapest Bagged Coal in NE PA?

I'm going to be Driving down to Lanacater PA form NY (10973) this weekend. Anyone know of a place that sell bagged Nut or Rice coal cheap? I could pick up a ton in the Suburban.

Kegarise Stove in Bernville Rt 183, off I-78 sells Blaschak for 5.25 a bag. Don't know if that's the cheapest but it's convenient for me.

Bagged coal here is not going to cost much less if anything here than if you picked it up at locally near you. You'll only realize significant savings if you purchase in loose bulk directly from a breaker.

bulk..? Well if I take out all the seats and open the moon roof, and frame the interior with Plywood. How funny would that be, a coal shoot to a 2 ton box in the back..

If you have a bunch of 40 gallon pails or some other container you can fill them up..... Be sure to call the breaker you'll be stopping, make sure they'll allow you to do that and that the coal is available if you go that route.

Edit: I meant 5 gallon pails, about 40 lb to one 5 gallon pail. Blonde moment.

How do the weigh it... do they have you drive in and out over a scale? I guess Heavy Duty Plastic bags could also work, or am I wasting my time... Would be an adventure to see an actual breaker... I have a couple a hundred Blakshack bages in good shape

Coalbrokdale wrote:How do the weigh it... do they have you drive in and out over a scale? I guess Heavy Duty Plastic bags could also work, or am I wasting my time... Would be an adventure to see an actual breaker...

Yes, you'll pull your truck on scale so they can get light weight. Go fill your bags up from the stock pile... then drive back on. Most breakers are going to be charging around $160ish per ton. If the bagged is priced at $5.25 you'll net a $100 savings on a ton. I can only assume the cost fro bagged is higher where you're at? Around $6 a bag?

I don't think plastic bags for garbage will work though.

I must be out of my mind.... But I may just do this. I do need 3/4 ton or so, to get me through the season. Any place recommend, that has deep mined and will let me fill up some buckets or bages. I'll take pictures of my crazy adventure.

Hudson coal..?

Ok looks like I'm going to stop by Superior or Summit....
652 Main St
Goodspring, PA 17981

If this is the correct address, It's not to fair away.... Do you think they would have any large rock Pieces for sale as well?

Bring your own bags, walk the rr tracks, and pick your own. Might take awhile but it's fun.

Coalbrokdale wrote:I must be out of my mind.... But I may just do this. I do need 3/4 ton or so, to get me through the season. Any place recommend, that has deep mined and will let me fill up some buckets or bages. I'll take pictures of my crazy adventure.

Hudson coal..?

If you want bagged coal Just stop at Blaschak coal breaker. They usually have a few Pallets sitting out side of the Scale / Office. You can buy bagged coal at there other little breaker . Call before you go that goes for any of the breakers.
You can call kimmel coal bagging co. aswell as Reading Anthracite for bagged coal . Or if you want to go threw all
of the shoveling you can stop by UAE Harmony mine Superior coal co. Summit Anthracite coal co. and fill your buckets
or bag off the piles . Here are addresses and Number's . Oh By The Way Hudson's is not deep mine They are Surface
mine coal Like Blaschak Summit & Kimmel . If you are going on a Saturday Remember the all close early 12 noon Except
Summit there open until 2pm .

4 miles north off of I -81 exit 124 Frackville go to the Mahonoy City Exit at the bottom of ramp at the stop sign take a
left go 2.5 miles straight over the little bridge you will see the breaker on the left They are 180 a ton bulk loose.

Exit 104 I-81 at the bottom of ramp at the stop sign take a right go to the next stop sign take another right you are now on Route 125 go a 1/4 take the first left road go 1/4 mile breaker will be on your left scale on right .bulk loose &
Bagged unknown price for bagged coal Bulk loose is 180.00 a ton

This is Reading Anthracite Breaker Take the same exit as Blaschak Exit 124 Goto The Girardville exit route 54.
You also can go to there bagging plant stay on route 54 for 16 miles or so you will come to a Red light
at the Intersection of Route 901 61 take a Right at the light go over the bridge The Plant will be on your right .
Or you can Take Exit 116 off of I 81 at the top of ramp take a right you are on Route 901 follow it for 16 miles you
will go up and over the mountain at the red light go straight over the bridge Plant on your right .bulk loose coal
at breaker bagged at plant.

Exit 124 same as above I-81 Rote 61Frackville at the 4th Red light take a left stay on Route 61 to Ashland when you get into Ashland Take a left at the red light go up main st at the top of hill you will see Route 61 turn right to
Centralia follow it to the stop sign make a left go 1 mile to the Jug handel at the stop sign across the road is
UAE harmony mine you will see a white trailer with coal bins next to it go to the scale on the other side of trailer then goto the bins.bulk loose coal 145.00 a ton 2 ton limit

Exit 107 I-81 Route 209 at the stop sign at top of Ramp take a right go up the hill 1/2 Take the first Right onto Main st.
follow it to the bottom of Mountain you will see there sign on right take the dirt road back a 1/2 mile you will see the breaker at the bottom left .bulk loose coal 160 a ton for everything but Rice Rice is 170.00 a ton

Same Exit as Above But you would go Pass Summit's sign Over the RR Tracks To the 4 way Stop Make a left Go 4.5
miles to The second Left Schwenks Road go 1/2 mile breaker on your Right Scale / Office on your Left .
Or you can take exit 112 Route 25 I-81 at the ramp take a right go to Hegins threw main st to Valley Veiw look for Gap St on your left Take it 1/2 mile to Schwenks Road on your right . bulk loose coal 160 a ton

Same exit as above 112 Route 25 I-81 At the top of ramp take a left go 1/2 mile on Route 25 breaker on your right
bulk loose coal 155.00 a ton

Exit 107 I-81 at the top of Ramp take a Right you are on Route 209 go 14 miles up and over the Mountain you will see Kimmel coal co. bagged coal Price unknown

Coalbrokdale wrote:Ok looks like I'm going to stop by Superior or Summit....
652 Main St
Goodspring, PA 17981

If this is the correct address, It's not to fair away....

Do you think they would have any large rock Pieces for sale as well?

50 5 gal buckets at 40lbs each will get you a ton. 43 5 gal buckets at 40lbs will get you 1720lbs
all the coal breker's will have lump or big pieces of coal you can buy for your Yard

Yep, that's what I want to do..... I'll Try to pick up a large rock piece that we can put in the flower bed...

I figure I can put a simple 2x4 frame together and Line it with a blue trap. The area in the back of a Suburban with the 3rd row removed is a little larger then 4x5. So I'll frame in an open box 4x5x1.5 or so and just shove in roughly 30 Cubic feet or .75 Ton.

I'll see if I can round up enough buckets though that would be easier..

Heck I had the fork lift drop a 2400 lb pallet of bagged in the back on 2 occasions. I guess it's more of an adventure then anything, my son will love seeing the big dump trucks Hope they are open on Monday even though it is a Holiday...

Also So which Breaker have Deep Mined coal, What the best value in you opinion, Superior?

Coalbrokdale wrote:I must be out of my mind.... But I may just do this.

People do it all the time, and if you have to come down this area a few times a year then it's really worth it. Most guys have a pickup and trailer and take back a few ton with them.

hophead wrote:Bring your own bags, walk the rr tracks, and pick your own. Might take awhile but it's fun.

is that free to do that?