57 on July 17 Time to Fire up Yet?

blrman07 · Post by **blrman07** » Thu. Jul. 17, 2014 7:48 am

Good Morning fellow black rock addicts. I got up this morning and the outside temp was 57 degrees in the heart of the Pa. southern coal region. I logged into the board and it was full with projects and questions telling me that it's almost time to fire up!!!! I have to get cracking and get my new to me VC 2310 back together and test fire it. Been a while since I burned a hand fired but it's like a bicycle. It will come back to me after a couple of mistakes and some minor puff backs to remind me of what I forgot.

Looking forward to a slow low burn with that wonderful penetrating heat. The cat has never left his corner where the old LL stoker sat. We put a heating pad on low down in his corner covered with a pad to keep his 18 year old bones cooking. He is patiently waiting for the stove to come back. I will start on Monday and take my time putting the stove together. I have a ton of bagged nut under tarp and the plywood to make a basement bin that I will fill using bucket loads from Keystone Anthracite in Girardville Pa.

Happy projects to everyone and be careful out there!

Rev. Larry
New Beginning Church
Ashland Pa.

windyhill4.2 · Post by **windyhill4.2** » Thu. Jul. 17, 2014 9:56 am

57* here this a/m too, tomorrow a/m is forecast to be 53*, what a beautiful break from the HHH weather we were having. You are going to bucket your coal into the bin & then bucket it out of the bin ?? If that is the case then why not collect more buckets & just stack them. Fill them,carry to storage area,stack them, when needed carry to stove & load in stove. Have fun getting your new stove together & the operating curve perfected.

Post by **Lightning** » Thu. Jul. 17, 2014 8:08 pm

Suppose to be in the mid 40's tonight and I believe it the way its clearing...
I like mid 40's at night

windyhill4.2 · Post by **windyhill4.2** » Fri. Jul. 18, 2014 6:37 am

51* here at 6 a/m & we went to bed with all the windows open,it is 66 * in the house. Not typical for July weather but the forecast has temps heading up again so I guess winter is not here yet. How cold is it up there in Girardville & upstate N.Y. ?

blrman07 · Post by **blrman07** » Fri. Jul. 18, 2014 6:51 am

windyhill4.2 wrote:51* here at 6 a/m & we went to bed with all the windows open,it is 66 * in the house. Not typical for July weather but the forecast has temps heading up again so I guess winter is not here yet. How cold is it up there in Girardville & upstate N.Y. ?

I remember being a counselor at a christian camp and needing a blanket at night in the cabins and sweating during the day. That was the end of July and the first week of August. This is just a little slip in the temps to remind you that you have about 8 weeks before you need to consider a lite up time!!! Will it be the first of October or by Halloween?

Rev. Larry
New Beginning Church
Ashland Pa.

windyhill4.2 · Post by **windyhill4.2** » Fri. Jul. 18, 2014 6:58 am

8 weeks

I have a lot of work to do in those weeks ! I never thought of it in those terms, 8 weeks ??

captcaper · Post by **captcaper** » Fri. Jul. 18, 2014 7:18 am

We got down to mid 40's last night...cool here inside...almost wanted to turn the heat up...hot coffee and my winter robe did the trick for now...

Post by **Rob R.** » Fri. Jul. 18, 2014 7:49 am

62 on the shores of Lake Champlain.

Post by **Rob R.** » Fri. Jul. 18, 2014 7:50 am

windyhill4.2 wrote:8 weeks I have a lot of work to do in those weeks ! I never thought of it in those terms, 8 weeks ??

You better swing into action soon, or you will be smelling wood smoke for another winter.

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Fri. Jul. 18, 2014 8:03 am

50 here this morning. From what yesterday's weather reports made it sound like, I expected it to be colder.

Paul

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Fri. Jul. 18, 2014 8:11 am

Yep, 50* here on the hill also. Winter robe indeed!

windyhill4.2 · Post by **windyhill4.2** » Fri. Jul. 18, 2014 8:59 am

Well Rob, stay closely tuned to the forum as the

will soon be revealed , Lord willing we will be burning coal in something else besides our Crane 404 this winter.

Nope, can't tell you yet & not on this thread.

Post by **StokerDon** » Fri. Jul. 18, 2014 9:45 pm

Windyhill,

I hope you get a coal burn'in boiler soon. If not, I may be forced to drag one of my craigs list finds over to your place.

Rev. Larry,

80 degrees down here at the Mason Dixon line today, BEAUTIFUL! If only I could figure out how to make a coal fired air conditioner! Then I could burn all year.

-Don

Hambden Bob · Post by **Hambden Bob** » Fri. Jul. 18, 2014 10:10 pm

All I know is that it was cold enough to see my breath this morning...Thought I slept in 'till September! Had seen Water Spouts over Lake Erie when we were Fishing along the Canadian Border last week....Interesting times!