Need Feedback for Lehigh Pea in AHS-130 Coal Gun or AA-130
- lsayre
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I'm looking for anyone who has burned Lehigh pea year round in an AHS Coal Gun or AA Anthratube boiler. I'd like to know how well it performed for you during the warm/summer months. I'm asking because I've only burned Blaschak, Harmony, and Stockton to date, and of those three, Stockton gave me out-fires when it was warm outside, whereas Blaschak and Harmony (no longer available) chugged right along with no issues.
PS: Also knowing how well it performed during the cold months would be a bonus.
PS: Also knowing how well it performed during the cold months would be a bonus.
- Rob R.
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Larry, the only member I can think of that burned Lehigh through the summer in an AA/AHS is Townsend. I believe he ran that 260 year round on Lehigh pea, although it was a few years ago.
- coaledsweat
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He hasn't visited since January. I'm going to rattle his cage for you.
- lsayre
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No, sadly there is not. I'm considering the full T/L route here.Rob R. wrote:Is there a supplier of Lehigh coal in your area?
- McGiever
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Larry,
If you haven't, you might talk to Bob Bosler.
Not so much for buying through him, but Bob has a good insight into different burning properties of the various coal sources.
He has rattled off to me, in the past, the various attributes of various coal sources.
For a easy burning low ash summertime water heating coal I would have Blaschak and Reading on my list for starters. And as you, I'd be real curious to find out of Lehigh.
If you haven't, you might talk to Bob Bosler.
Not so much for buying through him, but Bob has a good insight into different burning properties of the various coal sources.
He has rattled off to me, in the past, the various attributes of various coal sources.
For a easy burning low ash summertime water heating coal I would have Blaschak and Reading on my list for starters. And as you, I'd be real curious to find out of Lehigh.
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- hotblast1357
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- Coal Size/Type: Lehigh anthracite pea
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Talk to new member "lehighanthracitematt" maybe he can get you some test coal.
Ask Matt From Lehigh Anthracite Coal
Ask Matt From Lehigh Anthracite Coal
- viper98gts
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Bob Bosler, Middlefield, Oh, has Lehigh coal in stock. $220 per ton bulk. He charges 8 bucks a ton to deliver. Nice guy to talk to. He told me that Lehigh rice would burn fine in my K6 boiler year round.
- lsayre
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Bob is about 80 miles from me and he charges a bunch more than $8/ton to deliver here. Does he have Lehigh pea?viper98gts wrote:Bob Bosler, Middlefield, Oh, has Lehigh coal in stock. $220 per ton bulk. He charges 8 bucks a ton to deliver. Nice guy to talk to. He told me that Lehigh rice would burn fine in my K6 boiler year round.
- viper98gts
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I'm not sure about Lehigh pea. He gave me bulk prices on Lehigh, Blashak and Reading. I was not looking for pea coal
- McGiever
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Give Bob a call, he has always carried Pea coal for his Amish clientele.
You can have anybody you want to haul your coal loads.
Here's a feller who burned Lehigh Rice all through the summer in an under-fed EFM:
Ask Matt From Lehigh Anthracite Coal
You can have anybody you want to haul your coal loads.
Here's a feller who burned Lehigh Rice all through the summer in an under-fed EFM:
Ask Matt From Lehigh Anthracite Coal