Coal stoves

[tdozer]

I just had a friend of mine give me a large Pine Barren wood stove. Lee(the very interesting man who built pine barren stoves) said it is called a Coal Barren and it will burn both wood or coal. I was just gonna burn wood in it. When i stopped to Pine barren stove shop to get a couple of fire bricks it needed, Lee gave me a bag of coal. He said to try it to see if i liked it. Well......Im hooked. I can put 40lbs of coal in it and i dont need to mess with it for at least another 12 hours!!! I was just wondering if anyone else around here has this stove and if anyone still burns coal.

[MuckSavage]

You stopped & talked to Lee? Sr? Great guy, but it seems that you can't get out of there in less than an hour once he starts talking.

Info found here;
http://www.hearth.com/econtent/index...tes/info/1807/

Now, let's see some pics of that stove!

[Hewey]

I have a Consoldated Dutchwest stove that I burn wood in but the people that I bought my house from used to burn coal only. They said it worked great and you could get a long slow burn on a load of coal. I used to have a coal bin in my front yard that was on the ugly side, when company would come over for the first time they would ask why I had a chicken coup in the front yard.

I think I am going to get a pellet stove in the near future. My sister in Vermont has one and it works great, electric start, a 40 Lbs hopper that will burn for 11 to 12 hours on a lower setting and no wood to chop, split and stack.

Good luck with the stove.

Chris

[DeepXplor]

I have a coal stove that I am willing to give away to a good home. I need the room, It is in my Waretown home that I am going to have rebuilt shortly so my wife and I can move down there as a primary residence. I don't know much about it except that the person whom I bought the house from used it, I have never. I bought the house in 2000. It is heavy, has a attractive front, see through, he would vent it up his fireplace, and it is resting on a dolly, but it will take several people to load it on a PU truck. The previous owner was a steamfitter with the Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant, and told me that he could heat the home for the winter with a ton of coal. That doesn't mean much to me. I like to turn up the themostat when I am cold and turn it down when I am hot. If you want it please reply.

Tony

[woodjin]

Hmmmm, I might be interested in that, Tony, let me get back to you tomorrow.

Jeff

[manumuskin]

Granny said when they were younguns they used to pull coal out of the road cut and take it home on a cart pulled by Betsy but then again she lived in west virginny.Pray tell would you get coal around here?Not a Tertiary coal deposit nowhere in site:-) Bet you didn't think I'd know that:-)
Al

[DeepXplor]

Hmmmm, I might be interested in that, Tony, let me get back to you tomorrow.

Jeff

Jeff, you are the first to reply so you have first choice if you want it. I can show you the stove next week.

Tony

[PINEY MIKE]

Im putting a western-style swinging door saloon above my garage/barn. If the coal stove burns wood too Id be very interested if Jeff is not. I was going to put a wood stove up there, but Im not too fond of burning coal (and I have a surplus of wood right now for our other stove). I would look into the cost vs efficiency of a pellet stove compared to wood. Burning pellets has become more expensive these days, as their cost continues to rise. A friend got rid of his and went back to wood because of this reason. He was not the first person I've heard complain. As someone mentioned, hearth.com is the go-to place for any questions you may have. Please keep in mind that because it is open to the public, some board members are retailers and have an agenda, but most of the people are knowledgeable and friendly. I attached this before, but love showing it off when I get the chance. Its our new Jotul we put in this Fall. Haven't used the thermostat once this year:

[PINEY MIKE]

no wood to chop, split and stack.

Chris

That's my favorite part. I enjoy my heat much more because I know its all due to my hard work. There's something to be said about enjoying the fruits of your own labor. I've always been drawn to this concept. Makes me appreciate the warmth of the house more than I would otherwise.

[Hewey]

That's my favorite part.

Used to be my favorite part. I still have both of my saws but I sold my splitter. I used to get logs dumped in my driveway and I would do all the work. Now I just get the split wood dumped in my driveway and all I do is stack it, much better on the back.

Chris

[woodjin]

Tony, can it burn wood as well, or is it coal only. Either way I'll probably take it, I just need to look into what I else I need, which doesn't appear to be much. The previous owner of the house had one going up the chimmney and there is already a platform for it.

Jeff

[Boyd]

I absolutely agree about growing/cutting/hauling/splitting your own wood. This is my second year of doing this completely by myself. It's hard work, no doubt, and can seem overwhelming at times. But I truly cannot think of anything else I've done recently that seems so satisfying.

[Hewey]

Btw Piney Mike nice looking set up, looks real good. Is that real or cultured stone? My backing and platform looks like brick but is made of fiberglass. I would like to switch it over to a fieldstone type of look.

[bigw00dy]

Lee is a great guy. The 1st time i stopped in there, I was there for over 2 hours. All I needed was a few fire bricks to replace my craked ones in my stove. I drove by his place for years unitl I realized it was an actual store.

Nice setup Piney Mike!

I have been burning since i 1st bought the house. 6 years later and still never bought any wood. I can always seem to round a few up during the year.

[tdozer]

Wow!!! stoves go quick round here........
Yup the first time I stopped into see Lee, it was 2hrs. I just walked into my backyard tonight and gathered some firewood. The stove is amazing, but m gonna stick to coal this year anyway. I spent $50 on coal and im set for a couple months. How can i go wrong with that?