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Oliver Power

12-10-2006 09:26:26

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Just curious. A friend of mine asked if I could burn corn in my "Keystoker" model K-2 coal boiler(not yet installed). So , my question is; Can I , or Can"t I? Please explain , so that I will be able to answer his question. Thanks.

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65 Oliver 1650

12-12-2006 18:14:29

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Re: burning corn in coal stoker in reply to Oliver Power, 12-10-2006 09:26:26

On a very cold day with my corn stove on high, i will go through about 3 five gallone buckets of corn.

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Joe in MN

12-10-2006 18:37:08

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Re: burning corn in coal stoker in reply to Oliver Power, 12-10-2006 09:26:26

As a Licensed Boiler Man, just mix the coal and corn 50/50 ... it will do just fine....

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Steve Crum

12-10-2006 14:13:26

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Re: burning corn in coal stoker in reply to Oliver Power, 12-10-2006 09:26:26

I've never heard of a 'gallon' of corn, corn 'squeezins' maybe. The best way is to figure in pounds that can be directly translated to bushel weight. Bushel weights here in the northeast average 55 lbs. per bushel at about 12% moisture. So the skinny is, if your burn about 2 bushels a day, that's 110 lbs. Get the tare weight of your bucket, Then fill it to level with corn but don't pack it. Then get the weight, a few seconds of pokin' on a calculator and you'll have the poundage and bushel figures to compare with everybody else. 1 bushel of corn has the BTU output of 3.4 gallons of fuel oil according to the goverment. I'm currently looking for a 200,000 BTU corn fired boiler to heat my 2 shops and house.

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Midwest redneck

12-10-2006 16:15:41

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Re: burning corn in coal stoker in reply to Steve Crum, 12-10-2006 14:13:26

I have the corn stored in 32 gallon garbage cans. I cant really measure it by the bushel even though I know that it is 56lbs/bushel, and that this is the standard way to measure corn. I am using a volume (in gallons) to figure out how much shelled corn I am using. I think my hopper on my Usstove is 60lb capacity. And I fill the hopper up with 5 gallon buckets of corn.

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HobbyFarmer71

12-11-2006 09:44:56

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Re: burning corn in coal stoker in reply to Midwest redneck, 12-10-2006 16:15:41

Here you go.

1 bushel = 32 quarts = 8 gallons.
56 lbs / 8 gal = 7 lbs/gal
5 gal * 7 lbs/gal = 35 lbs

Hope this info helps.

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Midwest redneck

12-11-2006 16:08:45

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Re: burning corn in coal stoker in reply to HobbyFarmer71, 12-11-2006 09:44:56

Thanks.

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Midwest redneck

12-10-2006 10:30:16

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Re: burning corn in coal stoker in reply to Oliver Power, 12-10-2006 09:26:26

I would read the directions on the stove, or look up the directions on the internet. I know that the coal furnaces burn a lot hotter then the corn stoves, so from the aspect of heat it shouldnt matter. I also have questions for the guys with corn burners, how much corn do you burn in 24hrs? I am burning about 18-20 gallons of corn in 24 hours, I am measuring it from 5 gallon buckets that I fill the hopper up with.

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