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Bale Burner Built From Railroad Car
Hiawatha, Kan., farmer Doug Grimm burns wheat straw in this bale burner built from a converted railroad tank car to heat his greenhouses and a couple other farm buildings. It was first featured in FARM SHOW's Vol. 22, No. 1 issue.
He paid $2,000 for a 26-ft. long, 10-ft. dia. section that had been cut off a
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Bale Burner Built From Railroad Car HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Miscellaneous 25-2-7 Hiawatha, Kan., farmer Doug Grimm burns wheat straw in this bale burner built from a converted railroad tank car to heat his greenhouses and a couple other farm buildings. It was first featured in FARM SHOW's Vol. 22, No. 1 issue.
He paid $2,000 for a 26-ft. long, 10-ft. dia. section that had been cut off a 60-ft. long rail car. A steel divider was welded inside to separate it into a 16-ft. fire chamber and a 10-ft. long water tank that holds 3,000 gal. Heat is transferred to the water by a series of air tubes that run from the firebox through the water tank. Thermostatic-controlled pumps inside the buildings pull heated water out of the tank as needed.
Grimm built the bale burner strictly for his own use. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Doug Grimm, Rt. 3, Box 153, Hiawatha, Kan. 66434 (ph 785-459-2486).
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