Yes, the 400s and 500s were our biggest sellers. Made in Cobleskill. I heat my four-story barn and shop with an old 500. My daughter also heats her big farm house with a 500, and my son has a 400. Since it was a local product, they are very common around here. They run pretty efficient when run at full heat, and pretty poor when run low.
Last year, I needed a part, and just for the heck of it I drove down to the old shop in Cobleskill as was surpried to find out they're still making them. I got the parts I wanted cheap (thermo-control door setup). They were down to a two person, part-time operation. Putting tin sheds on the 500 and selling them as outdoor furnaces.
They are good old stoves, but we had to do a lot of repairs. When run hot, the baffles and steel in them warped or burnt out something awful. I rarely see an existing stove that hasn't been reworked and rewelded. 3/16" steel just is not durable enough to sustain the kind of heat those things make, especially at the rear baffle. Mine has 1/4' stainless in it now and it's been fine for 10 years since I fixed it.
My wood furnace in my house is of similar design by made by Meyer Farm Equipment and called the Woodchuck. It also has 3/16" steel but all is firebrick lined. Again, pretty efficient with a hot burn, and not with a low burn. But, I've got lots of wood and a virtually fireproof Canadian chimney. Canadian stovepipe exceeds most USA versions.
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