I'm thinking about a Buck 91 as an insert for my fireplace. Reviews on Hearth are all 5 star but they are older. Anyone have one newer that would like to comment? Any other recomendations??
Buck 91 Recomend or Not??
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ddddddden
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Here are some nice pics from a neighbor of yours who just installed one with some nice custom legs. AFAIK, the insert is the same unit + a surround.
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/couldnt-wait-installed-the-91-today.95250/
All of the Buck 91 comments that I can recall have been positive. You could do worse than a big catalytic stove, IMO. OTOH, there are a lot of nice stoves in the $2500 range, which is what I think a new Buck 91 runs. One stove I would have on my list is the Blaze King Princess insert. It's only 2.8 cu ft vs. 4+ cu ft for the Buck, but you may not need 4+ cu ft. In that case, there's also the 2.6-cu-ft Buck 80. One thing to consider, in addition to firebox size, is flue size. The jumbo stoves require an 8" flue, which will cost more than a 6" and may be more difficult to install. Here are some other big cat stoves, most available as inserts:
http://kumastoves.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=15
http://www.americanenergysystems.com/model-bbf.cfm
http://www.highvalleystoves.com/stove2500.php
http://www.countryhearthllc.com/catalog_3.html
http://www.buckstove.com/wood/model91.html
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/couldnt-wait-installed-the-91-today.95250/
All of the Buck 91 comments that I can recall have been positive. You could do worse than a big catalytic stove, IMO. OTOH, there are a lot of nice stoves in the $2500 range, which is what I think a new Buck 91 runs. One stove I would have on my list is the Blaze King Princess insert. It's only 2.8 cu ft vs. 4+ cu ft for the Buck, but you may not need 4+ cu ft. In that case, there's also the 2.6-cu-ft Buck 80. One thing to consider, in addition to firebox size, is flue size. The jumbo stoves require an 8" flue, which will cost more than a 6" and may be more difficult to install. Here are some other big cat stoves, most available as inserts:
http://kumastoves.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=15
http://www.americanenergysystems.com/model-bbf.cfm
http://www.highvalleystoves.com/stove2500.php
http://www.countryhearthllc.com/catalog_3.html
http://www.buckstove.com/wood/model91.html
David Tackett
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I just got a Buck 91 last week. AWESOME
. I am the neighbor LOL. Yes, it is both an insert and freestanding. The guy who owned it before me used it for an insert and I converted it to freestanding. It is an awesome stove. I had looked at other stoves, but Kentucky seems dominated with Buck dealers compared to others. I wanted to give Blaze King a chance, but only dealer I could find was in Tn. There are numerous Buck dealers right here in Kentucky. I got mine used for 600 bucks off Craigslist. Where I live there is a dealer that sells them for 2199. How many sq ft do you have? This is a big stove and puts out massive heat. I am heating 3600 sq ft with it. I would hate to think what it would do to 2000 sq ft or less.
. I am the neighbor LOL. Yes, it is both an insert and freestanding. The guy who owned it before me used it for an insert and I converted it to freestanding. It is an awesome stove. I had looked at other stoves, but Kentucky seems dominated with Buck dealers compared to others. I wanted to give Blaze King a chance, but only dealer I could find was in Tn. There are numerous Buck dealers right here in Kentucky. I got mine used for 600 bucks off Craigslist. Where I live there is a dealer that sells them for 2199. How many sq ft do you have? This is a big stove and puts out massive heat. I am heating 3600 sq ft with it. I would hate to think what it would do to 2000 sq ft or less.
I just got a Buck 91 last week. AWESOME
Wow!! The dealer in Northern Kentucky is asking A$3100 and change plus $700 installation!
Do you have a phone number or other contact info for that dealer? I'm heating 2600 sq. ft.
David Tackett
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http://www.buisappliance.com/
http://www.buisappliance.com/products/buck/model91.html
It is a little drive from you, but more than worth it. He charges 2600 to deliver and install locally.
http://www.buisappliance.com/products/buck/model91.html
It is a little drive from you, but more than worth it. He charges 2600 to deliver and install locally.
WoodpileOCD
Minister of Fire
I also got one off of CL 2 years ago for $500. First year I wasn't at all impressed. Did a "slammer' install because my old stove was installed like that and I didn't know any better and had crappy wood that I was grabbing anyplace I could. Last year I installed a liner and had a wood supply that was mostly pine and sweetgum but at least is was seasoned for a year. This year I'm burning 2-2 1/2 year old oak and all I can say is WOW. This sucker is huge and if you load it up with good wood it will put out great for 10-12 hours and still have plenty of coals left 4 hours after that. It will burn the ashes so completely and is so big I only have to empty every couple of weeks even burning 24/7. This is the year I finally feel like I "know' my stove and it is doing everything I could ask of a stove. Mine is installed as an insert with a blockoff plate and no surround.I'm thinking about a Buck 91 as an insert for my fireplace. Reviews on Hearth are all 5 star but they are older. Anyone have one newer that would like to comment? Any other recomendations??
Hope that helps.
Buckeye 2012
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I was going to buy a 91 but went with the Buck 94NC. It has been a great stove. The only difference is the CAT is replaced with secondary tubes. I load every 12 hours and works out well. I heat about 3800 sq ft. The dealer in Columbus, OH sells both the 91 and 94 for $2100.
Woody Stover
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Wow, those are some good deals on the 91. 
The dealer here has it at $3000.
I picked up a 2008 for $1000, and installed it at my MIL's. My experience is limited. I'm still learning the stove, and it hasn't been real cold yet. But it'll toss heat for 12 hrs. easy on a load of Red Oak, with some decent split shapes still going that I can use to get the stove back up to temp for the next load. One packed load of Pignut went 16+ hrs. These loads have been burned with the primary air open a bit, not completely closed.
I had one load where the cat went to about 1760 early, when I had some smaller, quick-burning stuff loaded on a larger coal bed. Since then, I've been loading larger splits. The Red Oak loads, with the coals raked forward and only under the front half of the load, have been burning in a controlled fashion as far as I can tell. I load the stove, get it cruising with a little flame and the cat around 1200-1400, then leave. From what I've seen, the stove temp at the lower air setting seems to level off around 450-500. I've had my MIL check the stove meters periodically, and it seems to be running very predictably. I have yet to see what happens when it's colder out and I need to run it hotter with more air...maybe others can comment on this. So far though, I like the stove. I've been using the ash drop, which seems to work pretty well if the load has mostly burned down and I don't have a lot of coals to push out of the way.
The dealer here has it at $3000.I picked up a 2008 for $1000, and installed it at my MIL's. My experience is limited. I'm still learning the stove, and it hasn't been real cold yet. But it'll toss heat for 12 hrs. easy on a load of Red Oak, with some decent split shapes still going that I can use to get the stove back up to temp for the next load. One packed load of Pignut went 16+ hrs. These loads have been burned with the primary air open a bit, not completely closed.
I had one load where the cat went to about 1760 early, when I had some smaller, quick-burning stuff loaded on a larger coal bed. Since then, I've been loading larger splits. The Red Oak loads, with the coals raked forward and only under the front half of the load, have been burning in a controlled fashion as far as I can tell. I load the stove, get it cruising with a little flame and the cat around 1200-1400, then leave. From what I've seen, the stove temp at the lower air setting seems to level off around 450-500. I've had my MIL check the stove meters periodically, and it seems to be running very predictably. I have yet to see what happens when it's colder out and I need to run it hotter with more air...maybe others can comment on this. So far though, I like the stove. I've been using the ash drop, which seems to work pretty well if the load has mostly burned down and I don't have a lot of coals to push out of the way.
Ralph-
Check out the Lennox stoves Gibbs Hardware in Grayson, KY. Last fall, I was back and forth on the Buck 91 or 94 and ended up going with the Lennox Grandview and couldnt be more satisfied.
Check out the Lennox stoves Gibbs Hardware in Grayson, KY. Last fall, I was back and forth on the Buck 91 or 94 and ended up going with the Lennox Grandview and couldnt be more satisfied.
David Tackett
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