The furnace is charged by skip cars, which travel from the stock house on the ground to the furnace top along the skip incline. The contents of the car are dumped into the receiving hopper, and then onto the small bell.

• 装料设备高炉是由料车上料的。料车从地面上的料仓沿着斜桥运行到炉顶，将炉料倒入受料斗，再将其放到小料钟上。