Vermont Wood Pellets unethical?

[iron stove]

I have been in contact with Chris (C.E.O. of Vermont Wood Pellets) and this is a portion of his response:

P.S. Please let the guys on the blog know that if they are in the Vermont area we would love to have them stop by and given the time I can show them around."

Think I'm going to go down and get a tour.

Before we get too excited, We should see what days they are open? I'm sure they will have some down time over the holidays. It was Iron stoves idea, Your in charge!

Where's the rest of the gang?

Rparker seems to have a contact, but im willing to call them . PM me if you have a secret contact, or can help assist with a tour from the CT crew.

 

[jtakeman]

Rparker seems to have a contact, but im willing to call them . PM me if you have a secret contact, or can help assist with a tour from the CT crew.

I don't have any contacts with VMP, If Rparker is willing to get in touch? See what days are available. Maybe even start a thread with the plan?

 

[iron stove]

I don't have any contacts with VMP, If Rparker is willing to get in touch? See what days are available. Maybe even start a thread with the plan?

Ill PM him, not sure how often he is on the forum.

 

[rparker]

Let's do it. I will contact them and find out what their schedule is for the holidays.

 

[thedude110]

I might be interested, too, assuming permission from the boss. We should def. move this to a new (planning) thread.

 

[djs_net]

I would also love to meet some of the other CT pellet guys but it's doubtful I can get off from work...my co-worker's wife is expecting a baby and he's got all the vacation time near the holidays. I look forward to a thread with details of the fun.

 

[jtakeman]

I look forward to a thread with details of the fun.

Like vegas baby! We can't say nada! jk

 

[iron stove]

What happens At the Mill, stays at the Mill

 

[nhredbird]

I bought a ton last month. Plan on burning when colder.
Thats all folks!

 

[whlago]

If OMV goes I'm out....I'm sure he's got some way of telepathically scarfing pellets from your garage just by staring at your eyes.

 

[heat seeker]

I'd be interested in a road trip, too!

 

[rparker]

I,m going to switch this to a new topic.

 

[djs_net]

I'm in the market for another ton and was checking out several local pellet guy websites. FWIW, the Blakeslee website that prompted me to start this thread, has removed the word "unethical". They still show the Vermont pellets as a brand they carry (I don't think they've carried them for a few yrs) but now only say that the manufacturer has been "very unreliable".

Based on what was already discussed in this thread and the VWP tour that some of our members took, I tend to not believe the claims of the dealer. Does anyone know if Vermonts are available in central CT? BT is out of stock.

 

[Hoot23]

I just picked up a half ton on Saturday. I got the last of what my dealer had. He has 2 truck loads on order that will be in in two weeks. Vermont, unreliable? Or their pellets are so much in demand that thay can't keep up with orders? I would rather them keep their quality instead of pushing chitty pellets and ruining their product and following.

 

[gbreda]

I just picked up a half ton on Saturday. I got the last of what my dealer had. He has 2 truck loads on order that will be in in two weeks. Vermont, unreliable? Or their pellets are so much in demand that thay can't keep up with orders? I would rather them keep their quality instead of pushing chitty pellets and ruining their product and following.

Hoot, how are they running in the P61? Friend of mine is burning them in an XXV. Loves the heat, no ash, actually has to turn the feed rate down below 2.
Only issue is that they blacken the glass quite a bit, but its a trade off to her with no complaints.
Actually, I think we need to change her gaskets this summer, so that may be part of the excess blackening.

 

[iceguy4]

My local pellet guy has Vermont Wood Pellets on his website with a note about the manufacturer being unreliable and unethical. I will likely ask him to explain but wonder if any of the members here have any inside info?

Best pellet I have burned.I have been to his operation and he runs a very nice operation. a side note...He is a GREAT guy also. Ask any member from this forum who went on the trip and they will say the same.. GREAT pellet...CLASS operation...

 

[Hoot23]

Gbreda, I haven't started them yet. I got 6 bags of Spruce Pointes left. When I burned the VT's last year they were hot and very clean. But like you said, they did black out the glass. I'll chime in at the end of the week when I start running them.

How did you like the Spruces this year? Did you think they had a lot of fines in them?

 

[Lousyweather]

Very risky putting a comment like that on a business website. Can you say libel?

only unless its false

 

[Stovecleaner]

My local pellet guy has Vermont Wood Pellets on his website with a note about the manufacturer being unreliable and unethical. I will likely ask him to explain but wonder if any of the members here have any inside info?

I use to work for a stove shop that bought Vt. pellets. He would constantly have delivery problems. Why? Vermont, like any smart business, won't deliver pellets if they haven't been paid for the last 4 deliveries! Maybe this customer is doing the same thing?