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Tractor supply in my area now has Maine wood pellets. How do these compare to pellets of similar price (inferno, gs, fireside). I just don't want to waste the good stuff yet with the current weather conditions.
Maine Woods Pellets Blend (65% Hardwood/35% Softwood) have burned well for me this season. I haven't burned any Firesides (also a blend 80% hardwood/20% softwood) this season, but they have been getting good reviews recently.
Search Maine Wood Pellets on this forum and you will get all the you can read about them. Burned the blend and softies this year. The blend is a good shoulder pellet and the softies are a step above that in IMHO but would not burn either during a real cold snap. Each stove is different try them out and see if you like them.
I have been burning the MWP blend almost exclusively for the past month and my house is a stable 71 to 72 degrees. I turn it up a bit when the temp drops to the low teens/single digits. Have burned 18 bags so far this month. Good pellet for the price IMHO.
MWP are a lot better this year than last, although rather ashy. Good heat, probably because the pellets are quite small, and more fit in the auger at a time. Last year they literally stunk something awful, this year is a lot better. Last year was a chemical smell, this year it's more like processed wood smell. It would be interesting to know their sources last year vs. this year.
I haven't burned any yet but reports that have been posted on here don't indicate that people have had to clean more. Are you having issues? There's a member on here, Sinnian, who says these are the best pellets he has ever burned. Period. He has a furnace, not a stove.
Been burning these myself. Need to clean once a week to keep the ash vacuumed. They been burning pretty hot for me. At $4.18 a bag they work good for me.
SubSailor no problems so far but compared to the crabbes I tried ( only four bags ) they seem to leave a bit more ash , and compared to the cubex well no comparison at all ! But the price 239 delivered was good the 200 hundred I saved buys a few good micro brews
SubSailor no problems so far but compared to the crabbes I tried ( only four bags ) they seem to leave a bit more ash , and compared to the cubex well no comparison at all ! But the price 239 delivered was good the 200 hundred I saved buys a few good micro brews