Bad idea or Good?

John Fortier · Oct 29, 2013

Trying this method of pellet loading. I fill it outside..keeps dust down..then bring it in. Scoop in when I need. This way my better half can fill also and not struggle with the bag. Good move, bad move...will it turn into a huge litter box? Pros....cons?

MikeSs · Oct 29, 2013

I do almost the exact same thing..
Except the "scoop" is a bit "lower tech, A 2 liter plastic bottle with the bottom cut off ;lol

reallyte · Oct 29, 2013

Cats will definitely enjoy it. Might take a while to fill the hopper...

tjnamtiw · Oct 29, 2013

This is out in the garage and I can carry in a bucket at a time, which is 1/3 of a bag. No dust.

John Fortier · Oct 29, 2013

LOL thought the same with cats...getting in the habit of " Look an Scoop"

tjnamtiw · Oct 29, 2013

John Fortier said:
LOL thought the same with cats...getting in the habit of " Look an Scoop"

Scoop the poop. It'll burn! That's what they burn in their stoves in Africa !!!

Well, not feline cat dung but larger creatures'.

NOTE: Pretty neat how the website changed 'p#$%y' to feline...... Neat. Gotta experiment and see what else gets changed. ==c

John Fortier · Oct 29, 2013

TJ I love it...what a great idea...Now I need to build a garage.. :eek:

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John Fortier · Oct 29, 2013

Alot of little dung becomes large dung !!!

inspectorjjw · Oct 29, 2013

and why haven't we dried cow manure and then compressed it to little turds? Turds, always funny !!!

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Bioburner · Oct 29, 2013

Changes about as fast as Obama care.

mithesaint · Oct 29, 2013

inspectorjjw said:
and why haven't we dried cow manure and then compressed it to little turds? Turds, always funny!

Try horse manure instead. Most cow manure is really really watery. It would take far too much energy to dry it to make it worthwhile for a cheap source of energy.

John Fortier · Oct 29, 2013

"Changes about as fast as Obama care."
LOL at least turds are worth more and I can keep " the plan I have"...

Bioburner · Oct 29, 2013

mithesaint said:
Try horse manure instead. Most cow manure is really really watery. It would take far too much energy to dry it to make it worthwhile for a cheap source of energy.

That's why it works in India and Africa, sun dried. Burning turkey and chicken litter in Benson, MN

tjnamtiw · Oct 29, 2013

Well, I sure shot the heck out this thread's train of thought !!!

! ha ha ha. ;em

mithesaint · Oct 30, 2013

LOL, you're right. To the OP, I thought about doing that, but figured it's just easier to be careful how I pour the bags. My wife never loads the stove anyway, so it's one less thing to trip over.

saladdin · Oct 30, 2013

tjnamtiw said:
This is out in the garage and I can carry in a bucket at a time, which is 1/3 of a bag. No dust.
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Tj, I think you're the first I've seen here with greenways. That's 99% of my burn going into year 3.

Mind giving your opinion of them and how much ton you pay?

I get mine for 200 ton and like them quite well.

tjnamtiw · Oct 30, 2013

saladdin said:
Tj, I think you're the first I've seen here with greenways. That's 99% of my burn going into year 3.

Mind giving your opinion of them and how much ton you pay?

I get mine for 200 ton and like them quite well.

Hi,
I think that the Greenway's are the best I've burned. Down here in Georgia, the choices are slim to none. I've burned Rockwoods, which are made in central Georgia. Those were GREAT but very hard to find for the last few years. Then I've burned Carolina Wood Products pellets, which were really bad. A lot of ash, super long pellets resulting in jams in the drop chute, and very low density.
The Greenway's cost me $4.75 a bag in ton quantities. I guess because of the shipping charges being greater to get here, they cost more than yours. I wish they only cost me $200! Next time you're on your way to Florida, you can drop off a ton for me!

briansol · Oct 30, 2013

Keeping fuel there so close to the stove is quite scary to me. i'd move it further away from the stove.

bill3rail · Oct 31, 2013

How much does that thing weigh full?
I vacuum my pellets outside then bring in by the pailful.

This saves almost all of the dust. I would guess 98% less dust than filling directly from the bag.

Bill

mik_kane · Oct 31, 2013

You can check this post out

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/i-made-my-own-pellet-vac-for-less-than-20-00-video.21107/

rona · Oct 31, 2013

tjnamtiw said:
Well, I sure shot the heck out this thread's train of thought! ha ha ha.

Hey Tom, What size screen do you use for the dust removal screener?

stoveguy2esw · Oct 31, 2013

i'd guess 1/8 to 3/16 square mesh would be the best size for screening, nice contraption he has set up there

tjnamtiw · Oct 31, 2013

Hi Ron, Nice to see you here!

I wish I could take credit for the contraption, but I saw it a couple of years ago on here. Can't remember who's it was, though. I actually have one layer of 1/8" screen on there but the pellets are 1/8" diameter so, to prevent small pieces from falling through or longer pieces jamming in there, I put a layer of window screening over it. After 2 years of screening, the area under the screen is now just about up to the screen! Time to clean it out, me thinks. I read that the fines can be mixed with hot wax and poured into muffin tins. They supposedly make great fire starters for wood burners. Gotta try it for my cook stove although I have unlimited supply of fat wood.

rona · Nov 2, 2013

tjnamtiw said:
Hi Ron, Nice to see you here!

I wish I could take credit for the contraption, but I saw it a couple of years ago on here. Can't remember who's it was, though. I actually have one layer of 1/8" screen on there but the pellets are 1/8" diameter so, to prevent small pieces from falling through or longer pieces jamming in there, I put a layer of window screening over it. After 2 years of screening, the area under the screen is now just about up to the screen! Time to clean it out, me thinks. I read that the fines can be mixed with hot wax and poured into muffin tins. They supposedly make great fire starters for wood burners. Gotta try it for my cook stove although I have unlimited supply of fat wood.

Never heard of 1/8 inch pellets. We see Indeck which are 1/4 inch. That would probably stop most of the dust -Good idea.

Bioburner · Nov 3, 2013

Got some stock feed from Fleet farm and it has 1/8 inch pellets. Sure would hate to try and keep that mill running.

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