How do you unload and store your wood pellets?

BrotherBart said:

Wait till ya see how he arranges the pellets in the hopper.

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That's when the OCD really comes out

You guys don't smooth it out in the hopper?

Oh no I do, I was being serious about the OCD tendencies!

tiger said:

sliding board and was wondering about what angle would suffice to get them to slide

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15 degrees, i was using hardboard, similare to masonite, a bag set on the board would stay put but a light bump and it would slide to the end. i built 2 8' long slides and a 40 degree starter ramp to go out the window, the lower end was set on saw horses about 25" off the floor with an old door for a level "table". total was 9 bags on the slide, 1st bag or bag and a half one made it onto the flat of the table, the remaining bags would collect on the slope and could be slid down easily.
after using it once i may scrap it, think i might try and build a roller slide using pvc tubing and 2x4's as stringers, space the rollers about 5-6 inches apart and i should be able to get them across the room, which then leeds to can i put the rollers at an angle and arc the stringers to go around a corner, but that might be a bit much

dlehneman said:

Oh no I do, I was being serious about the OCD tendencies!

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your not alone

I carry them inside from the garage, remove the fake air vent, set the bag on the first step, cut the bottom corner, and they fall out of the bag into my bin in the basement. The bin holds about one ton. Then I fill one bucket at a time and carry 20' to the stove. I have never carried a bag down the stairs.

cmartin said:

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I carry them inside from the garage, remove the fake air vent, set the bag on the first step, cut the bottom corner, and they fall out of the bag into my bin in the basement. The bin holds about one ton. Then I fill one bucket at a time and carry 20' to the stove. I have never carried a bag down the stairs.

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And drink the beer when you're finished!

I have a long trip with my pellets, but the liquor cabinet is near the start and there's a beer fridge near the end, so either way, I'm all set

johninwi said:

15 degrees, i was using hardboard, similare to masonite, (SNIPPITY SNIP SNIP) can i put the rollers at an angle and arc the stringers to go around a corner, but that might be a bit much

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Thanks for the detailed answer. I have not measured yet but I'm thinking a sliding board might not work for me but a roller conveyor might.

cmartin said:

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I carry them inside from the garage, remove the fake air vent, set the bag on the first step, cut the bottom corner, and they fall out of the bag into my bin in the basement. The bin holds about one ton. Then I fill one bucket at a time and carry 20' to the stove. I have never carried a bag down the stairs.

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I love the fake vent idea!

TimfromMA said:

I pick up my pellets 1 ton at a time in my trailer. I then load them 5 bags at a time onto a hand truck, wheel them into my walk in basement then unload and stack.

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That's how we do it.

cmartin said:

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I carry them inside from the garage, remove the fake air vent, set the bag on the first step, cut the bottom corner, and they fall out of the bag into my bin in the basement. The bin holds about one ton. Then I fill one bucket at a time and carry 20' to the stove. I have never carried a bag down the stairs.

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Love this idea, how about build plans? This is exactly what I need to build for the beautiful wife in our basement.
Even if you just sketched it out, we can recreate it and make it fit our space.
I know exactly where I would build it, right below a basement window.

Bill