TSC equine pellet bedding

  • Active since 1995, Hearth.com is THE place on the internet for free information and advice about wood stoves, pellet stoves and other energy saving equipment.

    We strive to provide opinions, articles, discussions and history related to Hearth Products and in a more general sense, energy issues.

    We promote the EFFICIENT, RESPONSIBLE, CLEAN and SAFE use of all fuels, whether renewable or fossil.
Status
Not open for further replies.
teddyturnpickle

teddyturnpickle

Member
Nov 16, 2014
24
Sw Ohio
In the middle of testing a few bags of these, and man are they burning HOT! I'm getting more heat from these than I do from Somersets and Greenways. Low fines in the bags, and the pine smells great. They are $5 a bag at my TSC. It says distributed by Tractor Supply, I ran a UPC search and don't come up with any results for who is bagging these for them. Does anyone know anything about them?

2181006
 
An it won't take long to clean your stall. ;lol
 
Someone else last week discovered them on sale for I think $3. I used them instead of the high buck pine pellets last year in the Elena
 
Do they dirty up the pipes because of the pitch in them?
 
Nope, far better burning control in a pellet stove than the low temps of a wood stove or fireplace.
 
My daughter got some of those a few years back when they ran out of bedding. I hope they burn good because they just sucked for bedding. Keep em dry or the bag will swell up like an egg. They look a lot like pellets but aren't bonded together nearly as tightly as they are meant to split apart easily for the horse to do. His deeds on. Use them this year or as I sais they might swell and be ruined during the humid months
 
shhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
 
Be interesting to follow this. We use sawdust from local mills for bedding. Get it by the pick-up load. Way cheaper than buying g it bagged. Mostly softwoods like Hemlock. Deoending on how these are produced I'd be afraid of sap and pitch.
 
They usually run $7ish here. But they work great for my stove when I don't fill up the litter box with them.
And yes, it also makes great cat litter...MUCH cheaper than Feline Pine that sells for $11 for 20lbs
 
millerized said:
They usually run $7ish here. But they work great for my stove when I don't fill up the litter box with them.
And yes, it also makes great cat litter...MUCH cheaper than Feline Pine that sells for $11 for 20lbs
Click to expand...
Neither of which clump. . . .
 
F4jock said:
Neither of which clump. . . .
Click to expand...
No, but at the time with 18 cats and 12 litterboxes, having the ability to just toss the whole thing into the woods every other day is nice. Also, the expense is worth it on occasion.
In the past 2 years though, all of the cats have been indoor/outdoor on their schedule. Only a few of them have stayed with the litterboxes as their main dumping point. Most go outside in the woods or back yard to do their business now and I can afford to put down the scoopable stuff.
Yeah...I'm the crazy cat guy.
 
  • Like
Reactions: bogieb
millerized said:
No, but at the time with 18 cats and 12 litterboxes, having the ability to just toss the whole thing into the woods every other day is nice. Also, the expense is worth it on occasion.
In the past 2 years though, all of the cats have been indoor/outdoor on their schedule. Only a few of them have stayed with the litterboxes as their main dumping point. Most go outside in the woods or back yard to do their business now and I can afford to put down the scoopable stuff.
Yeah...I'm the crazy cat guy.
Click to expand...


Sounds like my wife. IMO cats are a PITA especially when dumping in the grass and me stepping in the poop. Cat poop is nasty.... Cats are nasty.
 
  • Like
Reactions: LordmetalZ28
millerized said:
No, but at the time with 18 cats and 12 litterboxes, having the ability to just toss the whole thing into the woods every other day is nice. Also, the expense is worth it on occasion.
In the past 2 years though, all of the cats have been indoor/outdoor on their schedule. Only a few of them have stayed with the litterboxes as their main dumping point. Most go outside in the woods or back yard to do their business now and I can afford to put down the scoopable stuff.
Yeah...I'm the crazy cat guy.
Click to expand...
We haven seven and I thought we were nuts. . . . .

BTW after the last load of garbage I got from TSC I won't burn anything they sell unless it's my only option.
 
Last edited:
millerized said:
No, but at the time with 18 cats and 12 litterboxes, having the ability to just toss the whole thing into the woods every other day is nice. Also, the expense is worth it on occasion.
In the past 2 years though, all of the cats have been indoor/outdoor on their schedule. Only a few of them have stayed with the litterboxes as their main dumping point. Most go outside in the woods or back yard to do their business now and I can afford to put down the scoopable stuff.
Yeah...I'm the crazy cat guy.
Click to expand...

18 cats? Raising 'cattle' for the local Chinese restaurants?
 
  • Like
Reactions: AccentraRRT, funflyer and Ranger72
SXIPro said:
18 cats? Raising 'cattle' for the local Chinese restaurants?
Click to expand...


Thats just plain wrong.....

I thought it was....... New Chinese cookbook says.....'100 ways to wok your dog'......
 
  • Like
Reactions: funflyer
SidecarFlip said:
Thats just plain wrong.....

I thought it was....... New Chinese cookbook says.....'100 ways to wok your dog'......
Click to expand...



no thats plain "Wong" o_O;lol<>


Koreans are more partial to dog i think, never saw cat served there but have had dog there before
 
  • Like
Reactions: WriteNoob
It's almost lunch time and I just lost my apetite.......
 
chinese cat sign.jpg
 
  • Like
Reactions: WriteNoob
Bioburner said:
Someone else last week discovered them on sale for I think $3. I used them instead of the high buck pine pellets last year in the Elena
Click to expand...

It was me. TSC out here was running a sale that week for $3 a bag. Now they are $5 a bag, still 80 cents cheaper than the pellets they are selling. I went back after my first purchase and bought 10 more bags. These things burn like crazy and with another cold snap coming, I wanted more on hand. I have been "cutting" the Green Supremes with these with excellent results.
 
Johnny_Fiv3 said:
It was me. TSC out here was running a sale that week for $3 a bag. Now they are $5 a bag, still 80 cents cheaper than the pellets they are selling. I went back after my first purchase and bought 10 more bags. These things burn like crazy and with another cold snap coming, I wanted more on hand. I have been "cutting" the Green Supremes with these with excellent results.
Click to expand...


I believe thats a 'per bag' price. If you buy (pellets) in bulk, it's cheaper (I think at least here it is)....
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

Pelletman308
Pellet shootout! 6 brands tested only one winner
Replies
7
Views
1K
2023-2024 Pellet FUEL reviews-opinions-questions
bogieb
bogieb
Pelletman308
Tractor supply pellets stalling out my stove
Replies
2
Views
2K
2023-2024 Pellet FUEL reviews-opinions-questions
LobsterParty
L
B
2014 Harman P43 Auto Ignite Troubleshooting
Replies
10
Views
1K
The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
battlinbones
B
J
Harman Absolute 63 Blown Fuse Still After Some troubleshooting
Replies
8
Views
912
The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
Iburnslow
Iburnslow
L
Fall 22 Timber Heat in Southern Tier/WNY-comparisons?
Replies
2
Views
1K
2023-2024 Pellet FUEL reviews-opinions-questions
lowb35
L
Top Bottom
Back