BioMN has a Corn Growers Assocaition
MN has a Corn Growers Assocaition
Is this the price at your local TSC on the 50#'s or corn in bags? I picked up a couple of 50 lb. bags of corn at my local TSC and they were $8. Maybe I should look into this. What type of corn was it for $4 a bag? I understand the way to go is buying in bulk but in a pinch it's good to have other options also.Guess I'm dating myself :D
It's a nice mill, even if it is far to drive for me. To get quality pellets I have to drive just about as far but go east, so the corn or pellet price is all that matters. The only pellets near my area are at Home Depot or a TSC, and they are pricey or not high quality.
Today their corn price is $4/50# bag, or $160 ton. Pellets are $240/ton plus tax.
BagsIs this the price at your local TSC on the 50#'s or corn in bags? I picked up a couple of 50 lb. bags of corn at my local TSC and they were $8. Maybe I should look into this. What type of corn was it for $4 a bag? I understand the way to go is buying in bulk but in a pinch it's good to have other options also.
How are you doing with the 50/50mix? I've noticed that I'm getting a cleaner burn and so far the extra work getting corn will be worth the hassleOK, I paid about the same at TSC for an experimental 50 / 50 burn I did just a little while ago. At $8 bucks a bag that equates to more pellets instead but I wanted to see some corn burn. I am working something out with a local farmer here who has it all on site. He really doesn't like to sell unless it's an 18 wheeler load but I know his brother pretty well and haven't seen him yet. I should be able to get it worked out. All about a cheaper heat.
A 500 buck wagon will net you bald tires, sloppy king pins and a corroded bin, but it's all fixable with time and patience.
A 500 buck wagon will net you bald tires, sloppy king pins and a corroded bin, but it's all fixable with time and patience.
I've seen small wagons go that price that were decent. The small ones, especially under 140bu aren't desireable for farmers around here.
Auction zip is another source to watch for them in your area.
So quick question: If I wanted to do a test of this, would I simply buy a bag of the feed corn sold at TSC?
That works. Whole kernel, not cracked corn and not deer corn, deer corn has molasses in it. Big no-no in a stove. Bagged corn at TSC will be well below 12%RM.
Will run fine in your USSC, just be sure to have the agitator on auto and at a 50-50 mix or less.
Is this the price at your local TSC on the 50#'s or corn in bags? I picked up a couple of 50 lb. bags of corn at my local TSC and they were $8. Maybe I should look into this. What type of corn was it for $4 a bag? I understand the way to go is buying in bulk but in a pinch it's good to have other options also.
No agitator...
Some stoves are perfectly happy burning straight corn while some aren't and I bellieve any pellet stove will run a mixture of up to 50% corn and 50% pellets, however, when starting any stove, it's probably best to start the stove on pellets and then switch to a corn pellet mix or straight corn (if the stove will run straight corn because corn takea a much higher ignition temperature than pellets to it's very hard to start a burn on corn alone..
That's the one interesting feature in my Harman stove - I can start it on the ignitor with full corn. You can tell it takes longer than pellets and makes more smoke on start up because of that higher ignition temperature.
Not having a Harman (actually not having any automatic ignitor) I'm not familiar but I would think that starting on pellets would cause the ignitor to last longer (shorter cycle time).
I really have no desire to have a resistance ignition system. Gelled firestarter or hand sanitizer is so easy to use. Takes a whole 5 seconds and the fire is cooking in a minute.
Not having a Harman (actually not having any automatic ignitor) I'm not familiar but I would think that starting on pellets would cause the ignitor to last longer (shorter cycle time).
I really have no desire to have a resistance ignition system. Gelled firestarter or hand sanitizer is so easy to use. Takes a whole 5 seconds and the fire is cooking in a minute.
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