Gonna be a big time pellet producer...

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krooser

krooser

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Jan 2, 2008
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Ok... I haven't actually BOUGHT this but it's affordable and would be super cool to make your own pellets.

Start saving your sawdust for me... can't wait for the "these things burn like crap" reviews...

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Now if I can get a deal on shipping... maybe they can hide it in a shipment of egg foo yung
 
krooser said:
Start saving your sawdust for me... can't wait for the "these things burn like crap" reviews...... maybe they can hide it in a shipment of egg foo yung
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Krooser, once again, you crack me up. Let me know when (and if) you do get one.

BTW, what's the specs? (lbs /hr of pellets)
 
Hell if I know... with an attitude like that I could run the government!

It an intriging idea... plenty of sawdust here in the area. How much would I need to make a 40 lb. bag? I would think 40 lbs! How much can i load in a 5X10 trailer? Who knows... but I can get it almost free.

The mill is powered by a 15 HP diesel engine... the cost? Somewhere south of $1000.00... plus freight.

Maybe I can get a container load of illegal garment workers to babysit the thing from Ching Fang Foo... or wherever it comes from.
 
If that thing could pump out a ton in a day, i'd be all over it for a grand! We have a wood mill here that makes Molding and the shavings from the molder and surfacer are very nice...and free. the local horse track gets shavings in wheat trucks to use for stall bed material so you know its pretty dust free for these expensive horses to bed on.
Can you find out the output?
Then i could sell pellets l;ocally myself for 3.50/bag and put the competition to rest!
Would have to figure out a bagging system.
 
That looks like a Changfa diesel.
 
looks perfect for pelletizing navel lint (as in from the belly button, not from the ocean, or from an orange). I hear lint has superior BTU's.
 
Better buy 2 for spare parts.

Bkins
 
I'd be interested to see how it runs.
I wonder if it cost more to run than buying a bag of pellets.
 
krooser said:
Ok... I haven't actually BOUGHT this but it's affordable and would be super cool to make your own pellets.

Start saving your sawdust for me... can't wait for the "these things burn like crap" reviews...

pelletmill.gif


Now if I can get a deal on shipping... maybe they can hide it in a shipment of egg foo yung
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Wow........I see it has holes in the frame for bolting it directly on top of your pellet stove !

Now you can quickly & easily get rid of all leftovers, household trash, shredded credit card bills, worn out tennis shoes, road kill animals, mother in laws hair piece,.... etc & turn it all into valuable heat, without leaving the toasty comfort of your home !!

Don't forget the outside air kit for the diesel tho.............
 
Arnold is on to something here. Unit does sort of remind me of the "Mr. Fusion" from back to the future.
 
This thread is hilarious!!!
 
I also think its cool that it has a gumball dispenser on the right hand side. That's super convenient, and a nice touch as well.
 
Delta-T said:
I also think its cool that it has a gumball dispenser on the right hand side. That's super convenient, and a nice touch as well.
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Looks like free gumballs!
 
Delta-T said:
I also think its cool that it has a gumball dispenser on the right hand side. That's super convenient, and a nice touch as well.
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It kinda does look like something that Willy Wonka had invented.
 
Swaybar said:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Wood-Pellet-Start-Up-Operation_W0QQitemZ130333923611QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1e5881d91b
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Too bad it's a local pick up only...I would bid on it if they shipped it...



Oops...I must renege. They do ship if I want it...I can't imagine what that would cost to ship...
 
A guy I know has a simular one and he is making some of his own pellets. I have seen them and may try them. Seems you can make pellets out just about anything thats burns. But how will they burn? He's made them from lawn clippings, card board, leaves, Straw, Paper and of coarse saw dust. There is more items you can use as well.

The hardest part is you need to dry them on screens. Takes quit a bit of space to do so. And days to dry. Need some type of rack to stack the screens for less space.

Really a big investment and not a lot can be made in a days time. Fun to play with if you got the time and space.

jay
 
Looks to me like just the thing to have AFTER a hard winter of burning pellets. You could kick back in the shade and make hellacious frozen mudslides in that puppy, while yer listening to the radio in the back yard.
 
timbo said:
Swaybar said:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Wood-Pellet-Start-Up-Operation_W0QQitemZ130333923611QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1e5881d91b
Click to expand...

Too bad it's a local pick up only...I would bid on it if they shipped it...



Oops...I must renege. They do ship if I want it...I can't imagine what that would cost to ship...
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Ok.... what pellet manufacturer went under or bought new stuff in CT?
 
jtakeman said:
A guy I know has a simular one and he is making some of his own pellets. I have seen them and may try them. Seems you can make pellets out just about anything thats burns. But how will they burn? He's made them from lawn clippings, card board, leaves, Straw, Paper and of coarse saw dust. There is more items you can use as well.

The hardest part is you need to dry them on screens. Takes quit a bit of space to do so. And days to dry. Need some type of rack to stack the screens for less space.

Really a big investment and not a lot can be made in a days time. Fun to play with if you got the time and space.

jay
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The rotary drier should be pretty cheap... not much more than the mill. You don't need a hammer mill if you only make 'em out of sawdust.

I'll ask...
 
My dog would eat the stuff from one of those. Well, that is if I had a dog, but the cats.... well, they would crap next to them and try to cover their poop and the pellets.
 
the only problem with the pellet machines at home is HOW DO I GET DRY SAWDUST???
The sawdust your going to use will have at least 19% moisture due to that is how much moisture that is in the atmosphere. So unless someone has a kiln in there back yard i dont know how the machine will produce good pellets.
 
krooser,

You in a prime area for some nice fiber. You get to making those pellets out of the Douglas fir and find a economically way to get them to the northwest and I will gladly be one of your buyers.

I really like the fir pellets! I just can't get them here.

jay
 
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