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  1. DexterDay Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 11, 2010
    9,160 posts
    NE Ohio
    Went to a few different stores and found 2 new brands of pellets.

    1st is a New Pine bedding pellet. $5 a bag. Little pricey, but if they burn like some I seen 3 yrs ago. They may be worth it :) Plus they Smell AWESOME!!! All natural. No additives, chemicals, or perfumes. Oh and these are very small. Very similar to Somersets sizing :) (waiting on haters :()

    2nd was another new pellet. Or so I thought. I just grabbed 5 bags and threw them in the cart. Got home, only to realize that they are AWF's. The bags are completely redesigned. The new Softwood AWF resembles more of what the old hardwood bag looked like. Although they seem very small this year :) That's always a good thing

    Here is hoping the AWF's burn even better than before (good pellet already) and that the Pine Bedding burns great too. I got 5 bags of each. Will update thread with a review after burning.

    I may even clean the Quad. Ash pan is invisible!!!

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  2. jrsdws Feeling the Heat

    joined: Feb 9, 2011
    428 posts
    Central Illinois
    Hope they work out. I tried some pine pellets last year made by a lumberyard and sold as bedding pellets....didn't work out so well for me.
  3. jtakeman Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 30, 2008
    12,745 posts
    Northwestern CT.
    Curiously waiting what ya think of em! Which are ya dumpin first?
  4. DexterDay Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 11, 2010
    9,160 posts
    NE Ohio
    Gonna do the Pine 1st. But its warm here and I have 80 lbs in the Quad already:(

    Prob gonna be next weekend.
  5. CT Pellet Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 1, 2012
    649 posts
    Torrington, CT
    The only downside to burning bedding pellets here in CT is that they are a taxable item. I have over a dozen horse customers who buy fuel pellets from me because they are not taxable. Actually, it is my responsibility to tax the item, regardless of the label, if I am aware that it is being used in a manner inconsistent with its labeling, but you would not belive the paperwork involved. So, actually, I have no horse customers who use it as bedding, or something like that.
    briansol, mepellet, sinnian and 3 others like this.
  6. jtakeman Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 30, 2008
    12,745 posts
    Northwestern CT.
    My sister inlaw has 3 horses. I cry every time she dumps a bag on the ground. I often pick some up and put em in my pocket whens she's not looking! Shhh, Don't tell! ;em
    jjs777_fzr, Eatonpcat and Hdhogger like this.
  7. DexterDay Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 11, 2010
    9,160 posts
    NE Ohio
    ALL pellets are taxed here in Ohio. Unfortunately.
  8. iron stove Feeling the Heat

    joined: Sep 14, 2009
    371 posts
    Central CT
    Nope, no horse buying pellets here :) lol
  9. CT Pellet Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 1, 2012
    649 posts
    Torrington, CT
    Just think how her horses feel when they see you burning their mattress!
  10. CT Pellet Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 1, 2012
    649 posts
    Torrington, CT
    Except you have more pellets than I do....::-)
    briansol likes this.
  11. mfglickman Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 17, 2012
    652 posts
    NW CT
    Wait- it's safe to burn bedding pellets in a pellet stove? Really?
    DexterDay likes this.
  12. CT Pellet Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 1, 2012
    649 posts
    Torrington, CT
    Many bedding manufacturers are just fuel manufacturers that switch the bags when they package the bedding. The label may say something like "100% pure wood with no binders or additives" but the reality is that this also holds true for the fuel pellets as well. Same thing, different bag. Especially when they box kitty litter, they will put it in a 20lb. box and sell it for $13.99. Quite often the same stuff, but the bedding is often more expensive and sometimes in 30 lb. bags.
    DexterDay likes this.
  13. Hdhogger Member

    joined: Oct 16, 2012
    147 posts
    Massachusetts
    Stopped into the local fireplace store this weekend. Was just snoopin' around looking at the Lopi inserts. They had one burning and it was giving some great heat. I asked what they were burning for pellets, answer, Maximum Hardwood Pellet. They had a bucket filled with them on the floor and if you saw these , they were so light in color and did not have one speck of black in them I would swear they were softwood, uh uh said the salesman, 100% hardwood. Anyone heard of these?
  14. subsailor Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 8, 2011
    1,318 posts
    Winthrop, Maine
    Check my sig. Made by LG.
  15. Hdhogger Member

    joined: Oct 16, 2012
    147 posts
    Massachusetts
    And the rating from subsailer is?
  16. subsailor Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 8, 2011
    1,318 posts
    Winthrop, Maine
    Only bought 2 bags to try. Haven't burned any.
  17. mepellet Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 10, 2011
    1,514 posts
    Central ME
    Hey! Are you picking up what I'm puttin' down?!?!?!
  18. Hdhogger Member

    joined: Oct 16, 2012
    147 posts
    Massachusetts
    $270. a ton here, deal or no deal.
  19. smoke show Minister of Fire

    joined: Apr 17, 2008
    4,640 posts
    Pittsfield, Wi
    Who makes them?
  20. subsailor Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 8, 2011
    1,318 posts
    Winthrop, Maine
    I paid $5.50/bag. I think the per ton price was $265. I believe it was JT that said this was LG's version of 100% hardwood pellets.
  21. Hdhogger Member

    joined: Oct 16, 2012
    147 posts
    Massachusetts
    I'm going to pick up a few bags and try this weekend. Thanks for the input.
  22. subsailor Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 8, 2011
    1,318 posts
    Winthrop, Maine
    I plan on trying them whenever we get some cold weather.
  23. bbfarm Feeling the Heat

    joined: Jan 2, 2012
    330 posts
    wisconsin
    Horse pellets suck when you have concrete stall floors. It is like walking on marbles and wetting them down in winter is not an option.

    I got 4free bags to try a few years ago before we had a pellet stove. I would burn them if I had them now.
  24. DexterDay Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 11, 2010
    9,160 posts
    NE Ohio
    I'll have to look the bag over, because all I seen was TSC (Tractor Supply Co) on the bag. But I'm sure that someone iw just bagging them.
    smoke show likes this.
  25. Eatonpcat Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 24, 2011
    2,060 posts
    Eaton Township, Ohio
    What TSC Mad Dog??

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