Just F.Y.I. New pellet supplier getting into the market.

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Apr 25, 2011
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St. Lawrence River Valley, N.Y.
I just wanted to post this link for your information after I read a story on it recently. Just a story about a fairly new business in our area. He has been in the forest industry for a long time and has another company as well called Seaway Timber Harvesting that has been in operation for several decades. He is just breaking into the pellet field.

http://www.northcountrypublicradio....at-the-forefront-of-renewable-energy-industry

http://curranpellets.com/


I gave a pellet boiler serious consideration but decided to go with a wood gassfication boiler to heat my home, garage, and domestic hot water. I have access to "free" and/or inexpensive wood to burn, so it is cheaper than pellets. But I was glad to see a few years back that this gentleman was starting a pellet operation in our neck of the woods.
 
Thanks for the heads up. It looks like they already have a solid dealer network in the Northeast. We always welcome new manufacturers... competition keeps everyone honest.
 
Curran is not new, and unfortunately, their hardwood pellets are mediocre, at best.
 
Curran is not new, and unfortunately, their hardwood pellets are mediocre, at best.
Hindsight being 20/20, all the more reason to get a stove that isn't picky about the fuel. Well worth the investment. Improves you options to get better pellet bargains. Like insulation, a versatile stove is an investment that keeps paying back.
 
Curran is not new, and unfortunately, their hardwood pellets are mediocre, at best.

In my post I said, "Just a story about a fairly new business in our area. He has been in the forest industry for a long time and has another company as well called Seaway Timber Harvesting that has been in operation for several decades. He is just breaking into the pellet field.".

His pellet company is fairly new. I know Curran is not new. His Seaway Timber Harvesting company is not new. Have you burned any of their pellets?
 
Their pellets are ok....I prefer their blend and softwoods over the hardwood. If they can be had at a good price I buy them. Sometimes lowest has them under the name north americans...they are the blend
 
.........Have you burned any of their pellets?

Actually, yes. I bought some of the re-bagged Curran's that Lowes sold last winter. As I said, mediocre at best. They would have to be pretty cheap for me to get them again. Poor heat output, and excess ash.
 
I don't know anything about pellets. I have never burned them. Which kind did you burn? What do you mean by re-bagged?

I see Curran sells several kinds. (4) Here is a link to them. http://curranpellets.com/products.html

Here is a link to one description from Curran's page. http://curranpellets.com/documents/QualityPelletsMakeTheDifference.pdf

Here is a link to a pellet review site and reviews several folks their gave. http://www.woodpelletreviews.com/Reviews/Wood-Pellets/Curran-Wood-Pellets.html

When did you get and burn the pellets you burned from them? I wonder if the quality has gotten better since they first got started? I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Curran a few years back and he has a good reputation. Hard worker, and a professional. I suppose with any business it may take some time to get a consistant, quality product. Is it the same with pellets as it is with wood. Generally better results with hardwood? I see they make just hardwood, just softwood, etc.
 
"Rebagged" means pellets of one brand that have been rebranded, often for a big box store. Think of it sort of like when Toyota sold the Corolla as a Chevy Nova.

The North Americans/Currans get mixed reviews here, with some considering it their "go to" pellet and others finding a lot of ash. imacman captures the general sentiment over the past year that these are an "if the price is right" pellet. Here are some threads you may be interested in re: North Americans/rebagged Currans:

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/noth-american-wood-pellets-and-your-inputs-in-general.82805/

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/high-ash-north-american-pellets.84114/
 
Burning pellets isn't exactly like burning cord wood. The pellet making process makes the hardwood/softwood debate almost meaningless. The fiber compression that takes place removes the density advantage hardwood enjoys in the cord wood burning world. Usually any good Douglas fir pellet will ace out the best hardwood pellets.
 
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Hindsight being 20/20, all the more reason to get a stove that isn't picky about the fuel. Well worth the investment. Improves you options to get better pellet bargains. Like insulation, a versatile stove is an investment that keeps paying back.

Very true.
 
The hardwood blend(both Curran and NA's) is like imacman states. A bit below average. The Curran hardwoods and softwoods fair a little better. To get up to where the top dogs are, They got some work to do! I'll burn them if the price is right. Like save$ states, Having a none picky stove is priceless! Not much my beast can't handle.
 
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