Tractor Supply Pellets
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tbear853
Feeling the Heat
I just bought a few bags on the 29th, I tried to look up by bar code, maybe NEWP ... "7 4939410780 2" was the bar code on mine. They seem to be doing OK. Was a guy there buying some because SS was out, he said last ones he got were awful ... but there he was buying more?
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TSC corporate does it a couple different ways. They will buy pellets in quantity from any extruder who will package them in their house brand bags (which is what you have a picture of) or the will bulk buy a branded pellet (usually in the off season) and retail them. I get mine at TSC but I buy them in the early fall when there is a clear choice as to their house brand (iffy) and a reputable extruder's brand. Early buying will always be cheaper than during season buying as well.
Anything in the TSC bags can be from anywhere and they are usually (but not always) sub standard pellets. I avoid them. Tried a couple of the house bags some tears back, they were terrible.
Anything in the TSC bags can be from anywhere and they are usually (but not always) sub standard pellets. I avoid them. Tried a couple of the house bags some tears back, they were terrible.
Probably because no one had any....lol Always good to pre plan your pellet requirements.
I bought 1ton of TSC pellets in the same color bags this year. On outside of the clear cellophane wrapping it had Lignetics tag on it. So you just never know what you might get...but at least I had a decent clue. Actually they have been pretty good pellet...better than local opinions I got around me.
tbear853
Feeling the Heat
I've run probably 8-10 bags of their softwood and another say 4 of their hardwood. They didn't seem bad just average in my very limited experience. One bag must've gotten wet at some point, it was full of disintegrated pellets.
I bought another several bags of hardwood from a semi-local Lowe's and they were much better than the TSC. Prices were about $5.50 per bag. Here in north Texas I buy in small quantities, don't have the storage space for a full ton.
I bought another several bags of hardwood from a semi-local Lowe's and they were much better than the TSC. Prices were about $5.50 per bag. Here in north Texas I buy in small quantities, don't have the storage space for a full ton.
bogieb
Minister of Fire
You have to run the UPC code to find out what kind of pellets are in there. My local TSC has Maine Woods Pellets (not to be confused with Maine's Best). These are my go to pellets as a good value. They are a nice middle-of-the-road pellet and I can usually get them for $200-215/ton (an excellent price out this way).
I don't buy TSC's if my local place happens to have other codes on the bags (which has only happened once) because I've run GS and NEWPs and prefer not to do so again . However, I don't let my tonnage get low so I can wait for them to rotate out of stock . If they are MWP's, they will have a code of 852453003066
I don't buy TSC's if my local place happens to have other codes on the bags (which has only happened once) because I've run GS and NEWPs and prefer not to do so again . However, I don't let my tonnage get low so I can wait for them to rotate out of stock . If they are MWP's, they will have a code of 852453003066
If you have a bag with wet, mush pellets, TSC will exchange it for a good bag, always have. You take the empty bag(s) back and they will give you good ones, no charge, exchange. Done that many times in the past. TSC 'associates. have a bad habit of running the forks through the bottom bags.
Ssyko
Minister of Fire
I don't care what they are in my situation. Just so long as they aren't wet and crumbly.
In reality, you can store them outside, in the weather, so long as you keep the plastic overcover on the pallet and there are no holes or tears in it. I used to do that way back when with no issue. You just have to make sure the overcover (that comes on every pallet of pellets remains secure and like I said, no holes in it.
I've found the best time to buy pellets is in the summer when retailers have left over pellets sitting around they want to sell off. You just have to use discretion when buying them and look hard at the condition of the bags. In as much as the bags are easy to puncture, left over pellets can have holes in the bags from poor handling by store associates.
bogieb
Minister of Fire
Lucky you!I got lucky i got 3 ton of lauzon(280 ton)out of quebec and 1 ton (180) from tsc and it just happens they got theres from lauzon lol I will watch for them next year and load up. The maxx will eat anything you throw in the hopper
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