DRIFTER_016 Posted September 30, 2015 Report Posted September 30, 2015 Checked out the website. Both the models show hopper capacity of 60LBS. You said 40LBS. Do they have a smaller version not listed? Nope, my mistake. Thought it was 40#. 60 is better!!!
captpierre Posted September 30, 2015 Report Posted September 30, 2015 I'm guessing those pellets are not cheap.
DRIFTER_016 Posted September 30, 2015 Report Posted September 30, 2015 I'm guessing those pellets are not cheap. About $300 a ton ($5/bag). Not bad at all.
manitoubass2 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Posted October 1, 2015 About $300 a ton ($5/bag). Not bad at all. Wow thats way less then i would have guessed Drifter always on point!
captpierre Posted October 1, 2015 Report Posted October 1, 2015 What would a ton of dried hardwood fetch?
DRIFTER_016 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Posted October 1, 2015 What would a ton of dried hardwood fetch? $350 for a full cord here. And it's not hardwood it's black spruce.
manitoubass2 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Posted October 1, 2015 Look at the time saved as well and convenience I think thats a heck of a deal
Rod Caster Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) If I had to purchase my firewood, I'd seriously look into getting a pellet stove as my main ( or 'secondary') heat source. Firewood is free at my place, so it's worth the time and effort. This is my large shed, approx. 15 single cords here. Also have a few bags of splintered cedar. This is my small shed near the house, approx. 8 cords here. I found a cool piece of yellow birch and put linseed oil on it to preserve it. The other 7 are in piles in the bush waiting to be moved. It's getting cold out there!! Edited October 1, 2015 by Rod Caster
DRIFTER_016 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) There's plenty of dead wood @ my cabin but I like the ease and cleanliness of the pellet stove. My piles of dead wood are going to be used in the fire pit. Edited October 1, 2015 by DRIFTER_016
Rod Caster Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Posted October 1, 2015 Black spruce is considered junk here
IndySKS Posted October 1, 2015 Report Posted October 1, 2015 Bought this today, too bad my wood is all done for the year http://www.tscstores.com/FOREST-KING-25-TON-LOG-SPLITTER-P33246.aspx#.VgyXpOes-c3
bigbuck Posted October 1, 2015 Report Posted October 1, 2015 Its considered 'junk down here because we have an abundance of hardwood. If all you have is spruce, guess what you will be burning?
lew Posted October 1, 2015 Report Posted October 1, 2015 About $300 a ton ($5/bag). Not bad at all. Just curious Dave but have you any idea how may bags you'd go through in a typical 24 hours with that pellet stove in the new cabin.
manitoubass2 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Posted October 1, 2015 Just curious Dave but have you any idea how may bags you'd go through in a typical 24 hours with that pellet stove in the new cabin. Its a dry -45 there everyday??? About 60lbs an hour is my guess?
lew Posted October 1, 2015 Report Posted October 1, 2015 Its a dry -45 there everyday Yeah, my dad grew up in Saskatchewan and he told me the same stuff, that you don't feel it as much cause it's dry. I told him -45 is stupid cold no matter how wet or dry it is
manitoubass2 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Posted October 1, 2015 Yeah, my dad grew up in Saskatchewan and he told me the same stuff, that you don't feel it as much cause it's dry. I told him -45 is stupid cold no matter how wet or dry it is ???
bigbuck Posted October 1, 2015 Report Posted October 1, 2015 This true Lew!!! -45 is just plain crazy!! Put the wind chill in and then what is it??
manitoubass2 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Posted October 1, 2015 This true Lew!!! -45 is just plain crazy!! Put the wind chill in and then what is it?? I dont even wanna know When in the oilfield way up in northern alberta we worked in -60's and i never wanna do it again(my hands hurt just thinking about it)
DRIFTER_016 Posted October 2, 2015 Report Posted October 2, 2015 Just curious Dave but have you any idea how may bags you'd go through in a typical 24 hours with that pellet stove in the new cabin. My buddies mom in the Fairbanks area has one of these stoves. She's older and keeps her place really warm (over 80*). And she uses 1 1/4 bags per day during the cold winters there. My guess is 1 pallet of pellets will last me over a year.
lew Posted October 2, 2015 Report Posted October 2, 2015 My buddies mom in the Fairbanks area has one of these stoves. She's older and keeps her place really warm (over 80*). And she uses 1 1/4 bags per day during the cold winters there. My guess is 1 pallet of pellets will last me over a year. Thanks Dave, doesn't sound too bad at all.
OhioFisherman Posted October 2, 2015 Report Posted October 2, 2015 The Amish saw mills in my area used to have mountains of hardwood sawdust at their facilities. Most had some sort of belted conveyor to take it out of the building, they had piles of it higher than the buildings. They had trouble giving it away! All at once that changed, suddenly they had huge dumpsters at the end of the conveyors that the sawdust went into, pellet makers? Some did the same with slab wood, it was put in huge dumpsters and was taken away to be ground into mulch. Some of those places seemed to have an acre of ground or more filled with mountains of slabwood. LOL, the good old days, I used to be able to fill my tandem axle trailer that held a cord and a quarter of wood with short cut slab wood for 20-25 bucks.
Dara Posted October 2, 2015 Report Posted October 2, 2015 A new pellet plant is about to open in Wawa in the building where the OSB plant was. They plan on loading rail cars sending to a ship and shipping to the UK for power plants something like a million tons a year...all jack pine and spruce
mikdor Posted October 3, 2015 Report Posted October 3, 2015 I used to have one made by Norwood industries north of Orillia and it was awesome, I might know a guy that may sell his as he never uses it. Pm me if You are interested and I will find out for You. Mike
SirCranksalot Posted October 3, 2015 Report Posted October 3, 2015 Its considered 'junk down here because we have an abundance of hardwood. If all you have is spruce, guess what you will be burning? My guess would be that more Canadians heat with softwood than with hardwood, S. Ont. being an exception. Most all the wood for sale here is hardwood but I ususlly scrounge some softwood. I thing he ideal ratio is somewhere around 2:1 for hardwood. Softwood is good for milder days and is great for getting the stove and flue heated fast, which is important to reduce soot deposits.
Rod Caster Posted October 3, 2015 Author Report Posted October 3, 2015 I used to have one made by Norwood industries north of Orillia and it was awesome, I might know a guy that may sell his as he never uses it. Pm me if You are interested and I will find out for You. Mike Do they work well in rough trails and up hills? My guess would be that more Canadians heat with softwood than with hardwood, S. Ont. being an exception. Agreed. Let's start a business importing hardwood to the far north
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