michaeladams
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menards has 199.00 for a pallet of pellets till the 25th.best price of the year so far.i stocked up with 3 pallets of pellets.
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michaeladams
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i'm sorry,it was 193 dollars per ton(pallet)
trailshredder
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I just picked up 6 ton at 165.oo a ton today at TSC. Best price I could find.
michaeladams
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three tons or pallets will heat me all winter exept for the really cold days i might need some help from the fuel oil funace
$193 isnt all that special a price in the yoop either. Price has gone up a bit for me, I was selling 'good' ones at $185 this spring. A couple years ago, they were $245. Saw some in Lake Linden this summer for $160 I think.
In the several years I have sold them, I have found there are HUGE differences in pellets. Price is not the bottom line for any of my customers. For that reason, I do not dare change brands as a good pellet carries great loyalty here.
From brand to brand, there are huge differences in BTU value but the bigger selling point to my clients is ash content. Even a little more ash....and they are not happy. I get to try many brands as vendors give me samples to try in the hope of getting my sales....huge differences between many of them.
I have sold 2 brands that were top knotch. High end BTU and super low ash content. I changed to the second brand 2 yrs ago only because the company that I was buying from was very disorganized and unable to meet commitments. Both companies use a recipe to make pellets. That means that the bag you burned last year is identical to the bag you will burn tonight.
Some manufacturers use whatever sawdust gets dumped off to them that day, some bags are super and others burn like junk.
In the several years I have sold them, I have found there are HUGE differences in pellets. Price is not the bottom line for any of my customers. For that reason, I do not dare change brands as a good pellet carries great loyalty here.
From brand to brand, there are huge differences in BTU value but the bigger selling point to my clients is ash content. Even a little more ash....and they are not happy. I get to try many brands as vendors give me samples to try in the hope of getting my sales....huge differences between many of them.
I have sold 2 brands that were top knotch. High end BTU and super low ash content. I changed to the second brand 2 yrs ago only because the company that I was buying from was very disorganized and unable to meet commitments. Both companies use a recipe to make pellets. That means that the bag you burned last year is identical to the bag you will burn tonight.
Some manufacturers use whatever sawdust gets dumped off to them that day, some bags are super and others burn like junk.
michaeladams
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193 dollars is a good price for my hardwood pellets.the cheap ones suk
polarisrider1
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Anyone see a pattern here? You get what you pay for, like anything else. Also from polling my neighbors with pellet stoves, they say not all stoves burn the same and you need to try the different pellet brands to find the one that works best with your particular stove. So it looks like a little "Rocket Science" may be involved.
Lake County
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X2 with The Bluff man.
Especially when out riding for 10-15 hours only to walk into a 50 degree house due to bad pellets.
Especially when out riding for 10-15 hours only to walk into a 50 degree house due to bad pellets.
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lenny
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I like the pellets I buy from Matt, By the way, gonna need a few tons before long.
What's the current price on the Lumberjack brand?
What's the current price on the Lumberjack brand?
After two years of burning pellets my feelings are as follows:
1.) Same brand can differ from year to year depending on that brands availability to resources. Burned one brand the first year and started with it the second. Found far more ash the second year. The dealer that I purchased the stove and pellets from says he has found this to be true from year to year with the same brand.
2.) You do have to fool with these things a bit. I have a Harman PF 100 (full house furnace, not corner stove type) and I have replaced the igniter once and fidgeted with it most of the first year.
3.) Once you do get these things dialed in, find a good clean pellet (whether soft or hard wood) these things do work well.
4.) Monthly maintenance is roughly 30 minutes to scrape the burn pot, dump the ash and do a general clean up.
6.) I bring in roughly 60 bags at a time (once every 5-6 weeks) and this takes me about 30 minutes with my wifes help.
7.) I ran propane previously and I have found that burning wood pellets is 1/3 the cost of propane.
1.) Same brand can differ from year to year depending on that brands availability to resources. Burned one brand the first year and started with it the second. Found far more ash the second year. The dealer that I purchased the stove and pellets from says he has found this to be true from year to year with the same brand.
2.) You do have to fool with these things a bit. I have a Harman PF 100 (full house furnace, not corner stove type) and I have replaced the igniter once and fidgeted with it most of the first year.
3.) Once you do get these things dialed in, find a good clean pellet (whether soft or hard wood) these things do work well.
4.) Monthly maintenance is roughly 30 minutes to scrape the burn pot, dump the ash and do a general clean up.
6.) I bring in roughly 60 bags at a time (once every 5-6 weeks) and this takes me about 30 minutes with my wifes help.
7.) I ran propane previously and I have found that burning wood pellets is 1/3 the cost of propane.
michaeladams
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my neice threw a spoon in the hopper and no one seen,took all day to get it out of the auger.i also agree about different pellets for different folks,i myself like menards or farmco.they seem pretty consistent and they are close.