Pellet Pig Strikes Again

[86 toy]

well i did it! went this evening and picked up 4 tons of clean energy pellets at lowes on 0% for 18 months.. here are the pics so it really did happen

nothing like an old big block chevy to get the job done :coolgrin:

Nice haul but it looks like you still have a lot of room on that trailer. Put that "Big Block Chevy" to work, you can't beat cubic inches when work like this needs to be done.

I was a Chevy guy many years ago and still have my 75 GMC Jimmy retired to snow plow duty, but now Ford is paying the bills.
I wanted to grab my neighbors trailer and put all 6 tons on it but he was using it to transport his skid steer for snow bank removal so I ended up using mine and did 3 tons at a time.

well 4 ton put that trailer at its limit.. it's a 10000 lb equipment hauler so 8000 lbs of pellets plus the 2100 lbs the trailer weighs it was at it limit.. the 454 was working hard but i think it could pull more if the hitch could handle it.. that truck and trailer is my best friends we have built it from the frame up...

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Yes you have the big rig for sure. Is it a big savings when buy like that. What is the price per ton?

IIRC Snowy (who burns nut shells) pays $40.00 per ton.

 

[ironpony]

Had a several more 10% off coupons from Lowe's that expire 02/15/11 and decided to get a few more pellets, 6 tons to be exact. They had the Infernos, YUK, and Prestologs in stock at the Plainville Ct. store, $187 a ton. I have burned the Prestologs from this batch and have no clinker issues and the heat output is slightly better than the Stove Chow I have. I picked up 3 tons of the Prestologs Saturday and stored them in the basement and went back today to get the other 3 tons. They came out with a ton of Somerset's for the guy loading his van and I asked if they had any more and they had 1 ton left so I took it along with 2 tons of the Prestologs. I haven't tried the Somerset's and this is against the try before you buy a ton but took them anyways.
The problem was getting them to the basement hatchway, 3 tons of pellets 5.5 tons of Excursion and trailer 2+ feet of snow = stuck in my mind, I decided it get out the old 1974 Ariens snowblower and make a path in the rear yard to the basement hatchway.
I now have 10.75 tons in the basement ready to burn, Stove Chow, Somerset's, Hammer's, Spruce Point's, Prestolog's and a few bags of Vermont's, Okanagan's, Rocky Mountain's.
The new puppy Cayanne checking out my pellets.

HA! 10.75 tons is a mere pitance
you are still a little piggy
come back when you have 20 plus tons in storage
then you will be truly worthy

cute puppy

 

[Snowy Rivers]

I can get 30,000 pounds in the truck.

I can store about 7000 pounds on the premises without having it piled in the yard.

Snowy

 

[Spartan]

HA! 10.75 tons is a mere pitance
you are still a little piggy
come back when you have 20 plus tons in storage
then you will be truly worthy

cute puppy

Did you ever hear the story of the F-16 pilot boasting about his speed to a Cessna Cub just before the SR-71 went by and pulled his wings off?

I just came back from looking at pellet boilers. If I go ahead (despite the daggers coming from my wifes eyes), I'm looking at bulk feeding into my cold room. I'm just concerned what to do with 40-50 tons if the house starts tilting........or I change the neighborhood gravitational field......LOL!

But so far, I'm playing with a couple of bags...... *squeek*

 

[PJF1313]

HA! 10.75 tons is a mere pitance
you are still a little piggy
come back when you have 20 plus tons in storage
then you will be truly worthy

cute puppy

Did you ever hear the story of the F-16 pilot boasting about his speed to a Cessna Cub just before the SR-71 went by and pulled his wings off? ....

:lol:

The only aircraft the I know of that actually grows about 6" and DOESN'T leak at speed....

 

[FordMastertech]

Had a several more 10% off coupons from Lowe's that expire 02/15/11 and decided to get a few more pellets, 6 tons to be exact. They had the Infernos, YUK, and Prestologs in stock at the Plainville Ct. store, $187 a ton. I have burned the Prestologs from this batch and have no clinker issues and the heat output is slightly better than the Stove Chow I have. I picked up 3 tons of the Prestologs Saturday and stored them in the basement and went back today to get the other 3 tons. They came out with a ton of Somerset's for the guy loading his van and I asked if they had any more and they had 1 ton left so I took it along with 2 tons of the Prestologs. I haven't tried the Somerset's and this is against the try before you buy a ton but took them anyways.
The problem was getting them to the basement hatchway, 3 tons of pellets 5.5 tons of Excursion and trailer 2+ feet of snow = stuck in my mind, I decided it get out the old 1974 Ariens snowblower and make a path in the rear yard to the basement hatchway.
I now have 10.75 tons in the basement ready to burn, Stove Chow, Somerset's, Hammer's, Spruce Point's, Prestolog's and a few bags of Vermont's, Okanagan's, Rocky Mountain's.
The new puppy Cayenne checking out my pellets.

HA! 10.75 tons is a mere pitance
you are still a little piggy
come back when you have 20 plus tons in storage
then you will be truly worthy

Maybe some day I will be a big piggy but being a little piggy ain't so bad for now.

cute puppy

We had to get a playmate for our 10 year old Golden Retriever Sage. She has been lonesome since her mother Nutmeg passed away last June, thus the pup Cayenne.
I think they like each other.

 

[turbotech]

Looking great troops.

Goota love all the heavy duty hardware to go get pellets.

He is how I do the nut shells.

Haul the stuff home in the rig and then fill many many barrels, plastic garbage cans and other containers.

Snowy

There is nothing I enjoy more than seeing the American flag along with a rig setup with a chute for manual labor dumping "waste" product put to good use. That is one of the best pictures I have seen in a long time.

 

[ironpony]

Did you ever hear the story of the F-16 pilot boasting about his speed to a Cessna Cub just before the SR-71 went by and pulled his wings off?

havent heard that one, but do you know where the F-14 saying "Anytime Baby came from?
during development of the F-14 the US sent one over to Russia for a demo,
they sent up one F-14 and ten MIGS the F-14 splashed them all and returned
when the pilot exited the aircraft he exclaimed Anytime Baby
true story

 

[ironpony]

[ The only aircraft the I know of that actually grows about 6" and DOESN'T leak at speed....[/quote]

pine barrons you have probably seen your share of F-14s flying around
I grew up there and worked for Grumman in R&D