I am looking to be able to pelletize wood ash and char (or otherwise make the materials into small compact pieces) so that I can either incorporate the ash/char into the compost windrows that I manage with a tractor loader, or spread it with a simple rotary slinger attached to the back of the tractor. I intend to spread this onto grazing and hay fields as an organic amendment and PH control. As it comes out of the furnace (and the gassifier at work) it is a very light ash that crumbles to flour-like powder upon being handled. I can not efficiently handle this on my ranch. I need to compact the materials into pellets or balls that are no more than about .10 - .30 inches dia. and firm enough to be able to be shoveled, bucketed, or augered into the slinger to be spread on the field. We are often windy here and I have tried handling the ash straight, but it blows into a vile storm. Any experience with industrial / commercial processes in this field or any rough ideas? I have looked at small rotating press wood pelletizers, but the abrasiveness of the ash and the cost of annual (or sooner) replacement of the die and rotating wheels is a little daunting. Thanks for any help.