Started digging into a batch of shells that are possibly 2009 vintage that were stored in the Barn. Much smaller pieces than what we are getting...
Yesterday was a little stove day and through the night too. This morning, ahhhh noooo, Big one back on line again. Big weather system rolling in...
Got a weee break in the weather today and busted butt. Went out and got the second load this afternoon before the next big rain maker comes...
Big issue here is that storing the stuff as "half shells" takes up huge amounts of extra space as compared to the stuff we now get. Being run...
Considering just that. A small hopper with a pair of rollers Not hard at all, just more fooling that I would rather avoid if possible. This...
Hey, it works. With the shells, the only source is BULK, and we have to haul them from the plant. Big issue is the storage capacity. The...
Cool The dude we dealt with has the 55 plastics with a band clamp type lids, but $40 I can live well with the steel 55's with the lid that has...
BINGO Called around and score eleven 55 gallon storage barrels for our second dumpster full. Local dude jacked me around for 2 days so we drove...
My fan box is an exact duplicate of the factory unit, other than I built it with heavier materials. The fan assembly mounted originally with...
No luck on another dumpster at a decent price, but got hold of eleven 55 gallon food grade drums with removable clamp on tops. Got to pick them...
eatonpcat We load the shells in barrels and store some in the basement and others in an out building. From there we sift them through a screen...
45 F right now Yesterday it was barely above freezing.
Yesterday was likely the nastiest day that we have done a shell run since we have been doing it. Was cold with a bit of ice pellets falling....
The weather is great, but not for long. Just got a call back from the nut plant, and we are a GO for shells this morning. I got the outfit all...
We have three pellet stoves in the 2400 ft ranch style, and dust is a common issue. In the summer it's the dust from horse paddocks outdoors that...
We have been in a dry east wind pattern here with lows in the 20's F and highs in the 40 F range the past few days. Big Whit running around the...
Local paper mill used to burn them, but the mill shut down a few weeks ago for ??????? nobody knows how long.
Mysterious, hmmmm Somebody with a torch ???:whistle:
Oregon is one of the largest producers of hazelnuts in the world. The Willamette Valley where we are grows huge quantities of them. The shells...
About 2-3 times what wood pellets are. No worries, just clean more often. When I can heat a 2400 sq ft house for under $100 a season I can clean...
