Barefoot No Dates?

Picked up 5 ton of BF the other day. The store just received 2 loads and started advertising for the season. I noticed they stopped putting a manufacture date on the bags which is mildly disappointing. I like to rotate stock. Just something I noticed.

 

Still waiting for my dealer here in Pa to let me know when mine will be there.
got some Hamer Hots, Barefoot and Northern Warmth Sprucewoods,,

 

I can't find Hammer Hots. I'd love to pick some up bu I think I'd have to travel too far and its not worth it. I also picked up a ton of American Fiber softwood pellets. Hope I don't regret that one.

 

Those AWF softies burn nice but they sure do like to funnel like crazy in the hopper.

 

I would say that more of the softies i have burned funnel more than not..
seems like too much loose fines is the culprit.
they clog up my slideplate and nothing gets thru thereby backing up[ funneling] on the side walls of the hopper.

 

That's pellet speak for "I bought the wrong stove"!!

 

I didn't notice that this was in the pellet forum, just saw the title and clicked...was thinking that is was gonna be about the trials of dating in WV or something

 

Last year was my first year with an Harman Accentra insert. I usually push the pellets down the hopper when I check it or fill it. Now these things not sliding down the hopper and it not feeding will suck. But I guess its live and learn.

 

The good news for you is that I've never had that problem with Barefoot. I'll end up with maybe a couple handfuls of pellets left in the hopper. It's almost like they're hand-polished or something
I agree with Tullytown (go Iggles!) that a buildup of fines makes the problem worse.

Back to the dates... yes, I noticed that the bags I've bought this year were undated. But I always assumed that was just the date the bags were printed up.

 

Agree, I doubt they would stamp each bag with the date just before they fill it!

 

Probably now that I think about it. But at lest its a ballpark figure.

 

Believe it or not, some mills do stamp the bags at the time they are filled. I picked up some at the end of last season, they came from Eastern Shore Forest Products (bought at TSC). See picture below, I bought these on March 18. Talk about fresh?

 

since my last post i burned a ton of hamer hots and no pellet funneling or fines jams at the slide plate so it's deff a softwood issue..