Pallet Pete's pellet processing! :-)

"When I stacked wood" - I know that was an obscure reference - LOL. And no, I didn't mean wood pellets.

BUT - doh, I was respnonding to Dexter's post, so yeah, I'm the idiot

 

I was at Menards last night and all they had were Michigan's and one tattered bag of AWF hardwood.

I stopped at Home Depot afterwards (was on a quest for a few gallons of RV antifreeze for the drain traps up north and Menards was sold out) and they had a brand that I had never heard of. I left my phone at home, so no pic and I promptly forgot what the name was, but it did start with a T. $269/ton is too rich for my blood for an unknown pellet.

My stacks are the exact opposite of Dexters. Imagine a flatbed truck hauling pellets that got broadsided by a freight train. My stacks might look a little better than that.

 

I saw last week that they were $3.99/bag, but they're back to $4.49 a bag as of last night, at least at their Comstock Park store. I brought home another ton this past Thursday. Family Farm and Home had a 10% off anything sale last Tursday through Thursday. $214 and change out the door with tax. Not a bad price all things considered.

I have right around 3.5 ton in the stash now. If winter weather temperature predictions hold true, that should get me through the season. I always end up bringing home 10 or so bags whenever I come across something decent. If predictions change, I could grab another ton as the store down the road from me has at least 100 tons in stock, maybe more.

 

ThermaGlo's maybe? Probably not, but they are at the HD's around here this year.

 

That mignt be it. What I found odd was that the skid was wrapped in black plastic with no name on the outside of it. I had to tear away a bit of the plastic to read what was on the bag.

 

American Wood Pellets from Corunna, MI? I bought a few bags of those as I'm seeing them pop up quite a bit around here.

 

I must have missed the 3.99 sale some how. I have seen american pellet fuel before.

 

AWF, american wood fibers.

 

The AWF hardwoods are decent. I bought a few bags of the AWF softwoods last year. They were great, but too hard for me to choke down at at nearly $7 a bag.

 

That is how they are wrapped here - so that is probably what they are. They're an okay pellet but range in size from 1/2" to 2-1/2". Plenty of ash but burn with decent heat. If your HD has Stove Chows (ours do), I think those are a bit better - at least in my stoves they are.