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Shelled Corny

09-14-2005 04:19:08

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Thanks to all the members who helped with my bushel to gallon question. I'll be needing to store about 5 tons of corn for a corn stove that I just ordered off ebay, Right now I've been burning wood pellets for the last 5 years, saved a ton of money, but now it seems that pellets have sky rocketed so there's no better time than present to invest in a corn stove. Pellets right now in my area are $161.50 a ton compared to $127.00 a ton last year but corn is going for $80.00 a ton- do the math (-: Question is, any of you guys have a corn stove that could give me some pointers?
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Corny

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Meryl

09-15-2005 07:30:00

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Re: Corn heat in reply to Shelled Corny, 09-14-2005 04:19:08

I understand burning wood for heat, wood and coal was all we used at home when I was a kid. I can even see burning corn, because it is pretty cheap. But what's the deal with buying wood that has been processed into pellets? Doesn't the processing add a whole lot to the price?

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Stan in Oly, WA

09-16-2005 22:24:24

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Re: Corn heat in reply to Meryl, 09-15-2005 07:30:00

Hi, Meryl

Could be the processing doesn't involve all that much. If the raw material for wood pellets is a by-product of lumber milling and there's no other major use for it, mills might be happy to take very little for it rather than incur a disposal cost. Turning sawdust and wood chips into pellets strikes me as kind of a low tech operation.

I'm just speculating.

All the best, Stan

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Shelled Corny

09-15-2005 18:15:48

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Re: Corn heat in reply to Meryl, 09-15-2005 07:30:00

The price of wood pellets is still a lot cheaper than oil and the like, The nice thing about burning pellets or corn is the "Ease" of it, fill the hopper with fuel, light it,set the thermostat and let it burn for up to 2 days.
Our pellet stove has saved us 1000's of dollars

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Stan in Oly, WA

09-14-2005 12:29:18

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Re: Corn heat in reply to Shelled Corny, 09-14-2005 04:19:08

Hi, S C

Easy enough to do the math if the question is how much less does a ton of corn cost than a ton of wood pellets. But what you really need to know is how much a BTU from corn costs compared to a BTU from wood pellets. Convenience aside, the amount of heat you get for your dollar is what matters.

All the best, Stan

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09-14-2005 07:01:11

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Re: Corn heat in reply to Shelled Corny, 09-14-2005 04:19:08

Hey Corny,
We're thinkin 'bout putting in a pellet stove (but would also consider corn)... where are you located (what kind of winters do ya have), and 'bout how many ton of fuel do ya go through in a winter? 'Round here, pellets are up a tad, but are still selling for around $150, just not sure how many ton will get through a winter here in Wyoming. My thought is that with natural gas at current prices (couple of increases in the last 6 months) an alternative fuel stove might save us a couple hundred $$ over the heating season (not including the purchase price of the stove)... my fear though, is that NG prices will double (or worse) an by February I'll be sayin coulda, shoulda. Thanks for any help!
Best Regards, DL

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Coldiron

09-15-2005 06:25:27

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Re: Corn heat in reply to DL, 09-14-2005 07:01:11

Our home here in the Idaho panhandle is 2800 sq ft and we burn about 6 tons of pellets at 125.00 a ton in the stores today. It stores well in the basement area near our pellet furnace. I wonder how 6 tons of corn in our basement would attract rodents? I guess we could use them for protein if gasoline gets so high we cant eat steak. LOL

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Shelled Corny

09-14-2005 20:56:24

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Re: Corn heat in reply to DL, 09-14-2005 07:01:11

I'm in NY and we burn about 6 tons a year

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mike brown

09-15-2005 08:49:12

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Re: Corn heat in reply to Shelled Corny, 09-14-2005 20:56:24

6T. That's a lot of basement space!
A corn grower near here heats with corn and set up a metal feed bin behind his house with a spiral auger through the wall for his fuel corn.

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