uses for a lot of unseasoned sawdust

[born2trot]

Ah interesting, i was hoping to burn it, but trading it to livery yards and turning into mulch is better than letting it rot.

 

still waiting to hear from british hardwoods about their sawdust stove and if it can burn green sawdust?

 

Chris I dont think livery yards would take it as it is of no use for bedding ( shavings yes ). Livery clients could use it to dry horses legs in winter but the sawdust would have to be dry.

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

mix with manure to make tree planting composts.

[offgridchris]

ive just found info suggesting the moisture content only has to get to 60% for the sawdust burner to work. im hoping to make a double barrel stove next year and use it in a wooden hot tub.

 

anyway the project is on the list. i just have to bag up the sawdust and store it for later.

[firewood]

farmers love it for bedding cattle. not sure they will pay you for it. but most will collect for free and give you loads of sacks to put it in or load it away themselves.

 

mixed in with straw and cowpats it makes an excellent soil improver especially on heavy clay soils (so i have been told.)

 

failing that just keep storing it up.. the arrival of RHI is sure to push demand for pellets and chip thru the roof and there will be a big scramble to secure any amount of raw material no matter how wet it is (my prediction for 2012).

[slasherscot]

what about free range pig units......they need sawdust etc for bedding the pigs

[firewood]

flying out at £15/builders bag.

£20/has slowed em somewhat.

what u milling,popular,as even 2 week felled beech soaked horse wee up.????

 

bob, who is buying it and what are they using it for?

[Ian Leach]

How about this ?? sure you can make one easily enough.

British Hardwoods Online

[offgridchris]

ian, ive emailed them about using the burner with green sawdust, but no reply.

 

im about to test our rayburn as a sawdust burner. my plan is to dry the sawdust in the bottom oven and then fill the fire box with saw dust with a cardboard tube in the middle. a bit of sand on the top to stop it burning. the sawdust will be lit from the bottom ash pit. if its enough fuel to heat the hot water tank i'll be happy.

[tree monkey]

what about your local auction for bedding the sales pens up its good if its fine because it can be washed away easier then collected in there middens.

plus wouldnt a wood pelleting comp buy it for using in there precessing plants?

[nutjob]

Ah interesting, i was hoping to burn it, but trading it to livery yards and turning into mulch is better than letting it rot.

 

still waiting to hear from british hardwoods about their sawdust stove and if it can burn green sawdust?

 

hi i have a local guy who mills a lot of oak ,i collect some of his dust off the horizontal bandsaw dry it and use it to smoke mackeral, very good grub. try some of the smokehouses about they may like what you throw out