This was an excellent and nicely explained video. I have just discovered the existence of these machines and I really appreciate how well you introduced the operation of it to me answering all my initial questions. Thank you fellow youtuber!
This is by far one of the most sustainable pellet processes I have seen. Great job! A lot actually crush logs into pulp/sawdust! then moisten or dry them automatically! then make pellets! I mean if you're going to waste all of that energy to make pellets why not jsut by a log burner instead of a pellet burner!!!!
Thank you for making this super video. Very helpful. I would use a hygrometer if I were you to make sure you have the same moisture content in your grass each time. A good used one is less than 20 bucks
@TeflonTron For several years we have heated our home with a 25kw pellet boiler, we used to burn just wheat straw pellets. You can provide all your heating and hot water with grass pellets, however grass pellets like straw pellets produce more ash than wood pellets and can create other issues.
@@jasonallen6836 LOL Oh come he’s 16! Why would you expect him to discover girls at 16? I’ve heard testosterone is low in the last 2 generations. I’m a genXer we were chasing girls at 10 didn’t have any idea what to do with them but we knew we wanted them.
@1BAFE34 People who buy these usually have pellet stoves that burn these types of pellets.They can make their own fuel pellets from materials they might otherwise burn or put in land fills.
What iff you placed them on grate to expell moisture after made then bagging to ensure no moisture intrusion, dry is better burn. Very impressed with video good work.
Grass doesn't burn as hot as wood and it makes a lot of ash. You can make pellets out of almost any plant waste, but is it worth it? If you're in a cold climate and a pellet stove is your primary heat source, I'd suggest you test different brands and different woods. You'll find a big difference in heat and the amount of ash between brands. I've found as much as a 30% heat difference in heat output. Any wood pellet produces more heat than ag waste pellets.
@qsk2pc602 The smoke is vented out of the building as a wood stove would. The stoves are much easier and cleaner to use and produce less smoke, too, than wood stoves.
Could you make grass tea first, before you make them into pellets, or would that screw up the lignin? A landscaper friend got me interested in making grass clipping tea as a great natural liquid fertilizer. It would be quite awesome to do both that, and then make pellets out of it afterwards, assuming I allow enough time for it to dry first.
We have a small farm only a couple of acres. We have access to cut grass from the areas our goats cannot graze. We are too small to own a hay baler. I'm wondering if these grass pellets are an option for us as a feed supplement for the goats? Easy to store.
I thought of this a while back. This is just about the perfect solution for carbon neutral home heating (and free). This is actually direct use of solar energy. The grass or weeds absorb the Sun's energy during the Summer; then its harvested and gives us this energy as heat in the Winter. All the CO2 given off by burning it is no more than was taken up during the Summer. One might even grow a small patch of tall plants for more biomass. Right now I'm experimenting with pressing briquettes with my arbor press.
CO2 is the molecular combination of carbon and oxygen that is chemically bound by burning. The carbon is taken from the plant, and the oxygen is taken from the air. The amount of CO2 that is created has nothing to do with how much the CO2 the plant already contains. If I'm understanding correctly, by your logic, burning wood would be just as efficient as burning grass due to the fact that wood also soaks in CO2 from the atmosphere during summer. CO2 isn't released by burning. It is CREATED by burning.
CrownOfTheTown Well, thank you for pointing that out. You're such a genius. No, grass DOES absorb CO2 from the atmosphere in photosynthesis. So do trees, but the CO2 might have been absorbed years ago.
discountbrains Yeah, I'm not trying to be rude, but I think perhaps you should read what I said one more time. No where did I say that grass doesn't absorb CO2. Of corse it absorbs CO2. My point is, The CO@ given off by burning is new CO2 being created by the burning process, and has little to do with the CO2 that the grass already contains.
discountbrains Yeah, I'm not trying to be rude, but I think perhaps you should read what I said one more time. No where did I say that grass doesn't absorb CO2. Of corse it absorbs CO2. My point is, The CO@ given off by burning is new CO2 being created by the burning process, and has little to do with the CO2 that the grass already contains.
CrownOfTheTown OK, so it replaces the original CO2, The original CO2 was broken down into C and O2. The plant releases the O2 into the atmosphere. This brings up a new question for me: Does the plant get all of its C from the atmosphere or does some of it come from the ground? Thus, does it release more CO2 in the atmosphere when burned than it had absorbed from CO2 in the air? But, then if this is so all the C it gets from the soil could have been tied to O2 and again it releases the O2 into the air or it just recombines it into other molecules.
@Hamish121212 The cost of feed is almost in hypre inflation mode now! In Arizona Alfalfa just about doubled last week if you can find any. I irrigate bermuda grass to feed the herd, If I can finish some of these other projects maybe I can start on another one!
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Hello sir, i would like to make my own grass pellets for my rabbits. Can i just use fresh grass and add some water to make pellets? Will they come out dry? Do i need to dry the pellets for proper storage? Thank you, sir.
what is the make and model of this pellet mill? Also if say the pellets water content was too high could you put it through multiple times to reduce it? Thanks
A 10HP pelletmill will produce 80+kg/hour. So in order to produce 2000 kg (should be more then plenty to cover winter and then some more) would take 25 hours, or 3 work days. These machines just have hoppers like any other machine. Fill the hopper, watch bag fill, remove bag and fill the hopper some more. Bigger plants have more automation. giant hoppers, transport belts and many more lights and switches, but essentially it's all the same.
I was wondering that as well. Where does somebody get cut grass at. I probably should go talk to some of the farmers around the village and find out where they get their grass from.
So?.... how much heat can you produce from these grass pellets. I have plenty of grass that needs mowed throughout the warm part of the year. Might it be a good trade off??
Thank you Sir for your video. I bought one of those in China and I didn't had any manuel so as you Can expect, I blocked the system with to dry material, I did not let thé machine heat enough etc. Now thé holes on the discwhich are suite small are blocked with ingredients ans its vert hard even water Can't move it. What should i do?
so if you make these Grass pellets and say you have 40lbs how long can you burn those in a pellet stove, will they last as long as wood pellets are they better
@troybrownrigg Hey mate - I have dairy goats on a couple of acres. I am looking at this and also thinking GOAT FOOD! I can harvest lots of grass during our summer season and pelletise it for feeding out in winter. Does anyone have any experience making grass or lucerne pellets for goat feed? I wonder if a small amount of molassess and minerals mixed with the water would work as this would add some nutrition. And perhaps a bit of grain.
Paul Ladendorf I was wondering the same thing. How much energy is needed to be put into making the pellets versus the amount of energy you are getting out of the pellets?
I'd like to see the grass pellets actually burning in a stove as well. The FREE aspect of the pellets is nice once you've paid for a multi-thousand dollar mill.... I've shy'd away from the purchase because I'm not sure if these pellets will perform well enough in my stove. If the ash content is too high compared to premium hardwood pellets it might plug up my burn pot & outside vent. I also don't want to buy ANOTHER multi-thousand dollar unit (hammer mill) to process other items to pelletize. :(
This is what i call green. where can i get this machine. i love it,what better than cutting your grass,rake leafs some sawdust,put it togethers and use it for Fuel?only in US. great how to.
Id like to add that anyone planning to make pellets out of cut grass or whatever needs to make sure they arent using a lot of chemicals on their grass. Even fertilizers.
This was an excellent and nicely explained video. I have just discovered the existence of these machines and I really appreciate how well you introduced the operation of it to me answering all my initial questions. Thank you fellow youtuber!
Just searched for pelletizer and met this one with very fetailed explanation of the start and making pf a good pellet. Thank you😊
Great video! Very informative, thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for the feedback!
This is by far one of the most sustainable pellet processes I have seen. Great job!
A lot actually crush logs into pulp/sawdust! then moisten or dry them automatically! then make pellets! I mean if you're going to waste all of that energy to make pellets why not jsut by a log burner instead of a pellet burner!!!!
Thank you for making this super video. Very helpful. I would use a hygrometer if I were you to make sure you have the same moisture content in your grass each time. A good used one is less than 20 bucks
Great information over what and what not to do. Thank you
@TeflonTron For several years we have heated our home with a 25kw pellet boiler, we used to burn just wheat straw pellets. You can provide all your heating and hot water with grass pellets, however grass pellets like straw pellets produce more ash than wood pellets and can create other issues.
Anyone else just randomly get recommended this in summer of 2020
I did.
Nov 2020, but, to be fair, I was watching some woodstove videos.
nah I searched for this
Nope, I actually looked this up.
As a landscaper I currently buy and use alfalfa pellets as an organic lawn fertilizer. Grass clipping shave about the same nutritional NPK.
Thank you sir -- That's great
great video, thank you
I definitely going to need one of those machines.
@nicosantiago31
not sure but if they are chopped up and the moisture content is 10-15% you should be able to.
Some older ones will too with some adjustment to the feed and air settings
This is so cool, im 16 and i just love taking maximum energy out of everything, i want one of pellet making machines
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@@TotalGAMIX im sure that thought of his was way gone after he met "females"
@@jasonallen6836 lmao🤣🤣🤣
@@jasonallen6836 LOL Oh come he’s 16! Why would you expect him to discover girls at 16? I’ve heard testosterone is low in the last 2 generations. I’m a genXer we were chasing girls at 10 didn’t have any idea what to do with them but we knew we wanted them.
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Nice invention. Is it also possible to feed animals with those pellets? They must be pretty nutricious.
really helpful thanks!
@1BAFE34
People who buy these usually have pellet stoves that burn these types of pellets.They can make their own fuel pellets from materials they might otherwise burn or put in land fills.
Thank you sir for this video. This is amazing..👍🏼But is the pellet good for chiken, sheep or fish? Because its only grass.
@trmulligan Yes, they sure can! You just gotta put them through a shredder of some sort to chop them into smaller pieces.
What iff you placed them on grate to expell moisture after made then bagging to ensure no moisture intrusion, dry is better burn. Very impressed with video good work.
Grass doesn't burn as hot as wood and it makes a lot of ash. You can make pellets out of almost any plant waste, but is it worth it? If you're in a cold climate and a pellet stove is your primary heat source, I'd suggest you test different brands and different woods. You'll find a big difference in heat and the amount of ash between brands. I've found as much as a 30% heat difference in heat output. Any wood pellet produces more heat than ag waste pellets.
@bazengao they're for burning in a multi fuel pellet stove.
@qsk2pc602 The smoke is vented out of the building as a wood stove would. The stoves are much easier and cleaner to use and produce less smoke, too, than wood stoves.
Awesome thanks heaps for your vid
CONGRATULATIONS!
very informative just what I was looking for cheers mate.
Beau boulot bravo
Could you make grass tea first, before you make them into pellets, or would that screw up the lignin? A landscaper friend got me interested in making grass clipping tea as a great natural liquid fertilizer. It would be quite awesome to do both that, and then make pellets out of it afterwards, assuming I allow enough time for it to dry first.
Ordered a mill, plans to make grass pellets for animal feed. Thanks for the info!
I watched this clip over and over, and i still watch it when I'm bored. I have a chicken farm and I make my own starter feed, Good luck everyone
Chicken poop might add to the flame?
Do make it into pellets?
@@sherrysaunders8410 yes, after Turing the material it into powder
We have a small farm only a couple of acres. We have access to cut grass from the areas our goats cannot graze. We are too small to own a hay baler. I'm wondering if these grass pellets are an option for us as a feed supplement for the goats? Easy to store.
I thought of this a while back. This is just about the perfect solution for carbon neutral home heating (and free). This is actually direct use of solar energy. The grass or weeds absorb the Sun's energy during the Summer; then its harvested and gives us this energy as heat in the Winter. All the CO2 given off by burning it is no more than was taken up during the Summer. One might even grow a small patch of tall plants for more biomass. Right now I'm experimenting with pressing briquettes with my arbor press.
CO2 is the molecular combination of carbon and oxygen that is chemically bound by burning. The carbon is taken from the plant, and the oxygen is taken from the air. The amount of CO2 that is created has nothing to do with how much the CO2 the plant already contains. If I'm understanding correctly, by your logic, burning wood would be just as efficient as burning grass due to the fact that wood also soaks in CO2 from the atmosphere during summer. CO2 isn't released by burning. It is CREATED by burning.
CrownOfTheTown
Well, thank you for pointing that out. You're such a genius. No, grass DOES absorb CO2 from the atmosphere in photosynthesis. So do trees, but the CO2 might have been absorbed years ago.
discountbrains Yeah, I'm not trying to be rude, but I think perhaps you should read what I said one more time. No where did I say that grass doesn't absorb CO2. Of corse it absorbs CO2. My point is, The CO@ given off by burning is new CO2 being created by the burning process, and has little to do with the CO2 that the grass already contains.
discountbrains Yeah, I'm not trying to be rude, but I think perhaps you should read what I said one more time. No where did I say that grass doesn't absorb CO2. Of corse it absorbs CO2. My point is, The CO@ given off by burning is new CO2 being created by the burning process, and has little to do with the CO2 that the grass already contains.
CrownOfTheTown
OK, so it replaces the original CO2, The original CO2 was broken down into C and O2. The plant releases the O2 into the atmosphere. This brings up a new question for me: Does the plant get all of its C from the atmosphere or does some of it come from the ground? Thus, does it release more CO2 in the atmosphere when burned than it had absorbed from CO2 in the air? But, then if this is so all the C it gets from the soil could have been tied to O2 and again it releases the O2 into the air or it just recombines it into other molecules.
@Hamish121212 The cost of feed is almost in hypre inflation mode now! In Arizona Alfalfa just about doubled last week if you can find any. I irrigate bermuda grass to feed the herd, If I can finish some of these other projects maybe I can start on another one!
How much are you spending on the electric to run this though. Does it actually offset the cost of using the over $1000 mill?
@GMELECTRONICS365
People do use these machines to make animal feed as well as fuel pellets!
Yes, definitely.
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pressure and friction heats it up
nice very informative
very cool video thank you for explaining all the steps. these pallets made of glass can be used and a pellet burning stove to heat up my home???
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Good easy technique
Hello sir, i would like to make my own grass pellets for my rabbits. Can i just use fresh grass and add some water to make pellets? Will they come out dry? Do i need to dry the pellets for proper storage? Thank you, sir.
Great video for homebrewers...heheh, try and put some hops on it!
Many pellet stoves today can handle biomass pellets like grass and leaves. See our video on making pellets with leaves.
Do you know if these would work in a FEMA type gasifier or would they produce to much ash?
what is the make and model of this pellet mill?
Also if say the pellets water content was too high could you put it through multiple times to reduce it?
Thanks
It's a great idea but I'd have to spend all summer making enough pellets to get me through winter.
Is there a more automated way to feed in the grass?
A 10HP pelletmill will produce 80+kg/hour. So in order to produce 2000 kg (should be more then plenty to cover winter and then some more) would take 25 hours, or 3 work days. These machines just have hoppers like any other machine. Fill the hopper, watch bag fill, remove bag and fill the hopper some more.
Bigger plants have more automation. giant hoppers, transport belts and many more lights and switches, but essentially it's all the same.
How do you going the plants? Which equivalent you use for grinding and max size can grin?
Good to see
I thought this said "pellets made from glass". And it reminded me of when I was a kid and shot out glass windows with my pellet gun.
I'm sending you a pair of gloves!
@Templar Gloves coming your way because at 4:40 you say "Oww, Oww.!!.they're still hot in the middle."
could you show us some of the grass pellets burning in your stove?? Please?
Thank you for the video sir.
May i ask where do you get your materials from, a farmer, gardener, your own lawn/field?
I was wondering that as well. Where does somebody get cut grass at. I probably should go talk to some of the farmers around the village and find out where they get their grass from.
Nice vlog.. Keep it up and I hug you now..
how much do you pay for one of these machines?
is there a furmula to figer out how much pellets a area of grass will yield
Ty👍
thx good video!
whit a auto feeder its perfect
Bonjour je suis intéressé
Where do you get your pellet maker from and does it get hot enough to kill bacteria
So?.... how much heat can you produce from these grass pellets. I have plenty of grass that needs mowed throughout the warm part of the year. Might it be a good trade off??
Thank you Sir for your video.
I bought one of those in China and I didn't had any manuel so as you Can expect, I blocked the system with to dry material, I did not let thé machine heat enough etc.
Now thé holes on the discwhich are suite small are blocked with ingredients ans its vert hard even water Can't move it. What should i do?
You need to mechanise the feed unless you are working at less than subsistance level in the west?
Great vid. Can I use this to feed animals? Trying to find a good pellet maker to make my own feed
I wonder how long pellets made from grass last in storage in bags or buckets.
so if you make these Grass pellets and say you have 40lbs how long can you burn those in a pellet stove, will they last as long as wood pellets are they better
What do you use these for?
Are they any good as stock feed?
Could this be done with dry pine needles?
@troybrownrigg Hey mate - I have dairy goats on a couple of acres. I am looking at this and also thinking GOAT FOOD! I can harvest lots of grass during our summer season and pelletise it for feeding out in winter. Does anyone have any experience making grass or lucerne pellets for goat feed? I wonder if a small amount of molassess and minerals mixed with the water would work as this would add some nutrition. And perhaps a bit of grain.
This is what I'm trying to find out I bought a pelletizer the same as this video and have had 0 luck at producing pellets
Thanks for the vid. How much does it cost you for fuel to make a pound of pellets?
Paul Ladendorf I was wondering the same thing. How much energy is needed to be put into making the pellets versus the amount of energy you are getting out of the pellets?
Dan P 1h x 3kw/h x 0.30€ = 0,90€. 1€ for Cutting The Grass! Summary 1,90€. 60kg x 4,5 KW/h = 270 Kw\h Heat! Any Questions?
fiese friesin can the grass pellets go bad if yes how long before they go bad
how many millimeters are there between the sticker and the hammer? thanks for your answer!
Is this the same principle like a meat grinder?
I've never heard of that before! You never know, although I don't know how they would burn either .
Hi nice and informative! Could ask were to buy that machine ?
Eh, I've been buying pellets for years, it works great!
great thing,
what is the capacity of that small machine and what is the price???
@FuranDuron 😂😂😂
What do u do with them after
I'd like to see the grass pellets actually burning in a stove as well. The FREE aspect of the pellets is nice once you've paid for a multi-thousand dollar mill.... I've shy'd away from the purchase because I'm not sure if these pellets will perform well enough in my stove. If the ash content is too high compared to premium hardwood pellets it might plug up my burn pot & outside vent. I also don't want to buy ANOTHER multi-thousand dollar unit (hammer mill) to process other items to pelletize. :(
Proven to work.
@tim46714
Thanks!
Great video! How can you preserve those pellets? How long can you store it?
You can preserve these pellets for a really long time if they are kept dry.
what is the Ash remainning? And Other resaults?
Nice
Your voice is softer than my bed
This is what i call green.
where can i get this machine.
i love it,what better than cutting your grass,rake leafs some sawdust,put it togethers and use it for Fuel?only in US. great how to.
what song is this?
Good video!
Do these pellets store well without mold or mildew?
Helo supermom am unemployment and i have expercnce in dairy works have u need worker
That's a good question
Can you tell me for how many days the pellet feed will last ?
Great vid............very helpful.
can animals (rabbits, sheep, etc) eat these pellets or is there just used for pellet stoves ?
doesn't it lose nutrition from all the heating of the making process?
Wow! would love to make grass pellets to feed to my horses.. cut so much lawn and throw it away now!
I do that with sheep ... I have a grass collector on my John Deere but this pellet idea is next level. The hearing probably pasteurized the feed
Id like to add that anyone planning to make pellets out of cut grass or whatever needs to make sure they arent using a lot of chemicals on their grass. Even fertilizers.
@@dogscratchedoorwhy?
Were can i buy a pellet makng machine,i am from south africa.
Dear sir, what should be the RPM of the machine.?
I wonder... where can I get such a machine?
Is this machine an RMK120?
What are these used for?
Sir where you buy that machine
What is right moisture level sir.
Shredded or shafted grass?
BTU's per pound?
Or, how many pounds would you need to produce 5,413 BTU's (KWH)?
how long can take for 10kg?
Gretting
Cordiales
Me pueden decir el costo de la máquina please