I am from the government, I’m here to help.

[blackpowder]

It's distance to a HP line that's the problem. Local terminal is 5 miles from one. Their quote doubled in last three years.
RDs quote sounds plausible.
Hell, I'm <400 yards from 3 phase power. $40,000 quote.

[Oliver88]

So I am set up with propane but at 1500 bucks per 1000 gallon fill, thought I would try a quote. Used the rating on the dryer for btu size. Yes, probably don’t need that much but needed somewhere to start. He asked if I wanted it to continue with the quote but I said no so I guess nothing in writing. West central Sask. is the location. Have dried 3 of last 4 years. What really got me was what sounded like a recent added cost of 40000 for a dryer hookup. Politicians heard more farms would be looking at getting dryers so they decided to cash in just like the machinery dealers. Your right bucket, this is not Grant Devines Saskatchewan anymore.

I received a quote from SaskEnergy last year and there wasn’t an added 40k dryer hookup so this must be new....my quote was ridiculous as well though.

It sounds like SaskEnergy doesn’t want any more business added for grain drying.

[Integrity_Farmer]

A lot of places in States it is $10-20 US per foot to extend main supply line along road. They will sometimes forgo installation costs if enough of the newly serviced customers sign 10 year contract for supply.

Ontario has talked for years about doing massive expansion of the gas grid into rural areas. Alas, the Dyke blew the entire budget on solar panels and windmills.

Globe investigation: The Ford family’s history with drug dealing
Doug Ford, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s brother, sold hashish for several years in the 1980s.

Another brother, Randy, was also involved in the drug trade and was once charged in relation to a drug-related kidnapping.

Their sister, Kathy, has been the victim of drug-related gun violence.

There were usually a number of dealers to choose from, some of them supplied by a mainstay at James Gardens – a young man with the hulk-like frame and mop of bright blond hair: Doug Ford. "Most people didn't approach Doug looking for product. You went to the guys that he supplied. Because if Doug didn't know you and trust you, he wouldn't even roll down his window

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/globe-investigation-the-ford-familys-history-with-drug-dealing/article12153014/

[Guest]

Globe investigation: The Ford family’s history with drug dealing
Doug Ford, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s brother, sold hashish for several years in the 1980s.

Another brother, Randy, was also involved in the drug trade and was once charged in relation to a drug-related kidnapping.

Their sister, Kathy, has been the victim of drug-related gun violence.

There were usually a number of dealers to choose from, some of them supplied by a mainstay at James Gardens – a young man with the hulk-like frame and mop of bright blond hair: Doug Ford. "Most people didn't approach Doug looking for product. You went to the guys that he supplied. Because if Doug didn't know you and trust you, he wouldn't even roll down his window

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/globe-investigation-the-ford-familys-history-with-drug-dealing/article12153014/

Are you for ****ing real ?

[burnt]

Because of discussions on Agriville, I did a natural gas line install quote for a grain dryer. There is not enough capacity in our rural area so a large enough line, 5 million btu would have to come a fair distance. Quoted 600000 thousand. This now includes a 40000 thousand header hookup fee for all dryers. So yours and my provincial mla heard there was a need and are doing their best. Their best to screw us over, in my opinion. To go less than half a mile and service just a house and a shop is now 40000. Makes any old yard site with gas quite valuable.

Can you shop around?

My sons provided the PLCs and wired them into a high capacity grain elevator nearby. When they needed to increase their gas supply, the main supplier quotes them half a million for a fairly short distance, don't remember how far - 1 to 1 1/2 miles?

The owner said do it. The gasco came back and said well we really can't, seems they thought he wouldn't fork out that kind of cash at their outrageous quote.

So he called a private outfit and they said sure, we'll do it.

It ended up costing him 300K. And anyone who taps in to it in the future has to pony up for some installation.

[jazz]

Can you shop around?

There are no local gascos in Sask. Communist held public gas company.

[furrowtickler]

Are you for ****ing real ?

Yup a special kinda group that tries to derail nearly every thread with nonsense.

[jimmy]

Is it still legal in sask to drill your own gas well? It was years ago if you used a water well drilling rig.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Is it possible, or feasible, to install surge capacity to make a drier work on a smaller existing line? Could you buy used vessels such as propane bullets, with enough capacity to run the drier intermittently, then wait for them to refill again? Wouldn't get very much gas into them at regulated line pressure, and would be limited on pressure anyways without having to treat it as a vessel needing registration, inspection and certification(and related costs), so would take a massive volume to hold any significant BTU's compared to liquid propane. But if you don't need to run 24/7, it could be an option.

Or could a drier be set up to run dual fuel, with separate burners, where natural gas gets priority, and propane makes up the difference?

[Oliver88]

There are no local gascos in Sask. Communist held public gas company.

I know of one gasfitter who has access to the equipment for plowing in a larger gas line. He made it clear with SaskEnergy that their costs are 20x industry rate but contractors are not allowed so he uses propane for his new 8MBtu/Hr grain dryer.

We need SaskEnergy/Crown Corporations to change how we are doing things.

[GOODRUM]

Getting hassled on my propane dryer, certification issues on tank and old dryer.
I would like to see the regulations before I comply with the gas inspector.
Anyone got a link?

[burnt]

Getting hassled on my propane dryer, certification issues on tank and old dryer.
I would like to see the regulations before I comply with the gas inspector.
Anyone got a link?

This is exactly what is taking this country down - regulations, unions and special interest groups.

Nice knowing you, Canada.