MossflowerWoods
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- Aug 12, 2011
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- Fredericksburg, VA
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- Kioti DK50SE HST w/FEL, Gravely 60" ZTR Mower. Stihl MS290 (selling), CS261, & FS190 + Echo CS400 & 2010 F-350 6.4 PSD snowplow truck
OK I have begun the work with my grapple and my new tractor. I have a couple specific questions.
Background:
The situation is I logged in Nov '10, it was pretty clean, but there is a fair amount of slash and many stumps. I have a professional with a 300hp Franklin Mulcher coming 10/23 to grind most stumps down to the dirt level (currently ~3" to 6"). I am clearing the loose stumps, slash piles, rotten trees, etc. in order to make their grinding more efficient and therefore I get more acreage mulched in less time by them.
My questions are:
1) Burn or "Compost"? So as I am collecting stuff into piles I can grapple and move I need to decide if I'm going to burn them, or take them to the edge of the forest and just leave them to rot.
2) If Burning small piles more often, or large piles less often?
2a) If burning, how much do I need to prep the "burn area" to prevent fire spreading?
3) if Burning - What precautions do I take to prevent the fire from speading to my Tree Crop? Or my house! Can I limit myself to a fire a couple buckets of dirt from my FEL will put it out?
4) if composting slash in the edge of the forest is there a best way to do this anyone can point me towards?
5) Do I just move it all to the edges and deal with it after they come and grind? It will be easier to have a burn pile etc on the ground stumps?
Thanks in advance!
Be well!
David
Background:
The situation is I logged in Nov '10, it was pretty clean, but there is a fair amount of slash and many stumps. I have a professional with a 300hp Franklin Mulcher coming 10/23 to grind most stumps down to the dirt level (currently ~3" to 6"). I am clearing the loose stumps, slash piles, rotten trees, etc. in order to make their grinding more efficient and therefore I get more acreage mulched in less time by them.
My questions are:
1) Burn or "Compost"? So as I am collecting stuff into piles I can grapple and move I need to decide if I'm going to burn them, or take them to the edge of the forest and just leave them to rot.
2) If Burning small piles more often, or large piles less often?
2a) If burning, how much do I need to prep the "burn area" to prevent fire spreading?
3) if Burning - What precautions do I take to prevent the fire from speading to my Tree Crop? Or my house! Can I limit myself to a fire a couple buckets of dirt from my FEL will put it out?
4) if composting slash in the edge of the forest is there a best way to do this anyone can point me towards?
5) Do I just move it all to the edges and deal with it after they come and grind? It will be easier to have a burn pile etc on the ground stumps?
Thanks in advance!
Be well!
David