Barn Razing: cleaning up the past

[dex3361]

Great pics...here the law is open burning cannot be unattended at any time AND any open fire MUST be out before dark...that seems strange that open burning where you live is restricted to those hours. Could it possibly be that because the (volunteer) fire department have day jobs and will be more able to respond to a fire call after 4 pm? Just wondering.

That work hours of volunteer firefighters most likely has a lot to do with the burn times. The other thing I have been told is that the wind in our area typically dies down and the humidity goes up at night. I cant say how factual these statements are so take them with a grain of salt.

 

[clemsonfor]

Great pics...here the law is open burning cannot be unattended at any time AND any open fire MUST be out before dark...that seems strange that open burning where you live is restricted to those hours. Could it possibly be that because the (volunteer) fire department have day jobs and will be more able to respond to a fire call after 4 pm? Just wondering.

Mostly its due to humidity which increases at night and your wind also decreases.

Like in forest fires, they usully die down at night for this reason and is when the crews can make real progress on the wildfires.

Edit: I see he answered the same way i did, i had not fliped to page 3 yet!

 

[dex3361]

Mostly its due to humidity which increases at night and your wind also decreases.

Like in forest fires, they usully die down at night for this reason and is when the crews can make real progress on the wildfires.

Edit: I see he answered the same way i did, i had not fliped to page 3 yet!

Great minds think alike or should I say remember alike.

 

[dex3361]

Here are a few more of the burn and it was surprisingly complete burn. I included a pic of myself proud of the mess that I made.

 

[dex3361]

I have been separating and stacking the metal roofing and keeping it close to the burn to not spread the nails. I think it was really a nail building with wood holding it together.:laughing: But really it was kind of sad to see the end of this structure. I spent many days playing and working in this barn and putting hay in the loft. This was a small operating dairy that was shut down by a change in the federal laws in the early 1960s that put a bunch of small operations out of business. I have been here for over 40 years and the barn may have been here 40 or 50 years before that. Back to cleaning up the mess though. I am going to remove all of the metal and use a magnet to get as many nails as possible. Then take a dozer and bury the rest of the mess. I copperheads were starting a summer home in the old out buildings so this is my first wave of attack.

 

[dex3361]

I have the silo to deal with yet.

 

[clemsonfor]

I have the silo to deal with yet.

The silo is metal you can either haul it or put an add up and let someone take it for free!

 

[JDgreen227]

I have been separating and stacking the metal roofing and keeping it close to the burn to not spread the nails. I think it was really a nail building with wood holding it together.:laughing: But really it was kind of sad to see the end of this structure. I spent many days playing and working in this barn and putting hay in the loft. This was a small operating dairy that was shut down by a change in the federal laws in the early 1960s that put a bunch of small operations out of business. I have been here for over 40 years and the barn may have been here 40 or 50 years before that. Back to cleaning up the mess though. I am going to remove all of the metal and use a magnet to get as many nails as possible. Then take a dozer and bury the rest of the mess. I copperheads were starting a summer home in the old out buildings so this is my first wave of attack.

That is really interesting what you say about them having to close the dairy up in the early 60's. Our farm is the remnants of what was at one time, from the late 20's to the middle 60's, the only working dairy farm in the township I live in...I never realized the reason they closed down the dairy operation, but you may have explained it. Thanks.

Photo...big barn had hay upstairs and the cows were in the lower level. The smaller barn was the milk house at one time.

 

[dex3361]

That is really interesting what you say about them having to close the dairy up in the early 60's. Our farm is the remnants of what was at one time, from the late 20's to the middle 60's, the only working dairy farm in the township I live in...I never realized the reason they closed down the dairy operation, but you may have explained it. Thanks.

Photo...big barn had hay upstairs and the cows were in the lower level. The smaller barn was the milk house at one time.

If you look at the barn the little building on the end was the milk house. funny how there was a common theme to the set up.

 

[dex3361]

The silo is metal you can either haul it or put an add up and let someone take it for free!

You bet. I could haul it about 30 miles away and get $8 a hundred pounds for the metal or haul it 65 miles and get $12 dollars a hundred pounds. I am going the easy route and having a local guy that scraps for a living to come and help cut up the silo and haul the other metal away. Easy day for him and the easy way for me. He has already hauled a huge truck load and is on his way to get another load this evening. :thumbsup::thumbsup: