SkyPup
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We've been known to have a few bonfires now and then....
Burn Piles for Beginners
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We've been known to have a few bonfires now and then....
That's one helluva hotdog roaster.
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Nice pics Skypup -- I see your preferred starting method involves an old tire
Out of curiousity, how long did it burn with those big pieces?
Out of curiousity, how long did it burn with those big pieces?
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The only way to get a good fire going with lots of stumps and large trunks is to use a tire or two, the burning pieces fall down into the pile and get it going from underneath where the heat pulls in the oxygen.....
A burn like that takes about two-three days of pushing in the outer circle into the middle and then the ashes are hot for at least 10 days - something to consider and manage.
A burn like that takes about two-three days of pushing in the outer circle into the middle and then the ashes are hot for at least 10 days - something to consider and manage.
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eepete
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Be aware of local codes. Around here, using a tire to start a pile will cost you $500 and up. Not commenting on good or bad, just be aware...
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True, but one burnt out used tire is better (and cheaper) than 15 gallons of diesel fuel in my book....
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Yep. Just don't want anyone getting "burned" when a neighbor calls in the black smoke from the tire. Tire is cheaper than fuel, fuel is cheaper than fine, check your local rules as this is indeed a YMMV scenario. I use my used hydraulic oil to start stuff, as I think I posted in this thread earlier.
Great pix, SkyPup you got it going on! What's in the gallon container hanging form the ROPs ?
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Great pix, SkyPup you got it going on! What's in the gallon container hanging form the ROPs ?
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Tires work ok, but I hate having to clean up the wire that they leave behind. I only use them to get rid of them, but prefer to start a fire with some dry kindling and work up from there.
Also, punched a hole in my front screen pushing the fire together like skypup is doing. Didn't go through the radiator (would have had to go through the oil cooler first ) so I was lucky. I need a better guard, which I keep thinking about but don't get a roundtoit.
Also, punched a hole in my front screen pushing the fire together like skypup is doing. Didn't go through the radiator (would have had to go through the oil cooler first
) so I was lucky. I need a better guard, which I keep thinking about but don't get a roundtoit.
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There is now a depot near me that will take tires for free again so I have a load scavenged off the property to take this weekend. Around here those big chunks would be firewood rather than burn pile
Me too that works great we have to have a hose handy to burn anyway by law usually. (I didn't have a hose when I did the tires it was an open burn in a snow covered field in a big pit)
One time I thought I would out smart the law and burned some tires after dark after they had givin me permission to burn after sunset but I had to pull the tires out of the pit or get a big azz fine.
So soon as it got dark naturally I threw em all back in and after about 20 minutes I was a nervous wreck you could see that huge black cloud of smoke and fire going straight up all the way to town nobody showed up luckily. I wont be doing that again.
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I love cleaning and burning reminds me of on the ranch with mom & dad. They used to burn together and have fun doing it.
