Green Tree pile that didn't burn !

[dangerdoc]

I agree. I have heard Mullberry burns well and decided since I am cutting it up I am going to stack it on the north part of lot. Take a trailer of green up and stack it and bring back a trailer of dry.



Not sure why you think money is not an issue? I have not started on house yet as I dont have the funds compiled to do it. I am just a working stiff trying to get a house built with the help of several contractor friends. So money IS an issue. If it wasnt I sure would not be out there doing this myself.

And I did not admit to burning foam mainly because I never have. I came here asking advice on best way to get it burning and the foam was something I had read in other threads on this site. I have since decided its not a good idea and have no intention of breaking the law OR endgangering the enviroment. If you will notice all my recent post have said nothing more than getting dry wood into the pile.

So I am cutting and stacking the green that is good sized for fireplace and adding more dry stuff.

And zzvyb6 my office is in Urbandale. The new land is out in the country.

Looking back at the pictures, I'm pretty sure that you will never get a good burn with the way the contractor piled the brush.
But, if you are going to climb into the pile to cut firewood, you have a chance to restack for a good burn.

I've cut wood out of a slash pile, it is hard, bloody work, literally. Be very careful, you will be using a chain saw with multiple trip hazards and branches clawing at you from all directions. Do it now when it is still cool enough to wear protective clothing. Be careful.

If you cut the big stuff for fire wood and stack the the small stuff tight and vertical, it should burn hot and fast. Put the stumps on the top, you will need a loader for that task. The burn will reduce the size of the stumps and break up some of the dirt. You will have stumps left over after the burn that you will either need to stack somewhere for future burns or dispose of, but the total volume will be much less.

I have a pile of stumps left over from a burn a couple of weeks ago. I also have dirt and rock to dispose of before I put down grass seed. It's not perfect but there's always a little cleanup to do after burning slash.

 

[rrmccabe]

But, why would anyone want to continue to come here if they are going to get beat up in the process of trying to innocently learn?

Thanks Shane. I have thought the same things a couple times during this posting process but there are 10 helpful people for every one that is trying to hang me for ASKING QUESTIONS !

I will not burn anything toxic.
I will not burn anything toxic.
I will not burn anything toxic.
I will not burn anything toxic.
I will not burn anything toxic.
I will not burn anything toxic.
I will not burn anything toxic.
I will not burn anything toxic.
I will not burn anything toxic.
I will not burn anything toxic.

For anyone that has missed it, I wont burn anything toxic !

LOL

Thanks to the helpful.

 

[jimmyj]

Hey rrmccabe, I'm not clear, are you planning on burning anything toxic?



Sorry, could not resist Good luck with that hornery ole pile. Send us a photo of it when it is burning so we can celebrate with you!

 

[charlz]

Clearly money is not an issue. Hire someone with a REAL self feeding chipper and turn it into sawdust.

Dunno if it even needs to be self feeding. They are getting ready to build a new interchange on the freeway on the path that I take to work. They have to remove several houses in the area. One morning they had a tree removal crew out there with some huge chipper and they were using a mini excavator with a thumb to run the trees and brush through it. Looked very effective.

 

[tmiller]

you want to see a real fire look at this

YouTube - A REAL FIRE

 

[Erik_in_Hoyt]

I agree. I have heard Mullberry burns well and decided since I am cutting it up I am going to stack it on the north part of lot. Take a trailer of green up and stack it and bring back a trailer of dry.

mulberry burns very well - and hot.
It also likes to spark, so is not my choice for burning in open fireplaces - but works great in a wood stove.
it is one of the easiest splitting woods you will ever see.
in my opinion, it's also one of the tastiest to use for smoking.

good luck with both the burn and the new house.

 

[dangerdoc]

you want to see a real fire look at this

YouTube - A REAL FIRE

When I bought my property, there was an old barn filled with termite ridden stacks of lumber and at least 6 squares of shingles. I didn't want to clean it out and the barn was in poor shape anyway so I called the county to see if I could just burn it down, they were fine with it as long as I called ahead.

I picked a nice clear windless day, called the fire department and lit it off. When I called dispatch back to let them know I was finished, they told me they were getting calls from the next county over. You could feel the heat coming from it from 200 yards away.

That was a good day!

 

[woodlandfarms]

We did a burn at our place about twice the size of yours. A lot of dry stuff and some wet. Diesel in a sprayer, a propane tank with a roof / weed torch. Took a while, off it went.

Big thing is initiall stand back, it will burn way high. After it has burned down you gotta start pushing in with your tractor.

Our pile burned for 5 days total... After the major burn down (took most of the day) it slow burned for the remaining 4. Lots of slow glowing embers...

 

[Highbeam]

This is a great time for fires. I have tried gas, diesel, and have found the propane 500k btu to be ideal. I use good firewood and start a fire under the slash and then feed the fire. The worst thing in the slash is dirt and once the fire is hot enough it will burn dirt.

Here's one of my unsuccessful attempts at diesel to start fires.

 

[radioman]

This is a great time for fires. I have tried gas, diesel, and have found the propane 500k btu to be ideal. I use good firewood and start a fire under the slash and then feed the fire. The worst thing in the slash is dirt and once the fire is hot enough it will burn dirt.

Here's one of my unsuccessful attempts at diesel to start fires.

gas can looks pretty close to fire in back of truck. bye bye truck !