Question about burn piles.

[SkyPup]

A couple of old truck tires will light up anything, including 20 tons of huge trunks and rootballs. Don't ask me how I know.....

 

[Doc_Bob]

A couple of old truck tires will light up anything, including 20 tons of huge trunks and rootballs. Don't ask me how I know.....

And it is very helpful to add so timbers soaked in creosote, except for the air pollution .
Bob

 

[schmism]

we just burnt a bunch of brush at the property this past weekend.

had some dead wood, rotted structural wood, carpet etc toward the bottom.

with in an hr we were dropping 4" green brush/trees on the fire and they were going up just fine.

the clasic way to start (green) brush fires around hear is an old tire and a gallon of diesel at the bottom of the pile.

 

[1bush2hog]

Big Brothers Satellite that's watching can also see that tire smoke

 

[Highbeam]

And the steel belts of the tire won't burn up so there'll be proof.

I am particularly fond of the propane weed burner to start the fire and then the leaf blower to expedite and clean the combustion.

 

[BattalionChief]

The diesel sprayer does work GREAT! An awesome blow torch... makes lighting burn piles even more fun.. . BUT, I have found the cheap garden sprayers won't work more than once.. the diesel ruins the seal in the pump of the cheap sprayer.. just an FYI.

The leaf blower sounds like the way to go, as long as you used enough diesel to get it going..

BC

 

[bill177]

I have a huge brush pile down in the woods. I either use the FEL, chain, or wagon to haul the stuff down there. Then I dump it and stack it with the FEL. I have no intention of buring it - it is home to a bunch of woods dwellers and far enough away from the house and barns that it presents no real problem.

The pile will grow as I clear more junk out of the woods.

 

[BB_TX]

I cut and pile in the fall and burn in the spring and/or cut and pile in the spring and burn in the fall. Either way, after six months it is dry enough that I only need a small shot of diesel to get it started and it burns completely to the ground.

 

[MikeD74T]

And the steel belts of the tire won't burn up so there'll be proof. QUOTE]

However tubes & tubeliners don't have wire & the valve core is very hard to find in an ash pile. Burn at night, black smoke don't show after dark. MikeD74T

 

[firemanpat2910]

I would check you local laws for burn permits, and hours. Around here you can not burn after dark. ALWAYS stay with the fire. Any fireman that has been around a while can tell if you are burning tires from a mile away, day or night. 2 more things,, The ash pile will be hot for days. One of my fellow firemen had his grandson fall in a 2 day old ash pile. he lost several fingers and toes! so watch todlers around the fire AND the ash pile. Lastly if the Fire Dept shows up,, be nice I have had people piss me off when I showed up and even tell me I was not going to put the fire out. I dumped 5000 gallons of water at 175 psi and scattered his pile all over his property. I have had others that we sprinkled just enough water on to kill the smoke so the neighbors would quit calling us. Trust me we dont want to come to your burn pile. but if we see something dangerous we will put the fire out. Well I lied that was not the last thing Watch for over head power lines and burried gas lines. I know that sounds stupid but these are two of clearest places on most rural property. Lots of places use these for acess roads ahd easements,and Ive seen fires piled up in lots of them. Sorry for the rambling