Managing a Burn Pile
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Ha!!!Make sure the customer NEVER finds that out!
I guess you are right about that Mith! Last year, I tended to be very cautious and selective in taking on jobs and clients. I starved. This coming year, it will be a "no holds barred" battle against the competition, the elements, the physical risks and doubts in my mind over the wisdom of certain dubious opportunities!This year, the old Dougster is going for broke... 'cause that's exactly what he'll be if he is too selective again this coming season!!!
Dougster
Doug, how far is it to the border from you?
Does the adjacent state have more liberal burn rules? (I can't believe I'm asking for a state more liberal than Mass
)
Maybe you can find someone there to dispose of it or burn it for you.
Jim
Does the adjacent state have more liberal burn rules? (I can't believe I'm asking for a state more liberal than Mass
)Maybe you can find someone there to dispose of it or burn it for you.
Jim
My tub grinder guy is in Rhode Island near the Connecticut line. His prices are very reasonable (compared to here in MA) but the ride down there takes forever. It is all slow, congested back roads and in the wrong direction from where these potential clients are located.Doug, how far is it to the border from you?
Does the adjacent state have more liberal burn rules? (I can't believe I'm asking for a state more liberal than Mass
Jim
It is still very doable, but my time and fuel burned is gonna cost!!!
Dougster
... which, of course, is exactly what a tub grinder does!
Dougster
See, everything always works out in the end!
I put all my stumps out back out of the way to die off on their own. You can bury them as long as they are not in a wetlands area. Heaven forbid that you disturb land near a wetland. The frogs and salamanders may not like it and they will file a complaint against you. Burning stumps and logs is illegal in Ma. as you mentioned. I think it even states a log over 3-4" as being illegal to burn. No building debris can be burned either. I use my tractor as my fire putter outer. That bucket can move and stomp a fire out pretty quickly. I have never had a supply of water on hand when I burn. I am too far away from the house. I've also learned to never leave the wife in charge of a fire while I go off to burn another pile. She lit the whole backyard on fire once just by not paying attention. I did give her credit for burning all the elaves in our backyard. It is also illegal to burn leaves here.
PBinWA
Member
I've burned in ground stumps with Charcoal Briquettes but it takes a day or two at least. You have to drill or cross hatch the stump and then soak it with diesel for a few days in adavance. Then pile a big pile of charcoal briquettes on top and let them cook. You could tell someone you are having a pig roast or something.
I burned a pile of about 20 good size Douglas Fir stumps last year and it took about 3-4 days to burn them up to almost nothing.
I would recommend getting a dumpster dropped off and using the tractor to load the dumpster. Fires and excessive city regulations just don't mix.
I burned a pile of about 20 good size Douglas Fir stumps last year and it took about 3-4 days to burn them up to almost nothing.
I would recommend getting a dumpster dropped off and using the tractor to load the dumpster. Fires and excessive city regulations just don't mix.
So far, in every town I've sought permission, I was told I could not outright bury stumps. I can grind and I can loosen and cut-down/push over in place, but I cannot remove it from the ground and rebury it elsewhere on the property.
It could be because I was not the property owner wherein the rules and enforcement are still a little more gray in most towns. I guess I was lumped in with "contractors & developers" where there is a clear legal prohibition by the DEP. On the other hand, you are correct: Just hauling them out back to rot is still perfectly legal here provided your neighbors don't start to complain!
More or less correct... but tell this to the property owners who don't want to pay for hauling and off-site disposal.
They seem to have their own definitions and measuring sticks. Welcome to the People's Republic of Taxachusetts!
Dougster
Danocheese
New member
Use the diesel fuel ideas on the stumps. Also get a barn fan or simple leaf blower once it get going, pour the air to it, it will get the fire nice and hot and burn fairly quick.
There was a guy up in Wisconsin who decided to get rid of his old cabin. He lit the thing on fire and headed home to chicago. The DNR jsut happened to drive by and see it burning. The put it out and then proceeded to nail him for burning without a permitt, a bunch of releaseing toxins into the air tickets. He had to have a hasmat clean-up done. Cost him about 25,000 to get rid of that little 12X24 schack.
There was a guy up in Wisconsin who decided to get rid of his old cabin. He lit the thing on fire and headed home to chicago. The DNR jsut happened to drive by and see it burning. The put it out and then proceeded to nail him for burning without a permitt, a bunch of releaseing toxins into the air tickets. He had to have a hasmat clean-up done. Cost him about 25,000 to get rid of that little 12X24 schack.
Bindian
Member
Shinnlinger,
I like the ash idea.
But the redneck grinder would be no fun for me. I like digging in the dirt. hugs, Brandi
shinnlinger
Member
I will second the ash in my acidic garden and third it on my icy driveway. Sure beats sliding on my tookas!
ANd you can make lye out of it to do your laundry!
ANd you can make lye out of it to do your laundry!
PaulChristenson
Member
Farm Show Vol 21 Issue 3 Page 37
Digging out big tree stumps is ordinarily a
job for a bull dozer or an expensive stump
grinder. Illinois farmer Sam Ellis came up
with a relatively easy and inexpensive way
to get rid of his big stumps. He burns them
out.
Ellis made a giant stump burner out of
an old fuel barrel. He cut out the bottom
and installed a flue in the top. He lights a
fire on the stump and then sets the burner in
place over the stump. The tank fits loosely
enough over the stump that air is drawn in
from all around the base of the tank, feeding
the fire. In a day or two, the stump is
burned down to a hole in the ground. You
can cut a hole in the side of the tank in order
to feed in fuel, if necessary.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Sam
Ellis, Rt. 2, Box 72, Chrisman, Ill. 61924
(ph 217 666-3474).job for a bull dozer or an expensive stump
grinder. Illinois farmer Sam Ellis came up
with a relatively easy and inexpensive way
to get rid of his big stumps. He burns them
out.
Ellis made a giant stump burner out of
an old fuel barrel. He cut out the bottom
and installed a flue in the top. He lights a
fire on the stump and then sets the burner in
place over the stump. The tank fits loosely
enough over the stump that air is drawn in
from all around the base of the tank, feeding
the fire. In a day or two, the stump is
burned down to a hole in the ground. You
can cut a hole in the side of the tank in order
to feed in fuel, if necessary.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Sam
Ellis, Rt. 2, Box 72, Chrisman, Ill. 61924