How to safely burn a large brush pile? - Lawn Care Forum
Aug 1, 2007 · A tractor or a skidsteer comes in handy to move the non lit piles of brush around or to create a buffer zone between the fire and the surroundings. I removed all the grass down to dirt around the fire pit for our buffer zone. I also use 2-3 Fire Stick (for camping) to lit the fires. Don't burn wet wood and burn a hot fire for least amount of smoke.
getting grass to grow again under burn-pile | Lawn Care Forum
May 1, 2011 · Last time I had a massive brush-pile blaze, it took years for grass it to fill back in and grass seed would not take root at first. I have read that ash is high in pH and soluble salts, but I haven't found how to get the soil back in shape. Any suggestion to get the soil back faster? RD
Tips for burning green brush? - Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree Work …
Jun 25, 2018 · You need the fire to get going for a bit of time to dry out the green brush then it will burn. The problem with accelerants on green brush is it burns off before the wood can get going. The same will happen with kindling and paper. If you don’t have a leaf blower a lawn mower with the discharge pointed at the fire will work too.
Burning Brush Piles: How would you handle this?
Dec 17, 2010 · Once you are left with the stumps, I would roll them out into a new pile to get rid of a lot of the dirt before burning. Burn on a cool rainy day and be sure that you have cleared an ample firebreak around the pile. Be wary of sparks that could ignite grass away from the fire. As mentioned, the piles could smolder for days after you start the fire.
Fuel oil tank burn barrel ideas? - Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree Work …
Jan 18, 2021 · I usually pile a large pile in my fire pit and light it up when the ground is covered in snow but the fire pit is a long distance from the woods for obvious reasons. Thats y I'm trying to burn in something more contained but a 55 gallon drum is to small. Usually there is an open burn ban after the end of May until the middle of the summer.
Trash pump, vs High pressure fire pump? | Arborist, Chainsaw
Aug 20, 2015 · The trash pumps are usually rated at gallons per hour, and the fire pumps are gallons per minute, trash is 11,000 gph, the fire is like 90 gpm, so so probably fairly comparable, just a matter of how much slips by the trash pumps impeller... which from what I gather is about the only difference between single impeller pumps is the clearances ...
Spark arrester, does anyone take them off? | Lawn Care Forum
Feb 28, 2012 · I use opti-2, sometimes amsoil sabre, both 100:1, and as soon as I buy a new handheld trimmer, blower, edger, etc. the first thing I do to them, besides adjusting the handle, is removing the spark arrester screen.
husky 365 or 362 xp | Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree Work Forum
Oct 3, 2003 · I had a 262xp, which I think is identical to the 362xp. I let a brush fire get out of hand and burned up my 262xp. I replaced the 262xp with a Stihl 044. The old 262xp seemed every bit as hot as my 044, and a WHOLE LOT hotter than the my neighbors new 365.
Bow Bar???? What is the purpose of a bar like this
Jul 28, 2003 · The bow bar was used extensively by the US Forest Service Hotshot fire fighting had crews in the south west in the ‘80s because it was very effective for cutting scrub, chaparral and other large brush to clear fire line. I have not seen any crews with these bars in …
How do you get pine limbs to burn???? | Arborist, Chainsaw
Dec 28, 2009 · LIke others have said get a good hot fire going with either dry wood, or drain oil/fuel oil combination. Once you get the hot fire going the pine limbs will almost explode when you throw them on the fire. Many years ago we had a "big wind" come thorugh and I burned all the downed brush even after a 7 inch rain storm.