agapoula19
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How do you guys get rid of cut branches? Burning them? Dumpster? Looking to see if there is a method I haven't thought about
Disposing of cut wood?
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Crftrapper535
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I always burn my branches I know some guys who bury them for some reason probably not what you wanna do how big are these branches?
I pile them and burn them. I have a tiny chipper, my father in law that lived in the suburbs got it. It's OK on anything under about 2 inches.
Crftrapper535
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I always liked the idea of getting a little chipper I belive if I had any kinda chipper nothing would be around as for I would be chipping everything from trespassers to trees wait did I say that out loud lmfao
agapoula19
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Wow, you're definitely THE Mad Professor!
Feels good on a late winter evening as well. I actually bring junk wood ( old 2x4s, pallets, and brush) home with me to burn on my pit .
A little one 3/4 burnt up, but by the road, and someone called the FD. Fire chiefs house is just across the road, he laughed, I went to school with him.Wow, you're definitely THE Mad Professor!
I've had them burn for days, and keep on adding more. Best done with snow on the ground.
A few times I invited friends over for the evening. Raked out some coals and cooked roasts and potatoes/sweet potatoes. BYOB
agapoula19
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Do you let the wood sit outside for a while to dry up?
Sometimes. I've got a HUGE pile now already from last year, with full pulls of whole brush piles with the tractor/chains, all around it. I put a 16' choker chain on the ground then pile the branches on that, when pile is pretty big I hook it up and pull it away, the whole pile.
Sometimes a bunch of rabbits in the pile by then. If before end of the season, had friends over with shotguns and beagles.
I'll drag this years messes down to the pile and add that on after it burns down. It's too big to throw more on top, and no large equipment to do so.
Hoping for some snow left on the ground......we might call it......a national holiday and celebration!
How dare you!!!!!!!!!
Crftrapper535
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Man where's the hotdogs at?
Knock ‘em down …..
Load ‘em up and burn them. We hauled 35 loads like these today and have another 20ish to do tomorrow with 20ish in the pile already from cutting the tops and brush off the trees. It’s going to be a heck of a bonfire this fall once it’s dried out !!
Stumps will get pushed in a BIG hole and buried somewhere we don’t need to be.
Load ‘em up and burn them. We hauled 35 loads like these today and have another 20ish to do tomorrow with 20ish in the pile already from cutting the tops and brush off the trees. It’s going to be a heck of a bonfire this fall once it’s dried out !!
Stumps will get pushed in a BIG hole and buried somewhere we don’t need to be.
Not if you build a hot enough fire. I use fat lighter, six or eight dry logs, and lighter fluid. It’ll burn. Keep it pushed with small front end loader. I usually burn 20+ times a year cleaning up the orchard. Just watch the wind.
Get some pictures of that one! I wish I had your equipment, could clean up most of my place in one day! I'm only working on 40 acres.
If we were closer I’d love to come help with that !! Between a neighbor and I we’ll clean off about a mile of fence lines a year. This one was a much larger project than most. I’m quite excited to burn this crap this fall. I got a winters worth of wood out of this 1/4 mile line. A couple 48” cottonwoods and a few 28”+ Ash made for some fun cutting !! This one made my Cat 330 pause for a few minutes while I dug it out.
rms61moparman
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I use my cut-off saw down to about an inch. (Hey, that's firewood too)
Chip into the compost pile and burn the rest.
Mike
Chip into the compost pile and burn the rest.
Mike
I sort that out sometimes as kindling. Usually just leave a pile of limbs in the woods, come back when they are dry, and break them up manually to what fits the stove, and put in large totes.
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