The Fire Pit Thread

[rarefish383]

you are right - copperheads are a bit duller in color. and only similar in color scheme. that is what made me look further. a bit back or so, I walked up to my sink area in the barn and found this guy... startled me to say the least!! had climbed up the wall...
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I think he would have become a Hat Band!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I think he would have become a Hat Band!

lol, he almost did! but given size and color I suspected it was a juvenile rat snake. they are beneficial! plenty snakes up at the ranch... rats, garter, chpperhead, cotton mouth... etc. constant vigilance is always the 'order of the day!' all the copperheads become owl feed! if I see them. at nite in summer I go on 'snake safari'. mr Brutus, my shovel in hand, at the ready! tactical light... one night I got 5!!

no, no hat band for this guy. because of 'what it' if I ever found a ch in the house... would I do?? so I have the snake claw at the handy! got it, grabbed him. he didn't like that... and set it free out a bit in one of the pastures.

 

[IHDiesel73L]

I posted this over in the off-topic forum but I've been building/tweaking mine for about a year now. Just added lighting over the weekend:

The whole thread with the "build" of both the sitting area and the pit is here:

https://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/propane-tank-fire-pit.342739/#post-7295003

 

[hoskvarna]

I posted this over in the off-topic forum but I've been building/tweaking mine for about a year now. Just added lighting over the weekend:

The whole thread with the "build" of both the sitting area and the pit is here:

https://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/propane-tank-fire-pit.342739/#post-7295003

Beautiful man [emoji106]


Sent from Hoskey hilltop

 

[rarefish383]

nice set up there, rf! little burn circle, bench... high above the home... bit scenic, if u ask me.

Here's a couple pics of the house from the top side.

 

[Cowboy254]

It's about time the Firepit thread became sticky! Sadly, my firepit has just about gone to the great firepit repository in the sky. Full of holes, stuff falls out of it every time, I'm waiting for the arse to fall out of it completely. We can get a replacement for AUD $200 if we wait a couple of months - why? Because they come from China and deliveries are slow but also I'm not very happy with China atm. Or I can spend AUD *lots more* (like, maybe $2000) and get a locally built, custom made, plasma cut firepit that will last more than the 5 years the last (China built) one lasted. It's a tough one. The local guy produces awesome stuff, though.

https://whippsdesigns.com.au/gallery/

 

[IHDiesel73L]

It's about time the Firepit thread became sticky! Sadly, my firepit has just about gone to the great firepit repository in the sky. Full of holes, stuff falls out of it every time, I'm waiting for the arse to fall out of it completely. We can get a replacement for AUD $200 if we wait a couple of months - why? Because they come from China and deliveries are slow but also I'm not very happy with China atm. Or I can spend AUD *lots more* (like, maybe $2000) and get a locally built, custom made, plasma cut firepit that will last more than the 5 years the last (China built) one lasted. It's a tough one. The local guy produces awesome stuff, though. [URLunfurl="true"]https://whippsdesigns.com.au/gallery/[/URL]

See my thread about building a pit from a propane tank base above. Not sure if propane is as widely used in Australia as it is here, but here in the U.S. if you can find a tank too old to be re certified you can usually get it for free or for scrap value at most.

 

[thewoodlands]

We did get some rain but nothing like they had predicted so I couldn't really kick the bigger fireplace into high gear, I did get rid of a bunch of pine today before I shut it down.

 

[firmwood]

I'm working on mine.

Clearing 5acres.

Pit should be 20ft diameter.

 

[thewoodlands]

I'm working on mine.

Clearing 5acres.

Pit should be 20ft diameter.

How does wood burn in the milkyway?

 

[thewoodlands]

Since we had some good rains overnight, I decided it was time I get going on my cleanup of Ash tops. I thought that I had an older before picture of all the Ash tops but I didn't, in picture 0458 the tops started off to the right and ran the length to the other tops pictured.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Here's a couple pics of the house from the top side.View attachment 831297View attachment 831298View attachment 831299

swell pix! enjoyed seeing...

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Beautiful man [emoji106] Sent from Hoskey hilltop

indeed! thanks for posting it. the lights 'set the stage'...

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

It's about time the Firepit thread became sticky! Sadly, my firepit has just about gone to the great firepit repository in the sky. Full of holes, stuff falls out of it every time, I'm waiting for the arse to fall out of it completely. We can get a replacement for AUD $200 if we wait a couple of months - why? Because they come from China and deliveries are slow but also I'm not very happy with China atm. Or I can spend AUD *lots more* (like, maybe $2000) and get a locally built, custom made, plasma cut firepit that will last more than the 5 years the last (China built) one lasted. It's a tough one. The local guy produces awesome stuff, though. https://whippsdesigns.com.au/gallery/

interesting link! that's for sure. unique artwork, cutting and design. enjoyed seeing his creative pits, etc

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

See my thread about building a pit from a propane tank base above. Not sure if propane is as widely used in Australia as it is here, but here in the U.S. if you can find a tank too old to be re certified you can usually get it for free or for scrap value at most.

they often show up down here on CL in BBQ/Smoker section. big propane tanks. $250 - 500 depending. usually closer to lower figure...

 

[Cowboy254]

We did get some rain but nothing like they had predicted so I couldn't really kick the bigger fireplace into high gear, I did get rid of a bunch of pine today before I shut it down.

I want to see it when you get that bad boy properly fired up!

 

[thewoodlands]

I want to see it when you get that bad boy properly fired up!

Hopefully tomorrow but we'll need some rain today and tonight.

 

[thewoodlands]

I grabbed the old 390 with a 20 inch bar and bucked up more rounds for the fireplace. I'll get some of the smaller stuff bucked up (0469) that's in behind the main trunk.

We should have enough rain today and tomorrow that I can burn a bunch of pine tomorrow.

 

[thewoodlands]

I want to see it when you get that bad boy properly fired up!

We didn't get any rain overnight and just a sprinkle so far today, we'll see what this afternoon and the night bring.

 

[thewoodlands]

We did get some rain overnight but with the sun and the wind things dried out pretty quick so I stopped burning. It looks like Friday and Saturday will be our next time we'll get rain unless things change.

I did start cleaning up more of some Ash tops from this year, I should have the rest in picture 0471 over to the fireplace tomorrow.