My NX6010

[WoodChuckDad]

Eric, how big is your spread? how much clear space do you have around the burn piles?

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Eric, how big is your spread? how much clear space do you have around the burn piles?

The new parcel is just over a 1/2 mile of lakeshore on a 30ish acre, western-facing peninsula. I have a good 50-100 feet around the burn piles. I'm going to start planing conifers this spring.

 

[Xfaxman]

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I have a good 50-100 feet around the burn piles. ----------------.

100 feet may not be enough, if there are any old dead trees in range.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/313222-burn-post3787344.html#post3787344

 

[IslandTractor]

100 feet may not be enough, if there are any old dead trees in range.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/313222-burn-post3787344.html#post3787344



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100ft and no burning on windy days.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

I will have some substantial burn piles. I'm gonna put them as far away from other trees as possible.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

100 feet may not be enough, if there are any old dead trees in range.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/313222-burn-post3787344.html#post3787344



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This is why we burn everything up here in the winter when it is 10°F outside with 3" or more snow on the ground and little wind.

I had a 500,000 BTU weed burner going full blast for ten minutes in order to get the fire started on the pile in the video.

Anyway, I'm in agreement: if we didn't have winter burning conditions, or I was burning during spring, summer or fall, in addition to a burning permit, I would not want to set a pile that big on fire, since the pile was at its peak it was maybe 40' long and at least 8' high.

 

[Xfaxman]

I use this site for the wind forecast: WindAlert

The dead tree 150 feet away, started burning from the heat radiated from the fire, not the wind.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Making due with what I have on hand.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

I decided that winter is done with and dropped the Hiniker plow and McKee blower off and rigged the tractor for work hooking my Cat 2 SpeeCo Quick Hitch back on and popping on the wicked root grapple. I've got a dozen or so piles of material to gather together into my original burn site not to mention blade work that needs to be done.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

I needed my box scrapper so I drove my tractor over two the new parcel. What a joy it is to run without a heavy attachment on the three point. My Kioti felt "nimble" and in two hours I made a 8' by 20' burn pile before nabbing my box scrapper and chasing back home.