LittleBittyBigJohn
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- Joined
- Jun 7, 2021
- Messages
- 948
- Location
- Central Arkansas
- Tractor
- John Deere 1025R, Spartan SRT-XD 72" zero turn
I got a call from my father in law Friday evening. Come quick I got a fire! Turns out the neighbor had started a brush pile and it got out.
The fire department was already there when I got there. There was a ribbon line about 1/4 mile most of it in the woods. I got the disc on his Allis 170 and immediately caught it on fire while discing the line that was in the field... Luckily i was able to drive it to a fire truck and they got it put out with no damage.
Once the field was out i started helping in the woods. One of the fire departments had a pickup truck with about a 500 gal tank and at least 200' of hose. They traded the hose through the trees and sprayed as far as they could. When they walked out to reset the hose i raked the line back until they came back with more water.
The forestry service came with a couple dozers and made a quick fire break through the woods. It was impressive. The truck they hauled it with was also impressive.
Still some smoldering but the danger is over now.
The fire department was already there when I got there. There was a ribbon line about 1/4 mile most of it in the woods. I got the disc on his Allis 170 and immediately caught it on fire while discing the line that was in the field... Luckily i was able to drive it to a fire truck and they got it put out with no damage.
Once the field was out i started helping in the woods. One of the fire departments had a pickup truck with about a 500 gal tank and at least 200' of hose. They traded the hose through the trees and sprayed as far as they could. When they walked out to reset the hose i raked the line back until they came back with more water.
The forestry service came with a couple dozers and made a quick fire break through the woods. It was impressive. The truck they hauled it with was also impressive.
Still some smoldering but the danger is over now.