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Posted: 5/16/2024 7:19:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Absolutely! This is America! You can do anything you want!! *Morgan Freeman, narrating* “…And that’s when they found out that no, no you cannot do anything you want in America…” |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 7:58:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You guys are something else. ITS A BRUSH PILE. On our farms we do controlled burns where we burn dozens of acres at a time. According to you guys it’s a miracle I didn’t burn the whole planet When I cleared my shooting range the fire burned for 31 days continuously, and it rained out on that day or it would have gone longer. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 8:36:34 AM EDT
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That’s a huge “brush pile”
Does it have whole trees in it that have not been cut up? How long has it been there, has it all had time to dry out. Oh, I just reread your post. It sounds like it was stuff that was just cut. That’s not going to burn very good at all. In any case it’s going to be difficult to get it all burning and then burned up in any reasonable amount of time. Probably need a dozer or some other equipment to keep pushing it up as it burns. I have burned a large number of brush piles over the years but none bigger than about 20’ in diameter. I use diesel fuel in a pump up sprayer to get the fires started. Set the sprayer to spray a single stream. Put some paper in the pile near the bottom and spray a little diesel on it. Start that burning with a propane torch and then start spraying with the diesel. It will get a very hot fire going very quickly. Repeat that process in as many different spots as you can all around the brush pile. I think it goes without saying that if you don’t have any experience in a project like that you need to be very careful. Get an experienced person to come out and look at it and give you some advice. If the original post is just some BS trolling then disregard my post. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 9:13:54 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I usually find that a little vitamin "G" Lights bonfires nicely. And by a little I mean 40 gallons And lights nicely I mean violent explosion.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnVHYjjf3LM.... hold my Lone Star and watch this.... |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 9:17:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You are braver than I am. I would never, ever use gasoline to start a fire, unless it’s been jelled with Napalm. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I (very carefully) use gas to start the fire and keep it going with used engine and cooking oil. ETA: That's a retardedly huge fire, don't do it  You are braver than I am. I would never, ever use gasoline to start a fire, unless it’s been jelled with Napalm. I never pour and light, and neither should anyone else, ever. I light a piece paper, then I have a pole with a metal can on the end of it that I can pour gas from a distance onto the burning paper, it's basically idiot proof. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 9:22:21 AM EDT
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This is a quality thread
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Posted: 5/16/2024 9:25:24 AM EDT
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Call the local volunteer fire dep't and offer it up for a training exercise.
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Posted: 5/16/2024 9:40:01 AM EDT
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Quoted: Have a massive brush pile out on some land I just had cleared. Maybe 150' long, 75' wide, 10 to 15' tall of cut down trees. It's rained a ton here and I want to light it off the next time it's raining so I don't light anything else on fire at the same time. I was thinking about using an accelerant to get it going easier. Maybe one of those easy lighting fire starting logs. I don't want any petroleum products. Then I got to thinking, I have a couple gallons of old veggie and canola oil sitting around. Could I soak a bunch of paper or something with it and use it to get a good fire going? Let us know when you do it so we can monitor the news for the aftermath. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 9:42:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This is a quality thread Another BH fairy tale. He’s really trying to steal your thunder 
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Posted: 5/16/2024 9:55:29 AM EDT
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It will be visible from space at that size. Probably a good idea to have a bucket of water on hand, just in case for safety reasons.
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Posted: 5/16/2024 10:06:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Split into multiple smaller piles Yeah no way I would light the whole thing at once. When I light my piles they are probably 10 x 20 x 8 h. I light them on the downwind side and let it burn into the pile slowly. I also try and do it after some good rains. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 10:11:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I never pour and light, and neither should anyone else, ever. I light a piece paper, then I have a pole with a metal can on the end of it that I can pour gas from a distance onto the burning paper, it's basically idiot proof. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I (very carefully) use gas to start the fire and keep it going with used engine and cooking oil. ETA: That's a retardedly huge fire, don't do it You are braver than I am. I would never, ever use gasoline to start a fire, unless it’s been jelled with Napalm. I never pour and light, and neither should anyone else, ever. I light a piece paper, then I have a pole with a metal can on the end of it that I can pour gas from a distance onto the burning paper, it's basically idiot proof. Why use gasoline though? Just pour diesel where you want it started and old motor oil (because Oreillys vat is ALWAYS full) all over it. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 10:24:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: When I cleared my shooting range the fire burned for 31 days continuously, and it rained out on that day or it would have gone longer. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: You guys are something else. ITS A BRUSH PILE. On our farms we do controlled burns where we burn dozens of acres at a time. According to you guys it’s a miracle I didn’t burn the whole planet When I cleared my shooting range the fire burned for 31 days continuously, and it rained out on that day or it would have gone longer.  How big is your range, a couple thousand acres? I just burn 10 acres in a day. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 10:32:47 AM EDT
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This thread will be a classic when its entered into evidence towards the op 'knowing' he was going to burn down Texas when he lit the pile
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Posted: 5/16/2024 10:36:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I never pour and light, and neither should anyone else, ever. I light a piece paper, then I have a pole with a metal can on the end of it that I can pour gas from a distance onto the burning paper, it's basically idiot proof. Yeah I remember lighting a bonfire in high school, buddies dumped like 5 gallons of gas on there and made like a 5 ft trail. There was a fireball of vapor that lit off spreading a good 30ft out from the fire. Nothing worse than some singed leg hair but buddy dang near jumped in to a tree |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 10:40:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There are living trees around the pile as close as 75 feet. I'm hoping they don't torch. I'm also slightly concerned about the bird houses we have put up. The closest are maybe 30-50 feet away. I don't want tweety to broil inside the bird house. Broiled Tweety? Sounds really good! 
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Posted: 5/16/2024 10:45:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How big is your range, a couple thousand acres? I just burn 10 acres in a day. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: You guys are something else. ITS A BRUSH PILE. On our farms we do controlled burns where we burn dozens of acres at a time. According to you guys it’s a miracle I didn’t burn the whole planet When I cleared my shooting range the fire burned for 31 days continuously, and it rained out on that day or it would have gone longer. How big is your range, a couple thousand acres? I just burn 10 acres in a day. LOL, my shooting range was a thicket, not corn field |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 10:58:52 AM EDT
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Can you use a tractor to turn it into a 60x60x45 foot brush pile?
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Posted: 5/16/2024 11:02:07 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/16/2024 11:02:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Run your controlled burn plan past the nearest fire department- they love a good fire perhaps for training purposes. Don't forget to film it horizontally! |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 11:18:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Run your controlled burn plan past the nearest fire department- they love a good fire perhaps for training purposes. This, fire departments love this sort of stuff. They can do the burn then put it out and then start all over until it’s all gone. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 11:20:12 AM EDT
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Kitchen grease fires use grease/oil for the fuel. Cooking oil makes a good fuel that won't vaporize at normal temps. The oil will stay where you pour it unlike gas which can easily flow downhill/downwind.
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Posted: 5/16/2024 11:27:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I never pour and light, and neither should anyone else, ever. I light a piece paper, then I have a pole with a metal can on the end of it that I can pour gas from a distance onto the burning paper, it's basically idiot proof. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I (very carefully) use gas to start the fire and keep it going with used engine and cooking oil. ETA: That's a retardedly huge fire, don't do it You are braver than I am. I would never, ever use gasoline to start a fire, unless it’s been jelled with Napalm. I never pour and light, and neither should anyone else, ever. I light a piece paper, then I have a pole with a metal can on the end of it that I can pour gas from a distance onto the burning paper, it's basically idiot proof. I clear land and burn a lot of piles. For me, old diesel and waste oil work well, and I light it with charcoal lighter fluid so no kabooms. If the large trees have not dried very long, many of them may still be there when you are done. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 3:16:21 PM EDT
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a 50/50 mix of used motor oil and red diesel is the best firestarter out there (allegedly in minecraft of course).
a road flare will do nicely to ignite said mixture. allegedly in minecraft of course. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 3:20:32 PM EDT
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Don't be lame, do it right.
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Posted: 5/16/2024 4:00:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A decade or so ago the Boy Scouts did not allow accelerants for starting fires (too many bad experiences with foolish boys inviting themselves out others.) A bag of Fritos made an excellent firestarter when you couldn't use accelerants. Fritos are greasy as hell and burn great.
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Posted: 5/16/2024 4:28:36 PM EDT
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Quoted: Maybe 150' long, 75' wide, 10 to 15' tall of cut down trees. Maybe one of those easy lighting fire starting logs. I don't want any petroleum products. I wonder if you might be a bit out of your element here. That is not a burn for the faint of heart, and if you don't know how to start it, I would be concerned about knowing how to contain it. It's kind of like pulling a trailer, where guys are all worried about their trucks ability to pull a load, not realizing the real issue is the ability to stop the load. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 4:33:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 150x75x15' brush pile? That's going be a forest fire my man. That's the kind of brush pile you light with 500lbs of tanerite. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 4:34:06 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm also slightly concerned about the bird houses we have put up. The closest are maybe 30-50 feet away. I don't want tweety to broil inside the bird house.  |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 4:36:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There are living trees around the pile as close as 75 feet. I'm hoping they don't torch. I'm also slightly concerned about the bird houses we have put up. The closest are maybe 30-50 feet away. I don't want tweety to broil inside the bird house. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: 150x75x15' brush pile? That's going be a forest fire my man. There are living trees around the pile as close as 75 feet. I'm hoping they don't torch. I'm also slightly concerned about the bird houses we have put up. The closest are maybe 30-50 feet away. I don't want tweety to broil inside the bird house. A house or two ago our neighbor had a house fire. The fire was smaller than you are planning. My yard was dead almost 100ft away along with the side of all the trees that faced the house. You'll be able to see that motherfucker from space. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 4:39:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You guys are something else. ITS A BRUSH PILE. On our farms we do controlled burns where we burn dozens of acres at a time. According to you guys it’s a miracle I didn’t burn the whole planet Yeah, we burn acres of grass and brush. Not 15' x75 x150 of condensed fuel. That will be a monster fire. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 4:41:07 PM EDT
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And here I was, wondering why this thread suddenly had so many replies...
Please post video. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 4:42:02 PM EDT
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If it’s whole trees and they were green it won’t go up in a blaze. It will be a long slow process with many burns likely.
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Posted: 5/16/2024 4:42:40 PM EDT
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forestry, the your local fd and the EPA are going to love you. make sure you have the permits if needed
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Posted: 5/16/2024 4:43:29 PM EDT
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It will ignite if added to an existing fire but I doubt you can touch it off with a match like fuel.
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Posted: 5/16/2024 4:46:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Split into multiple smaller piles This. Though I agree that a call to the FD to see if they want to burn the whole pile wouldn't hurt. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 5:36:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, we burn acres of grass and brush. Not 15' x75 x150 of condensed fuel. That will be a monster fire. If it was stretched out a bit further and laid with mind to the wind, it would be pretty easy to just burn one end to the other rather than a single large conflagration. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 5:52:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It sounds like you probably shouldn't be playing with fire. You have a brush pile 75x150' thats pretty substantial and its gonna burn for days. Possibly contact local volunteer fire department. See if they will come out and burn it or take a look. At a minimum you should have a machine there to push the pile and a water source. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: There are living trees around the pile as close as 75 feet. I'm hoping they don't torch. I'm also slightly concerned about the bird houses we have put up. The closest are maybe 30-50 feet away. I don't want tweety to broil inside the bird house. It sounds like you probably shouldn't be playing with fire. You have a brush pile 75x150' thats pretty substantial and its gonna burn for days. Possibly contact local volunteer fire department. See if they will come out and burn it or take a look. At a minimum you should have a machine there to push the pile and a water source. If nothing else, asking if veg oil soaked shit will burn sounds to me like he's not experienced with brush fires. Mine never got over a 40 ft diameter or so, and maybe 10 ft high? Even those got toasty, and would have hot spots the next day depending on what was in it. That said, I've probably used everything you aren't supposed to use to light them off. Gasoline for sure. Big woosh. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 5:54:31 PM EDT
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A brush pile that big is going to take a out 100 gallons of diesel, 5 gallons of gasoline, and a couple dozen truck tires. Be sure to take video for a monetized YouTube video.
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Posted: 5/16/2024 6:03:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A brush pile that big is going to take a out 100 gallons of diesel, 5 gallons of gasoline, and a couple dozen truck tires. Be sure to take video for a monetized YouTube video. Da fuk you know about fire? *Looks at avatar... backs away slowly* |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 6:04:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It will ignite if added to an existing fire but I doubt you can touch it off with a match like fuel. Don't know what the flash point is, but I know what happens with something like a paper towel soaked in it that meets a lit match. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 6:20:00 PM EDT
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Instead of oil & accelerants, work the airflow instead. Get a Shop Vac flipped to "blow."
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