When I was a young lad about 55 years ago in Donegal, I used to help my father cutting turf just like this, I can relate to it well. We had permission or maybe a lease on someone else's land a few miles away where there was good "bog" just as you see here. Wes Deane, Perth, West Australia.
This is how turf or peat should be cut by hand. Only enoigh is cut for that locality and it does not end up being shipped 'half-way round the world' (figuratively speaking). It supply's fuels for that comunity which may not be set up to burn anything or maybe even have electricity. Skilled job and nice to see the whole family is helping. Only enough that is necessary is cut and nun wasted or, as I say above sold on. Thanks for the upload. I have subbed and am looking for hand work stuff.
Hi, It looks like this particular ‘Turf’ is going to be dried and used for fires so they cut appropriate lengths and widths so one or two can be added to an already glowing fire-place. It will distort a little depending of how it is dried, but it is just plant layers so it is very fragile but one would want it to stay mostly large for the same reason you might want one large log that is so it doesn’t burn too quickly. With the plants being layered it is easy to break a ‘brick of this stuff.
Yes it part dries by the sun and partly by the water content running back to the ground. They dry it laying out on the bank of the area they were digging for a while then it is taken to a place that is covered like an old barn or it may be dried in a Kiln. Kiln drying gets it ready for sale quicker.
Fascinating! The man digs and throws mighty fast. Can someone explain how this peat is burned, after these block have dried properly? Finally, can anyone estimate the BTU's or Joules each of these block hold, when burned as fuel? Thanks for posting! Roy Lewis Atlanta, Georgia USA
You see the guy cutting the peat with a Slaine, the guy he is throwing it to will stack them or foot them, they will be left there to dry depending on the weather about 2 or 3 weeks etc, when its dry its brought to the home house and stored in a shed, how to light a fire, we use kindling and firelighters to start a fire then a few sods of turf and bobs your uncle you have a fire, best heating you can get, those sods can warm a house with 12 to 15 radiators
Extração de turfa é um material de origem vegetal, parcialmente decomposto, encontrado em camadas, geralmente em regiões pantanosas e também sob montanhas (turfa de altitude). É formada principalmente por Sphagnum (esfagno, grupo de musgos) e Hypnum, mas também de juncos, árvores, etc. Sob condições geológicas adequadas, transformam-se em carvão, através de emanações de metano vindo das profundezas e da preservação em ambiente anóxico. Por ser inflamável, é utilizada como combustível para aquecimento doméstico.
Nossa, eu estava agoniado já buscando explicação para Isso.... Consegui achar algumas coisas em inglês mas não estava entendendo..... Você poderia falar mais? Dar mais detalhes ou orientar como eu poderia pesquisar isso?
You might ..it has a unique smell....and gets into your clothes if you experience a lot of it ...if yu were burning it in an open fire all the year round. It is not all equally good ...usually the darker the better!!
All respect to the white hair man. This guy in his prime I'm guessing could have supplied a whole town in one day. Still works better than any any 20 year old. All respect.
You remind me of my late dad he was a machine to cut turf lovely to watch ye ,
When I was a young lad about 55 years ago in Donegal, I used to help my father cutting turf just like this, I can relate to it well. We had permission or maybe a lease on someone else's land a few miles away where there was good "bog" just as you see here.
Wes Deane, Perth, West Australia.
This is how turf or peat should be cut by hand. Only enoigh is cut for that locality and it does not end up being shipped 'half-way round the world' (figuratively speaking). It supply's fuels for that comunity which may not be set up to burn anything or maybe even have electricity. Skilled job and nice to see the whole family is helping.
Only enough that is necessary is cut and nun wasted or, as I say above sold on.
Thanks for the upload. I have subbed and am looking for hand work stuff.
Hi,
It looks like this particular ‘Turf’ is going to be dried and used for fires so they cut appropriate lengths and widths so one or two can be added to an already glowing fire-place. It will distort a little depending of how it is dried, but it is just plant layers so it is very fragile but one would want it to stay mostly large for the same reason you might want one large log that is so it doesn’t burn too quickly.
With the plants being layered it is easy to break a ‘brick of this stuff.
Yes it part dries by the sun and partly by the water content running back to the ground. They dry it laying out on the bank of the area they were digging for a while then it is taken to a place that is covered like an old barn or it may be dried in a Kiln. Kiln drying gets it ready for sale quicker.
Those Irish turf cutters make it look so easy. I'll bet it isn't.
Why does peat look so delicious?
thanks my kids liked it as well , Blessings
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That Old guy is in shape to toss that stuff !
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Looks as though he never broke a Sweat, either !
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Hi,
Now that is a nice thought, along the lines of Charlie and his Chocolate company? lol.
Fascinating! The man digs and throws mighty fast.
Can someone explain how this peat is burned, after these block have dried properly? Finally, can anyone estimate the BTU's or Joules each of these block hold, when burned as fuel?
Thanks for posting!
Roy Lewis Atlanta, Georgia USA
You see the guy cutting the peat with a Slaine, the guy he is throwing it to will stack them or foot them, they will be left there to dry depending on the weather about 2 or 3 weeks etc, when its dry its brought to the home house and stored in a shed, how to light a fire, we use kindling and firelighters to start a fire then a few sods of turf and bobs your uncle you have a fire, best heating you can get, those sods can warm a house with 12 to 15 radiators
Extração de turfa é um material de origem vegetal, parcialmente decomposto, encontrado em camadas, geralmente em regiões pantanosas e também sob montanhas (turfa de altitude). É formada principalmente por Sphagnum (esfagno, grupo de musgos) e Hypnum, mas também de juncos, árvores, etc. Sob condições geológicas adequadas, transformam-se em carvão, através de emanações de metano vindo das profundezas e da preservação em ambiente anóxico. Por ser inflamável, é utilizada como combustível para aquecimento doméstico.
Carlos Cobalto finalmente encontrei uma explicação rsrs
Obg :)
Muito obrigado pela informação.
Eu tava muito curioso pra saber oque e isso!
Nossa, eu estava agoniado já buscando explicação para Isso.... Consegui achar algumas coisas em inglês mas não estava entendendo.....
Você poderia falar mais? Dar mais detalhes ou orientar como eu poderia pesquisar isso?
Arcanjo só pesquisar sobre extração de turfa, como o Carlos disse, ela é combustível para aquecedores caseiros.
great video thanks for sharing!
0:32 they'll be no talkin about that one
Interesting thanks for posting. Cheers
You might ..it has a unique smell....and gets into your clothes if you experience a lot of it ...if yu were burning it in an open fire all the year round. It is not all equally good ...usually the darker the better!!
this looks more effective than shovels
Nary a rock in that turf.
It is about the weight of a one third of a shovel of soil.
whats the reason for it to be square? Cant you just dig it up and be done with it? later press it into square like the way they make bricks?
All respect to the white hair man. This guy in his prime I'm guessing could have supplied a whole town in one day. Still works better than any any 20 year old. All respect.
all you old people rattle on about is how hard you can work so cringe
Where does it go after it's burnt
@rlewis1946
I enqueue to your good question.
Does it have to dry at sun before it's good for fire?
some people dont know when to quit minecraft
@matt420740 OK thanks.....good exercize to say the least!
What is done with it? I'm from Canada and know of no such thing,excuse my ignorance.
Its coal thats not coal yet, its used for heating.
Did u guys really just argue about dirt?
So this is just super rich dirt? Is it a competition?
I am missing the point / function
Donald Allen ah so flammable plant logs after they dry.
Very cool
Disculpen mi ignorancia? Esa madre que es, tierra?ho para que la usan 😨
Depois de seco no sol serve para queimar na lareira é muito utilizado na Irlanda.
@@ricardomoreirasantos8017 haa ok gracias por la informacion saludos desde mexico👍👋✌
how do you get it started?
is that a fudge garden?
What are they doing
Iwounder how heavy it is?
why they call it "turf"? is it any different from peat?
I’m surprised that stuff burns
You would be more surprised if it was minus 10 degrees outside and you walked into a house where it's the heating
很想知道，他们挖的那是什么？
Might find Jimmy Hoffa on there. Labor intensive like firewood.
I think it smells a bit like a wet bonfire.
ne yapiyorlar
Looks like chocolate fudge
why?.
what is this for?
jeremy lee it for putting on a fire that heats homes
Дед работает, остальные зырят, руки в карманах
что они делают
они режут торф - природное топливо, удобрение...
Зачем?????????????
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