My fathers is a retired Wildland Firefighter from Florida. My brothers and I grew up doing this him when private landowners would hire him to do this. The woods need this to thrive. Great video Wes.
Last summer (your winter) our country got absolutely smashed by bushfires, largely because not enough of this type of activity is being done. These days we have so many well intentioned (but ultimately clueless) people opposed to controlled burning on moral grounds - so instead of a slow burn (which does not negatively impact animals or people) we got wildfires which travel at 60mph at tremendous cost to people and the environment. We had 10 or 20 years of fuel accumulation and it was a catastrophe. Our indigenous people managed the land with fire for 50000 years yet a handful of greenies who think they know better, combined with a insanely risk averse philosophy on the part of our decision makers (who have probably never been to the bush) influenced bad decisions for us and we paid a big price. Well done on the burn.
As a Native American california resident, whos people have been inhabiting the land upon on which i live for tens of thousands of years, i completely understand what youre saying and i couldnt agree enough.
@@TheUserid82 : IF selective harvesting had been allowed in ca. what i showed in one of my videos would not have happened. Trees too close allow fire to spread much more easily. Bark beetles jump from tree to tree easier.
This video was VERY informative. Thanks for posting. I had a friend who was a professional forester in Alabama for several decades. His company owned hundreds of thousands of acres and I'm pretty sure they did exactly the same way. I enjoyed learning about the details of the operation. When we visited the giant trees in California, the park rangers told us how controlled burning was one thing that made those treasured trees thrive.
Thank you, this was very interesting. I've always heard the term controlled but never seen one up close. Stay safe and healthy. Thank you for everything you do.
Good work here boss. Thank you for taking us through all the incredible benefits if controlled burns. Be safe and be well while you are in the hospital! God bless you and yours.
California also does prescribed burns, but if you've never been to the Sierra Nevada mountains you can't even imagine how vast and rugged they are and how unmanageable it would be to control burn it. Companies like Sierra Pacific who privately own vast amounts of forest land use prescribed burns in their forestry management practices and usually are the least impacted when a major fire hits. Unfortunately in urban or suburban areas they will not allow prescribed burns though and then we have these huge devastating fires that make the news.
Did not say either does not do burns.and the drought in both places made things much worse. Saying that from what I heard funds had been cut back for this issue and not as much being done as should have with better funding.
@@Nick-mt4wk My understanding is the Greenies were against burning off the last few years so the big fires of this last season was the result. I am a Kiwi, and am proud of the fact that many Kiwi firefighters , again, went to your aid. I hope the lessons learned will help in the future. Politicians don't know everything, and put there noses in where they do not understand or comprehend the problems that result. Take care in your bubble.
@@Nick-mt4wk sorry, its only from what i have heard from my friends in aussi who were caught up in the fires. not bashing your politics in this matter. i am sorry you were offended. best wishes from this side of the pond.
i live in Portugal, i have a big farm surrounded by eucalyptus plantations, cleaning and density has not been enforced despite my requests........... we lost most of our farm last year, the land was cleaned yet the force of the fire leaving the dirty eucalyptus was so intense because of ground cover it ripped through our farm, from olive tree to live tree, passed in the canopy ........ it would not have happened if the owners cleaned their land like you are showing.............. good on you for managing land properly and ecologically as areas of our farm that i was struggling to get grass to recover and grow again, is now lush and green, because of the ashes.
I really enjoy your videos. Im just out of highschool and your videos have made me want to buy some land to start up my own homestead and such. Thank you for a sense of direction of what I really want to do with my life.
My son just did a controlled burn on the front half of the 2 acres he just bought in SC. It was full of brush in between old-growth pines, hadn't been maintained or cleaned out in forever. You did that burn very well, very controlled. :)
Great job, looks a lot better with all that stuff burned off. It will be beautiful when it grows back and your trees will love all those tons of potash you just fertilized them with. Stay safe at work!
Great job. If you are as careful and methodical in donning and doffing PPE at work, you must be a fine example to others. Stay safe out there on the front line.
We do burns like this in Norway too, it really benefits the forest and helps keeping all that bad stuff away. Nice to see you doing it in the States as well! Did actually notice your beard was gone and thought to remember you work at a hospital. Im a bearded guy too and its weird to see how we change without it. My wife will hardly kiss me if I shave 😂
Watching this video brought back memories of long ago when we used to burn the fields after harvesting. Like you we made fire breaks and back burned wider fire breaks before finally getting it go. Even so we had some hair raising moments a few times, but thankfully nothing serious. But this burning practice was stopped by the government, which wasn't a bad thing as some farmers didn't take care like we did, would just chuck a match in and let it go then didn't like it when it went out of control and caused a lot of damage. I can see the sense in what your doing, all the dead growth would be a real fire hazard in dry weather.
Man, you do look different without your trade mark bush hat. Those drone shots make me think every thing burned exactly the way you wanted . I can remember my times fighting brush fires in Massachusetts when I was a fire fighter. The town where I was has grown so much since I retired that those kinds of fires are practically non-existent now, but back then putting out those fires was a dirty , thankless task. The land wasn't level so it was never easy. I still remember that smell. That CJ may be an oldie, but it looks like a goddie. My first set of wheels was an ancestor to it. It was a 1948 Willys Universal. It was as old as I was, and it needed a ton of work, but I learned a whole hell of a lot about vehicle maintenance, which I follow to this day, 56 years later.
Tractor gets stuck, pickup truck pulls it out?? Oh! I get it!! This vid is filmed in reverse!! VERY GOOD that you added some info at the end about the benefits of a controlled burn. Info like that is what more folks need, now that the majority of folks have gotten "away from the land" they need to know these types of things, because remember, city folks vote people into office who can control what folks "in the country" can and can't do. I noticed your beard was gone, and it's interesting to know why, glad you mentioned THAT as well. Thanks for your work at (I'd imagine) a hospital, it takes good people like you and other HC workers to beat this thing! ;) BTW, I lived in Georgia many moons ago, just outside of Augusta, when I was a young guy in the Army at Fort Gordon. Had a place off base, lived there for about 9 months. Beautiful country, great people.
Be careful in your healthcare work and stay healthy!! Fire is a natural part of the forest ecosystem-it is a very complicated subject-forest management. You seem to be handling it well. Many of the big logging companies, state and federal agencies don’t handle it well. More power to you
That’s good land management the burnt vegetation also is a great fertilizer for the trees and other plant life that regenerates. Do you have any trouble with your mature trees catching fire from the controlled burn? Just curious.
Knew we had to have more in common than woodworking, beekeeping, homesteading, cutting firewood, and soon sawmilling. I’m an Interventional Radiologist.
It took me until the 3:20 mark when you first spoke to even recognize you without the beard. I kept thinking where is Fall Line Ridge? Who's this guy? Lol
Man, haven't buried something like that since my mom's old Dodge B300 when I drove just a little bit off the edge of the road...dirt road...in the spring...when I was about 10...in fact, I think that the farmer that pulled us out was using a tractor just like yours! Now that's some kind of irony that is. Lol!
Fire in pines can travel underground. It travels by burning the fatwood that is stored in the roots of all pines and the lower limbs of dead trees. The fatwood is the resin that the tree produces. You may know it as Fire Starter. In fact, fatwood is sold on Amazon as a fire starter for campers.
Halio1984 That works too. But when you consider fences and cost of getting goats, this was cheap. Plus the pine straw layer on the forest floor needs to be burned. I don’t think goats will eat that...but I may be wrong.
Good to see you taking care of your forest! Good job on your burn. We’re you a woodland firefighter before? Another benefit is reducing ticks and poisonous snakes , spiders etc. I really enjoyed this video. Be safe during this covid-19 , good luck and see ya on the other side! Aloha Ka koi!
I was a volunteer FF for a short time, not a pro.I've been around controlled burns for most of my life. I learned how to do it from my dad who is a retired volunteer FF. Thank you for stopping by and for the kind words!
I decided to study X ray tech years ago. I got through the first year and decided to leave it but still remember quite a bit. I used to really enjoy doing spring fires over the fields but never did the forest. Just way too much fuel on the ground to risk it. After it is done it is like you wiped it clean then nothing but rich pure green in a few weeks.
That must be a very stressful job to do. That being said, I'm sure it feels good once it's done. Side note: What year is that green Jeep? That thing looks awesome!
UA-cam is about to p**** me off! I'm not getting notifications! You're a very smart young man to do this. A risky job but wildfires are more risky. I wish my neighbors on the west side of my property would do this!
Why exactly are you supposed to set part of your property on fire? Also since there's a lot of air around the fire and it's burning really hot, why is there smoke?
Hey Buddy, I don't know if you remember I told you to check out how to hand sharpen saw blades on Josaljo Won website. He just put it up again, you should check it out. This guy does all sorts of things to his woodmizer mill. Like your arson video, it made me nervous. God Bless
One more benefit of a controlled burn is that you can see those Georgia rattle snakes better!. One thing is for certain. When doing one of these burns: equipment breakdowns are not an option.
Chuck Norris , in forest management and fire prevention we use root grapples and other attachments that absolutely is like raking the forest. The goofball “K March” above has no clue.
used to burn off hay fields when I was a kid - good times. Looked like you had some half decent saw logs on the ground - wonder if the post burn log has any different coloring on the inside?
Not sure. I really don't think this fire gets hot enough for it change the green logs much. I would love to saw into a log that had been burned and put out though.
I am using goats to control brush on my property. Not saying you shouldn't control burn, on the contrary, I understand why and agree with it. I just happen to need to feed my goats and they LOVE the stuff you burned off. 😜
Nothing wrong with goats. As a forester, I have actually prescribed to landowners to use goats. They don't achieve exactly the same results of burning but they're a great alternative when burning isn't an option.
And this is how you properly prevent wildfires, not by completely eliminating fire, but by having controlled fire sequester the carbon back into the soil. Ya hear that California? Ya hear???
My fathers is a retired Wildland Firefighter from Florida. My brothers and I grew up doing this him when private landowners would hire him to do this. The woods need this to thrive. Great video Wes.
Last summer (your winter) our country got absolutely smashed by bushfires, largely because not enough of this type of activity is being done.
These days we have so many well intentioned (but ultimately clueless) people opposed to controlled burning on moral grounds - so instead of a slow burn (which does not negatively impact animals or people) we got wildfires which travel at 60mph at tremendous cost to people and the environment. We had 10 or 20 years of fuel accumulation and it was a catastrophe.
Our indigenous people managed the land with fire for 50000 years yet a handful of greenies who think they know better, combined with a insanely risk averse philosophy on the part of our decision makers (who have probably never been to the bush) influenced bad decisions for us and we paid a big price.
Well done on the burn.
As a Native American california resident, whos people have been inhabiting the land upon on which i live for tens of thousands of years, i completely understand what youre saying and i couldnt agree enough.
The sad effect of the lumber companies promoting any fire in the wild is a bad fire.
It would be great if Australia was two acres in size and flat!
@@TheUserid82 : IF selective harvesting had been allowed in ca. what i showed in one of my videos would not have happened. Trees too close allow fire to spread much more easily. Bark beetles jump from tree to tree easier.
Thanks for your service in the healthcare field. Stay safe and GOD BLESS you and your family.
Well done, cheers from Australia. We need a lot more controlled burns here, if the politicians would just ignore the unfounded greenie’s bleatings.
This video was VERY informative. Thanks for posting. I had a friend who was a professional forester in Alabama for several decades. His company owned hundreds of thousands of acres and I'm pretty sure they did exactly the same way. I enjoyed learning about the details of the operation. When we visited the giant trees in California, the park rangers told us how controlled burning was one thing that made those treasured trees thrive.
Thank you, this was very interesting. I've always heard the term controlled but never seen one up close. Stay safe and healthy. Thank you for everything you do.
Continued prayers for you and your families safety during these uncertain times. God bless you, my brother! 🙏🏻
Good work here boss. Thank you for taking us through all the incredible benefits if controlled burns. Be safe and be well while you are in the hospital! God bless you and yours.
Andrew Spears Thank you, Andrew.
California and Australia are prime examples of why this is needed.
California also does prescribed burns, but if you've never been to the Sierra Nevada mountains you can't even imagine how vast and rugged they are and how unmanageable it would be to control burn it. Companies like Sierra Pacific who privately own vast amounts of forest land use prescribed burns in their forestry management practices and usually are the least impacted when a major fire hits. Unfortunately in urban or suburban areas they will not allow prescribed burns though and then we have these huge devastating fires that make the news.
In Northern Nevada, some of our worst fires have been caused by "controlled burns" started by the Forest Service which got out of control .
Did not say either does not do burns.and the drought in both places made things much worse. Saying that from what I heard funds had been cut back for this issue and not as much being done as should have with better funding.
@@Nick-mt4wk My understanding is the Greenies were against burning off the last few years so the big fires of this last season was the result. I am a Kiwi, and am proud of the fact that many Kiwi firefighters , again, went to your aid. I hope the lessons learned will help in the future. Politicians don't know everything, and put there noses in where they do not understand or comprehend the problems that result. Take care in your bubble.
@@Nick-mt4wk sorry, its only from what i have heard from my friends in aussi who were caught up in the fires. not bashing your politics in this matter. i am sorry you were offended. best wishes from this side of the pond.
Once again good to see a young man who knows what to do with his land.. awesome video...
i live in Portugal, i have a big farm surrounded by eucalyptus plantations, cleaning and density has not been enforced despite my requests........... we lost most of our farm last year, the land was cleaned yet the force of the fire leaving the dirty eucalyptus was so intense because of ground cover it ripped through our farm, from olive tree to live tree, passed in the canopy ........ it would not have happened if the owners cleaned their land like you are showing.............. good on you for managing land properly and ecologically as areas of our farm that i was struggling to get grass to recover and grow again, is now lush and green, because of the ashes.
I'm sorry to hear that, hope you can recover soon! Thank you for watching!
I really enjoy your videos. Im just out of highschool and your videos have made me want to buy some land to start up my own homestead and such. Thank you for a sense of direction of what I really want to do with my life.
Purple Pigeon I’m thankful you’re finding such joy in the videos!
Thank you for all the videos you post, i’ve gained so much knowledge from your videos and can’t wait to learn more.
Thanks. Praying you stay health in your job as a radiology tech.
Hot stuff Wes, good job. Hope your family is keeping safe and all are healthy. Great video, thumbs up.
Very pleasant and interesting to watch, great camera angles.
God bless you and your family. Thank you for helping others. Peace and Good Fortune and Good Health to you and yours.
Very healthy looking stand of timber. Thanks for sharing your work.
Excellent work👍👍👍. Thanks for sharing.
My son just did a controlled burn on the front half of the 2 acres he just bought in SC. It was full of brush in between old-growth pines, hadn't been maintained or cleaned out in forever. You did that burn very well, very controlled. :)
Thank you for all you do!
Great job, looks a lot better with all that stuff burned off. It will be beautiful when it grows back and your trees will love all those tons of potash you just fertilized them with. Stay safe at work!
Thank you, Jared.
Nice Jeep. I have a 1969 CJ5 and a 1961 Willy’s Wagon. Good video. I am trying to do a little forest management on my property.
Yes amazing how everything benefits from a burn off like that, will green again soon.
So you claim there is a reason behind it? hmmm
@@chomikover9k488 killing off ticks. Good enough for me. Oh and prevents a real forest fire
The greatest sound ever wood burning, twist we hear so much more reminds me of camping
Educational and helpful video, I love it! :)
Stay safe, and keep up the good work. God Bless you and your family.
Proper land management. Thank you for taking care of your resources, and protecting the environment. Removing the fuel load is key.
Love your videos!
Love the information.
Sorry you had to shave your beard, but stay safe. Stay well to you and yours.
Did my heart good to see this. Took my mind of of lockdown. Hello again from Chiang Mai Thailand. Post more!
Thanks, Frank! Glad I could help!
No weenies or marshmallows? Ya just gotta have them if you have a fire. lol. I like that green jeep, Its purdy...
Great job.
If you are as careful and methodical in donning and doffing PPE at work, you must be a fine example to others.
Stay safe out there on the front line.
We do burns like this in Norway too, it really benefits the forest and helps keeping all that bad stuff away. Nice to see you doing it in the States as well! Did actually notice your beard was gone and thought to remember you work at a hospital. Im a bearded guy too and its weird to see how we change without it. My wife will hardly kiss me if I shave 😂
Haha!
Perfect time for prescribed burn. It help prevent brush fired.
Very Nice your property. I'm from Brazil but like videos of other livings
Thank you.
Thank you for a fascinating video, nice to see Cricket again.
Great job! smart management of your land
I'll be praying for you medical soldiers out there and the unnamed heroes!!! Please takes care!!!
Good job, You had me nervous burning. Around here in N E Ohio I don't know anyone that does those burns. Stay safe and healthy brother. Ron
Well done. Prayers up. 🙏
Watching this video brought back memories of long ago when we used to burn the fields after harvesting. Like you we made fire breaks and back burned wider fire breaks before finally getting it go. Even so we had some hair raising moments a few times, but thankfully nothing serious. But this burning practice was stopped by the government, which wasn't a bad thing as some farmers didn't take care like we did, would just chuck a match in and let it go then didn't like it when it went out of control and caused a lot of damage.
I can see the sense in what your doing, all the dead growth would be a real fire hazard in dry weather.
I set my property on fire once but it was not on purpose. You fire look a lot more under control then mine!! Nicely done!!
Steve Dawson Ha! Thanks Steve.
Great video! Great content!
Man, you do look different without your trade mark bush hat. Those drone shots make me think every thing burned exactly the way you wanted . I can remember my times fighting brush fires in Massachusetts when I was a fire fighter. The town where I was has grown so much since I retired that those kinds of fires are practically non-existent now, but back then putting out those fires was a dirty , thankless task. The land wasn't level so it was never easy. I still remember that smell. That CJ may be an oldie, but it looks like a goddie. My first set of wheels was an ancestor to it. It was a 1948 Willys Universal. It was as old as I was, and it needed a ton of work, but I learned a whole hell of a lot about vehicle maintenance, which I follow to this day, 56 years later.
I enjoyed your video very interesting.
Tractor gets stuck, pickup truck pulls it out?? Oh! I get it!! This vid is filmed in reverse!!
VERY GOOD that you added some info at the end about the benefits of a controlled burn. Info like that is what more folks need, now that the majority of folks have gotten "away from the land" they need to know these types of things, because remember, city folks vote people into office who can control what folks "in the country" can and can't do.
I noticed your beard was gone, and it's interesting to know why, glad you mentioned THAT as well. Thanks for your work at (I'd imagine) a hospital, it takes good people like you and other HC workers to beat this thing! ;)
BTW, I lived in Georgia many moons ago, just outside of Augusta, when I was a young guy in the Army at Fort Gordon. Had a place off base, lived there for about 9 months. Beautiful country, great people.
Thanks for stopping by, David!
Be careful in your healthcare work and stay healthy!! Fire is a natural part of the forest ecosystem-it is a very complicated subject-forest management. You seem to be handling it well. Many of the big logging companies, state and federal agencies don’t handle it well. More power to you
My wife said that sitting fires like this is something that I would do lol
Very well done sir.
That’s good land management the burnt vegetation also is a great fertilizer for the trees and other plant life that regenerates. Do you have any trouble with your mature trees catching fire from the controlled burn? Just curious.
No, not at all. Green pines that are limbed appropriately don't have trouble with that. At least not with the controlled, slow burns like this one.
Looking good! Few weeks and that'll look great again, fuel load removed and safe for several more years. :)
I have burnt off my garden before and it does really help in alot of ways.
Yes it does. I burned off my garden I think it was last year.
Knew we had to have more in common than woodworking, beekeeping, homesteading, cutting firewood, and soon sawmilling. I’m an Interventional Radiologist.
It took me until the 3:20 mark when you first spoke to even recognize you without the beard. I kept thinking where is Fall Line Ridge? Who's this guy? Lol
Me too!
LOL. I know right.
Shows how observant I am, I didn't even notice until he said something about it
Are you creating gaps and planting longleaf in them to allow you to burn as you selectively harvest the mature loblolly?
*sees title *
*hopes it's a joke *
*realizes that Pines actually benefit from controlled burns *
There is my man Cricket, good to see you old friend.
*Girl
Whoops sorry Cricket!
Nicely done, I always wondered how that was done.
You would not have got stuck if that headlight was pointing properly.....
The tractor was just embarrassed - not her fault though
The Ford tractor is a long way from home! Dagenham built, I believe.
Great video, thanks 😊
You have already answered my question, Thanks.
Man, haven't buried something like that since my mom's old Dodge B300 when I drove just a little bit off the edge of the road...dirt road...in the spring...when I was about 10...in fact, I think that the farmer that pulled us out was using a tractor just like yours! Now that's some kind of irony that is. Lol!
You got some really good help!!!! AC
Fire in pines can travel underground. It travels by burning the fatwood that is stored in the roots of all pines and the lower limbs of dead trees. The fatwood is the resin that the tree produces. You may know it as Fire Starter. In fact, fatwood is sold on Amazon as a fire starter for campers.
good luck, stay safe but what's the difference between doing this and using say a herd of goats and pigs to munch the brush away?
Halio1984 That works too. But when you consider fences and cost of getting goats, this was cheap. Plus the pine straw layer on the forest floor needs to be burned. I don’t think goats will eat that...but I may be wrong.
Good to see you taking care of your forest! Good job on your burn. We’re you a woodland firefighter before? Another benefit is reducing ticks and poisonous snakes , spiders etc. I really enjoyed this video. Be safe during this covid-19 , good luck and see ya on the other side! Aloha Ka koi!
I was a volunteer FF for a short time, not a pro.I've been around controlled burns for most of my life. I learned how to do it from my dad who is a retired volunteer FF. Thank you for stopping by and for the kind words!
That was very interesting, Wes! The drone shots were awesome! What's in the fire starter? Is it straight diesel?
Thanks, Jason! 75% diesel, 25% gasoline. Works great!
Great informative video Wes! Curious to know what engine is in the Jeep? I'm on my 3rd Jeep here in UK. Stay safe, stay well.
It's a straight 6 GM engine. 250 ci I think. Propane burner, though I hope to change that back to gasoline soon. Not original, but runs great!
just curious how you expect the forest to keep rejuvenate itself if you burn all the undergrowth..?
I decided to study X ray tech years ago. I got through the first year and decided to leave it but still remember quite a bit. I used to really enjoy doing spring fires over the fields but never did the forest. Just way too much fuel on the ground to risk it. After it is done it is like you wiped it clean then nothing but rich pure green in a few weeks.
My sixtine years son did the same in his room. To clean all. It's fine !
Very nice 👍
Curious as to how thick you cut your boards on your sawmill, it looks pretty consistent for how quick you are. Do you cut them 1/2” or 3/4” maybe??
Depends on what I need them for. Usually 1 or 1 1/8, but I've recently been doing some 3/4 for siding.
I like your Cooks shirt! Two of your videos are on their Facebook page.
M&P Woodworks Cool! Thanks for letting me know.
That must be a very stressful job to do. That being said, I'm sure it feels good once it's done. Side note: What year is that green Jeep? That thing looks awesome!
Why didn't you cut the brush a few weeks before you did the controlled burn?
Great video.
UA-cam is about to p**** me off! I'm not getting notifications! You're a very smart young man to do this. A risky job but wildfires are more risky. I wish my neighbors on the west side of my property would do this!
K March Bummer! Appreciate you finding and watching anyway. Do you have the bell rung?
@@falllineridge I do!
@@kmarch6630 Unsubscribe, Subscribe & hit All on Notifications; this worked for me.
Good to see Cricket again!
Pray you and your family stay safe especially you with your job!!! Thanks for the video
Rick Harper Thank you, Rick.
Evidentally you have the same gift as me. If there is one small soft spot on 50 acres im gonna find it and get stuck lol
Glad we have the same talent!
Nice, mine is coming up but it will be a much different burn!
Great Plains Craftsman Hey Tim! Good to hear from you.
Why exactly are you supposed to set part of your property on fire? Also since there's a lot of air around the fire and it's burning really hot, why is there smoke?
I agree with controlled burns. But you had a video titled don't waste your land, Have you thought of a few hogs,goats, or sheep to keep all that down?
does the fire change the wood when harvested
Keep safe my man
Great video and educational, does the fire kill the trees?
Raymond Ray Not at all. It stimulates them to healthier growth...plus it reduces bugs.
Welcome to the 2020 Shave club. Had to do the same. Stay Safe
Looking forward to being able to grow it back! You stay safe also.
You might want to add that a controlled fire, or any fire for that matter, will kill hardwood trees. It's only for pine forests.
Stay safe - be happy!!
Hey Buddy, I don't know if you remember I told you to check out how to hand sharpen saw blades on Josaljo Won website. He just put it up again, you should check it out. This guy does all sorts of things to his woodmizer mill. Like your arson video, it made me nervous. God Bless
Very interesting
Burning off is a good thing. Grass comes back so green.
One more benefit of a controlled burn is that you can see those Georgia rattle snakes better!. One thing is for certain. When doing one of these burns: equipment breakdowns are not an option.
You're doing it wrong, you have to rake the forest!
Sorry, I gave you a thumbs down to begin and thought what an idiot you were but then I realized what you were referring to. Spot on.
Chuck Norris , in forest management and fire prevention we use root grapples and other attachments that absolutely is like raking the forest. The goofball “K March” above has no clue.
Could you brush hog some of the area after you burn it to take out the brush that didn't burn
Absolutely.
used to burn off hay fields when I was a kid - good times.
Looked like you had some half decent saw logs on the ground - wonder if the post burn log has any different coloring on the inside?
Not sure. I really don't think this fire gets hot enough for it change the green logs much. I would love to saw into a log that had been burned and put out though.
I'd invest in a used mulcher attachment if I needed to do this that often. They do a much better job also.
I am using goats to control brush on my property. Not saying you shouldn't control burn, on the contrary, I understand why and agree with it. I just happen to need to feed my goats and they LOVE the stuff you burned off. 😜
Honey Hollow Homestead I would love to have goats...got plenty of other forage here!
Nothing wrong with goats. As a forester, I have actually prescribed to landowners to use goats. They don't achieve exactly the same results of burning but they're a great alternative when burning isn't an option.
And this is how you properly prevent wildfires, not by completely eliminating fire, but by having controlled fire sequester the carbon back into the soil. Ya hear that California? Ya hear???