Burning brush piles

[Briar Friar]

Spring rains and fall rains.

[AntlerCollector]

Two years is ridiculous.

Like others have said, I burn depending on rain. Once you get the brush pile burning it doesn’t matter if it’s been there two days or two years it’s gonna burn. The rain is mostly to help keep the fire from spreading where you don’t want it to go.

[Kong]

We burn hundreds of acres every year and the only deciding factor is moisture, if it’s wet enough light it up.

[tdwinklr]

All times from the time I pile it to a year later. Older pile will burn quicker. One easy way is to tarp an area of the pile and then light the dry area right after a rain. It will dry the pile out as it burns.

I had planned to do that on all mine but the piles were too tall, or my tarps weren't big enough. Is a good idea though.

[tdwinklr]

I ain’t waiting for 2 years.
I also like burning same day. Just about all my stuff is yaupon. This stuff burns just as good as green. I have 2 big piles right now cause I got caught during the burn ban. Not caught burning, just caught piling it up while in a burn ban. When the ban lifted, I still had leaves on the trees and this stuff was dried out good. Didn’t want to catch the dying leaves on fire, so I’ve been waiting for all the leaves to fall. A pile of dried out yaupon will bring a flame 40 feet into the air!!!!

caught by who? Nothing wrong until you light it.

[Pstraw]

I was told the same thing. That and 50 gallons of diesel did the job. I wait now.

That's one high $$$$$ fire pile.

[Geezy Rider]

I burn whenever I have a pile and the county says I can burn providing the wind is good.

[sqiggy]

caught by who? Nothing wrong until you light it.

Nobody!! I don’t burn while under a burn ban. I got caught by the burn ban. I burn same day I clear brush. With the ban, I had to let it pile up. I don’t like piling it up. I run out of room sometimes!!

[BrianL]

I had planned to do that on all mine but the piles were too tall, or my tarps weren't big enough. Is a good idea though.

Just need an area large enough to get it going. No need to tarp the whole thing. I've used a 10x12 tarp, old carpet, old linoleum....