Duck Pond Redneckery

[GAnthony]

That fan needs a handle on it or something. That cinder block is heavy.

I could carry it around with one hand earlier in the day but now that it's 5:AM I could barely lift it, so I rolled it into the shop on the 2 wheel hand dolly.

@GAnthony this is going to be one of those things that takes me forever. I don't remember what kind of tree it was but this is some dense wood.

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This is about 4 hours after I ran out of firewood to put around the perimeter. The fan kept the trunk orange at the bottom.

In this picture it almost looks like I could rip it out with the old Ford but there's still a lot of dense wood to burn out.

I turned the fan off. Hopefully there won't be a ton of smoke in my face when I drill more vent holes in it later today.

"dense wood", for "dense people"....

yeah, i figure this is gonna be for you about a 3 month's project......

maybe longer, but hey, it might keep the frost away.

 

[GAnthony]

How about if you put an inline resistor on the fan to slow it down a bit. It looks to be pumping too much air velocity at the fire. It's blowing the flames away from the target.

true, might also be a good idea, to have some sort of spraying of K-1 or other flammable going at it as well, from time to time.

 

[Duck]

How about if you put an inline resistor on the fan to slow it down a bit. It looks to be pumping too much air velocity at the fire. It's blowing the flames away from the target.

When my dad was my age he used to cut trees down as a side job.

To get rid of the stump, he would first cut it as low as possible (this one has steel fence stakes embedded in it) then he would cut a bunch of slots in it with the chain saw.

Then he would get a fire going on top of it. Once the fire was established and there were coals, he'd suspend a furnace fan over it with this wooden apparatus I made. It pivoted in the middle and he'd set big log pieces on one side to counterweight it & a rope would hold the fan & motor up over the stump, blowing downward at a 45 degree angle.

The fan would blow all the ashes away and fan the stump and the stump would burn on its own with no other fuel source required.

It would take about 3 hours but he'd keep it burning until it was below grade.

But something like that would be too dangerous because this one is too close to the spruce trees that have a lot of dead stuff in them. I had to keep them wet with the hose.

 

[GAnthony]

When my dad was my age he used to cut trees down as a side job.

To get rid of the stump, he would first cut it as low as possible (this one has steel fence stakes embedded in it) then he would cut a bunch of slots in it with the chain saw.

Then he would get a fire going on top of it. Once the fire was established and there were coals, he'd suspend a furnace fan over it with this wooden apparatus I made. It pivoted in the middle and he'd set big log pieces on one side to counterweight it & a rope would hold the fan & motor up over the stump, blowing downward at a 45 degree angle.

The fan would blow all the ashes away and fan the stump and the stump would burn on its own with no other fuel source required.

It would take about 3 hours but he'd keep it burning until it was below grade.

But something like that would be too dangerous because this one is too close to the spruce trees that have a lot of dead stuff in them. I had to keep them wet with the hose.

yeah, i had cut down a maple tree many years ago, and of course the stump was still there. i tried drilling holes in it, pouring K1 and some sort of powder stuff and lighting it.

however, i am in a city neighborhood, and just cannot light fires, unless it's my neighbors house.

when i had the yard paved, the contractor yanked it out.

 

[389 Hood]

"Get Off My Lawn." See, I knew you were a grizzled old fart like me.

 

[Duck]

Well with a spade bit I was able to drill more holes & get it to burn through at the bottom. Eventually I kicked it & it fell over, so I dragged it out with the 4 wheeler and hosed it down.





Sarah was out there so I kept the fan on it, then when it got cold I put about 15 gallons of water in the hole.



Now I gotta figure out the cheapest way to fill in the hole with dirt.

 

[389 Hood]

Find a local field and put a yard or so in a pick up bed, then just shovel it out of the bed.

 

[Duck]

Find a local field and put a yard or so in a pick up bed, then just shovel it out of the bed.

I ain't stealing topsoil. Maybe if I knew which fields were corporate owned. Fuck the corporate farms. But I know for a fact that the fields surrounding me on all sides are locally owned by my neighbor.

I'm kinda thinking that because the stump is actually on his property and I did him a favor by burning it out, that he will send his Mexican slave to fill it in with his tractor. It's a landscaping supply place too, and they sell dirt, wood chips, and several types of gravel by the yard.

Shit it would probably only take $2 worth of dirt to fill it in.

I just gotta catch that Mexican guy when I see him on his John Deere Gator going to the creek with his pellet gun. That's how I know he's on his own time. He must not be disturbed during business hours or his sociopath boss will have a hissy fit.

That Mexican slave speaks perfect English with no accent, and told me he was born in Chicago. That would make him a natural born American citizen with rights. I don't know how or why my neighbor is able to treat him like an illegal alien. He lives in a freakin' pole barn next door. There's a little room built in the corner with heat and electric but no water.



Anyway that slave owns a tractor like mine, so I'll talk to him about filling in the hole and possibly helping me burn out the other ones.

The other ones are too close to things I don't want to burn. One is right next to a spruce tree, and the other 3 are right by where some flatbed guys park their trucks when they're at home, and half the time they have loads of lumber, and one guy has a tanker.

So I'd want help from the slave, to help watch where the sparks are going and spray shit with water, tell the truck drivers to park in a different spot, and maybe bring me more firewood.

 

[GAnthony]

I ain't stealing topsoil. Maybe if I knew which fields were corporate owned. Fuck the corporate farms. But I know for a fact that the fields surrounding me on all sides are locally owned by my neighbor.

I'm kinda thinking that because the stump is actually on his property and I did him a favor by burning it out, that he will send his Mexican slave to fill it in with his tractor. It's a landscaping supply place too, and they sell dirt, wood chips, and several types of gravel by the yard.

Shit it would probably only take $2 worth of dirt to fill it in.

I just gotta catch that Mexican guy when I see him on his John Deere Gator going to the creek with his pellet gun. That's how I know he's on his own time. He must not be disturbed during business hours or his sociopath boss will have a hissy fit.

That Mexican slave speaks perfect English with no accent, and told me he was born in Chicago. That would make him a natural born American citizen with rights. I don't know how or why my neighbor is able to treat him like an illegal alien. He lives in a freakin' pole barn next door. There's a little room built in the corner with heat and electric but no water.



Anyway that slave owns a tractor like mine, so I'll talk to him about filling in the hole and possibly helping me burn out the other ones.

The other ones are too close to things I don't want to burn. One is right next to a spruce tree, and the other 3 are right by where some flatbed guys park their trucks when they're at home, and half the time they have loads of lumber, and one guy has a tanker.

So I'd want help from the slave, to help watch where the sparks are going and spray shit with water, tell the truck drivers to park in a different spot, and maybe bring me more firewood.

i can use an Amerexican slave too....

i need someone to paint my house, shovel snow, and check my christmas tree lights.

 

[Duck]

i can use an Amerexican slave too....

i need someone to paint my house, shovel snow, and check my christmas tree lights.

Just get a pressure washer and 5 gallon buckets of paint. Be careful not to spray the windows.

 

[Rigjockey]

Just get a pressure washer and 5 gallon buckets of paint. Be careful not to spray the windows.

Painting the interior of the house is simple. Just do like Mr. Bean.

The vid is long but worth it.

 

[Duck]

I'll give it about a week to see if it settles, then I'll throw some grass seed on it.

I don't think it'll settle though. I packed it down with the front wheels of the van.

 

[Rigjockey]

I'll give it about a week to see if it settles, then I'll throw some grass seed on it.

I don't think it'll settle though. I packed it down with the front wheels of the van.

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Are you concerned that the grass won't grow or is it that the soil will sink or both?

 

[Duck]

Are you concerned that the grass won't grow or is it that the soil will sink or both?

I don't want to waste the grass seed if I'm going to have to add more dirt later.

 

[Duck]

To avoid being accused of "asian hate" I'll skip all the stuff about how I had to modify a few of the Chinese pieces of this Chinese greenhouse that was made in China by Xi's fearfully loyal subjects.

The panels are hollow like corrugated cardboard and I didn't know that, and stored the kit in the back of the old blue Ford all summer. Now they're full of moisture and must be dried out & sealed at the open ends, according to several American men on YouTube who have experience with this particular Chinese greenhouse.

So they're all on saw horses in the shop til God knows when..

This is the part where @GAnthony speculates a time frame for the completion of the project.

 

[Hillbilly Canuck]

This is the part where @GAnthony speculates a time frame for the completion of the project.

Those speculations usually measure in years. Seems a little vague and inaccurate.

 

[GAnthony]

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To avoid being accused of "asian hate" I'll skip all the stuff about how I had to modify a few of the Chinese pieces of this Chinese greenhouse that was made in China by Xi's fearfully loyal subjects.

The panels are hollow like corrugated cardboard and I didn't know that, and stored the kit in the back of the old blue Ford all summer. Now they're full of moisture and must be dried out & sealed at the open ends, according to several American men on YouTube who have experience with this particular Chinese greenhouse.

So they're all on saw horses in the shop til God knows when..

This is the part where @GAnthony speculates a time frame for the completion of the project.

4 years, 3 months, 2 days, 1 night, and a partridge in a pear tree's worth of your insane amount of pictures, and insipid, non-important updates.


(gonna look nice, and be quite useful, good luck with the build.....or the time frame, whichever comes first)

 

[Duck]

4 years, 3 months, 2 days, 1 night, and a partridge in a pear tree's worth of your insane amount of pictures, and insipid, non-important updates.


(gonna look nice, and be quite useful, good luck with the build.....or the time frame, whichever comes first)

I'm going to post pictures of every bolt & tag you in each post.

There will be a lot of them because Mike only allows 3 pictures per post.

 

[Fageol]

I'm going to post pictures of every bolt & tag you in each post.

There will be a lot of them because Mike only allows 3 pictures per post.

Gonna archive 'em so that when I get a Chinese-made greenhouse, I'll build it right (or maybe left).

 

[GAnthony]

I'm going to post pictures of every bolt & tag you in each post.

There will be a lot of them because Mike only allows 3 pictures per post.

sounds like @Mike has a personal problem then.

you are gonna eat up all the data on this site doin' that shit.

i hope your camera explodes.