<font color="blue">why do you folks burn?</font color>

I guess brush piles come in different sizes. As long as I was just picking up fallen debris, my pile was controllable in the manner you describe. But now that I've gotten serious about clearing fire trails and removing the growth that's gotten too close to the house, my brush pile is so big that it is more of a fire hazard than the areas I was clearing. [img]/forums/images/icons/crazy.gif[/img]

Probably also depends on what kinda stuff you're putting on the pile. If I'm just clearing brush, the pile stays reasonable. Now that I'm cuttin' down trees here and there, it's just piling up too fast. One small oak tree makes for a powerful heap o' limbs and leaves, not counting the good firewood that comes with it.

Personally, I'd rather run it all through a chipper, but so far it doesn't look like I'll be able to arrange that due to finances and schedules 'n' stuff. [img]/forums/images/icons/wink.gif[/img]