(06-04-2021, 05:59 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(06-01-2021, 06:24 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: Have you burned poison ivy/oak/sumac before? I've read that you shouldn't because the fumes from the burning oil can actually do damage to your lungs. My husband's uncle did it once and it jacked him up pretty bad for a bit. Wear an N95 mask if you have one. I assume that will help some. Might want to read up on that.

I burn it all the time.  I'm pretty selective as far as when/how I burn.  I've held off the past couple of weeks because it has been so dry.  After assessing today, I'll light up another pile early tomorrow morning.  Keep in mind, it is mixed in with lots of other brush/trees that burns very hot and very fast.  I have to stay up-wind of the fire as I'm feeding it so that I don't catch my skid steer on fire.

For the most part I stay out of the smoke from my fires and because of the heat, it all goes almost straight up anyway.

I wish that I was set up to sell firewood right now.  I have so much that is split and "ready to burn" right now and a ton of logs that need to be split.  I've gotten to the point to where I'm just burning trees just to get rid of them.  This is all mainly Oak and Hickory with a few Pines mixed in.

Just curious, are you even allergic to poison ivy/oak/sumac(same oil)?  I’ve had an employee that is not allergic to it and he’s my go to guy to remove it from my clients property.  I wouldn’t dare burn that [BLEEP].  I’m super allergic and have welt-like scars from past encounters.  

Oh... you’ve got a hickory surplus you say.. if it’s good I’d buy that off you.  I can’t seem to find any more than oak, pecan and cherry around here.  I’d love to get my hands on hickory that’s been split.  I don’t even care if I need to season it myself.

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