Grass fire scraping- A tumbleweeds view

As mentioned in the irrigation pivot system post, within hours of completing that project I got a call from the owners of the first farm I scraped. About 50 tons of metal was still at the place waiting for a better price because the owners are flexible and allow me to use this as my fall back project. They had a grass fire sweep through their property taking out a barn and several other buildings. There will some scraping in the project, but it will also include rebuilding their corrals.

Pictures of the building fire, the first two are in the shelter belt.







And when it hit the dry grass:





This will not be an aggressive thread, since it will take a lot of time to clear the property and rebuild. This is the ultimate in farm restoration and will be time and materials, not scrap value.

Originally Posted by KzScrapper

When I saw the title I thought maybe a torch had started it but not so...sorry to hear about your customers bad luck.

Thank you. I am glad it was not my torch that caused this fire as my constant fear is starting a fire. 15 years ago I burned down our home trying to deep fry a turkey. Total loss. Therefore, fire is a constant consideration in all that is done.

After all the talk about grass fires in your original thread I had some doubt about the likeliness. Well this proved me wrong.
Gawd that hurt! I’m NEVER wrong!!!!!
Don't EVER do that again! LOL

Been busy cleaning up the property and wanted to update any interested individuals. The grass fire was minor compared to the fire under the ground. These pictures show what happens to a tree when the ground is burning hotter than the surface.



These pictures show how the roots of a tree will burn when the ground burns hotter than the surface.

The reason the ground was burning hotter than the surface is the amount of manure in the feedlot. This is a picture of the manure burning three weeks after the surface fire was put out. There are stories in this part of the country where a grass fire in a feed lot continued to burn years after the initial fire was put out.

WOW
There is something pure evil about that.

A muck bog and piles of cow s*** are too much different. Just give the s*** a couple thousand of years underground...

Originally Posted by miked

Any potential art work object in that tree? The shape just caught my eye. Mike

Had not thought of that angle. Thank you for the idea. I have a son and a good friend that make a living as an artist. Pictures have been sent to see if either are interested. Sometimes we cannot see the forest because of the trees.

Just one more example of burning from the inside out. Since the fire blew through a shelter belt, there are many more examples of this type of damage.

Some pictures shortly after the fire.

A picture of the pasture shown burning at the start of the thread.



Nature heals itself. A close up picture less than two weeks after the fire. Time is of the essence because the grass is already eight inches tall in some areas making it hard to find debris. The car seen in the previous post is on your right.

Just finished phase one of this project which is the clean up portion. The first two pictures are of two separate fires in the pit to take care of rotten fence posts, burnt trees, sheet metal, barb wire, concrete, etc.





This is the one load that was hauled in as scrap. A little over three tons is in the trailer. An estimated 10 tons is stored for higher prices and 50 plus tons of #1 has also been stockpiled for the future.