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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: mcarter on January 02, 2012, 06:47:27 PM

Title: Burning Christmas Tree
Post by: mcarter on January 02, 2012, 06:47:27 PM

First time ever, I cut up my Christmas tree and burned it in the OWB.  Wow!  I think it is more flammable than gasoline!  Threw in a bunch of limbs, turned around, got another armful, turned back around and there were flames shooting out the door like 3 feet!  This was a fir tree.

Fortunately, I still have eyebrows!

Michael

Title: Re: Burning Christmas Tree
Post by: Ridgekid on January 02, 2012, 07:04:10 PM

Bet it took care of any creosote you might of had!

Title: Re: Burning Christmas Tree
Post by: MattyNH on January 02, 2012, 07:11:08 PM

Def cleaned the boiler out!

Title: Re: Burning Christmas Tree
Post by: Mrplow on January 02, 2012, 07:25:52 PM

Mine too will also be adding to the btu production of 'ol smokey

Title: Re: Burning Christmas Tree
Post by: johnybcold on January 02, 2012, 08:18:33 PM

Who said getting rid of the tree was not fun? It is if you get free btu s out of it

Title: Re: Burning Christmas Tree
Post by: RSI on January 02, 2012, 09:53:41 PM

Makes me miss the big old Pacific Western boiler 8)
I always put them in whole. Just had to bend the top over to get the door closed. I even thought about going and collecting them from along the road one time. Lol