He'll pay you $370 to burn them but you could get them out in one load and that doesn't seem like a better plan?

 

I can't get them out of the back yard to my trailer... It is an elevation change of about 80 feet thru lots of trees. So I have no idea how to remove them... Hence... Burning them
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No way I used to get the leaves up at a campground lots of trees! Trust me if there not completely dry you won't get them all burnt then he will be calling you back out to burn off the rest.. Normally or takes 3 or more days for the leaves to get dry.
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I burned a ton of cat tails this year. Straight outta the pond. Some a week or more later, and only the top layer dried up from the pile I had. Everything else was wet. I'll tell you this, they smoked like crazy!! I'd think wet leaves would still burn. I had to egg on the fire with wood logs and such. So I'd assume you'd have to do that as well. get a wood fire going nice and strong and keep dumping the wet leaves on top. It'll probably smoke bad and suck to do. I wouldn't try burning cat tails again, not fun. But I did manage to burn 3 dump trailer loads down to about nothing. Took a few nights of doing so. Tried a burn barrel first but was a bust so just did it on the ground.

 

I wouldn't take a job where it involved me burning their leaves. I think you should agree to put them in a pile. Disposing of them should be his problem. If I were to get up then the mower would have mulched most of them before they went into the bagger. I can't imagine how long it would take to burn soggy mulched leaves. No matter, I wouldn't burn leaves for a customer--period. Huge fire. Sparks. Neighbors. Days of burning. Soggy leaves. What could go wrong?:laugh: You can't just leave them smoldering over night

 

Yeah BAD IDEA! You sure dont want to be responsible for burining down his house and all the neighbors. Cause you will be the one they go after. Also very unprofessional and you will piss off all the neighbors with the smoke and smell. Maybe there are no neighbors...i didnt read the entire post.

 

I can't get them out of the back yard to my trailer... It is an elevation change of about 80 feet thru lots of trees. So I have no idea how to remove them... Hence... Burning them
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A tarp, rake, and actual labor.....

 

Can you get a mower into the area? If so, maybe get a drawstring tarp and tie it to the mower and try to haul them up.

 

Yeah BAD IDEA! You sure dont want to be responsible for burining down his house and all the neighbors. Cause you will be the one they go after. Also very unprofessional and you will piss off all the neighbors with the smoke and smell.

I can't imagine how long it would take to burn soggy mulched leaves. No matter, I wouldn't burn leaves for a customer--period. Huge fire. Sparks. Neighbors. Days of burning. Soggy leaves. What could go wrong?:laugh: You can't just leave them smoldering over night

A tarp, rake, and actual labor.....

Agreed. Thumbs Up

Can you get a mower into the area? If so, maybe get a drawstring tarp and tie it to the mower and try to haul them up.

Good idea. Thumbs Up

 

This is labeled a snow blower, but it would do the job if you could get it in there.

 

A tarp, rake, and actual labor.....

Well, you ran your mouth... But didn't answer my question. Try again?
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I'd spread them out to some degree to let them dry out as best as possible. I wouldn't do it for hire as the liability would be too great. You'll also be there for hours watching it. Maybe instruct to homeowner the best way to go about it. If you're going to use an accelerant use diesel fuel and not gas. Have a hose ready. make sure there is a buffer zone around the pile.

 

Well, you ran your mouth... But didn't answer my question. Try again?
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You asked, "So....does anyone have some advice?"

I advised don't burn them. Instead, use a rake, a tarp, and actual labor.:hammerhead:

 

You asked, "So....does anyone have some advice?"

I advised don't burn them. Instead, use a rake, a tarp, and actual labor.:hammerhead:

Well you have run your mouth twice now.. Thanks for nothing. To be accurate... I asked about how to burn wet leaves, and asked for that advice. But you know that, and you just want to be an *******. If you have nothing nice or constructive to say, just shut up next time. And for the record, there is no way to effectively remove the leaves from this site. WE tried pulling them out. Between the elevation change, the rocks, the trees, and the muddy soil.. We could not do this unless we charged an obscene amount of money. Our customer asked us to burn, we agreed. Now go troll your next victim
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Update, we completed the job today... Or to be more accurate, we partially completed it. Burned half the leaves... The rest were too wet to burn even with us using diesel and blowers keeping the heat up. Live and learn. So in hindsight my advice is to follow other people's advice.... Don't burn wet leaves for customers... You will be there forever
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Update, we completed the job today... Or to be more accurate, we partially completed it. Burned half the leaves... The rest were too wet to burn even with us using diesel and blowers keeping the heat up. Live and learn. So in hindsight my advice is to follow other people's advice.... Don't burn wet leaves for customers... You will be there forever
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So in essence you took others advice, including mine. If you are serious about business, I wouldn't advice dumping diesel fuel all over the earth. Also if you come on a public forum soliciting advice and only want to hear what you want to hear, I expect you to react like you did.

Price the service and if the customer doesn't go with the price to complete the job the right way, it's better to decline the job. You took a serious risk burning those leaves.
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I am a solo operator,,, so if they would give $400.00 to eliminate a pile of wet leaves that I could accomplish in less than 24 hours... I would do it... In fact I have considered approaching them with the idea to both of us MONEY...

Using backpack blowers I have burned brush piles in the woods during winter,,, leaf piles along with miscellaneous debris under snow fall and wet conditions... I have a pile sitting in the field right now that needs to be burned and so far everything is soaking wet... when I hit it,,, it will be done in less than 24 hrs, otherwise I will wait...
Never do a pile that requires more than 24 hrs. using a back pack blower...

 

Where does the blower come into play? Accelerate the burn time?

 

Where does the blower come into play? Accelerate the burn time?

With a quickness. You have to get it hot, then add an artificial breeze.
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Where does the blower come into play? Accelerate the burn time?

Blowing a pile of wet leaves is most easily done when you move the leaves around with air... I would make a small pile of air dried leaves with the blower, start it on fire and blow the rest of the pile, peice meal into the flames...
When I've done this in the woods during winter we had mostly oak leaves to work with and occassionaly we would stop adding leaves to get the core temperature of the fire to rise then poke it with a stick... Most fires were done in 4-6 hours if smaller than a Volkswagon...

 

The pile e have left is about 2 Volkswagen and no big oak leaves... Just a million or two smaller size leaves. I tried blowing them to strengthen the fire, but that sent a lot of ash into the air and aggravated the next door neighbor. So I couldn't continue using much air. I might deal with wet leaves in a field or wooded area again one day, but not a neighborhood. Live and learn boys. That's the best way to learn
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Tell the h.o. to turn the pile in the Spring and they might have compost by next Fall...

 

ive never ran a rototiller but thought struck me could wet leaves be rototilled into the ground

maybe use a high wheeled trimmer first to chew em up a little

afterward broadcast somethin over them to speed up decomposition process

 

You can't burn "wet". Water puts out flames. I say again can't burn wet. You may char them some. You are taking on a lot of liability for a little coin.
Maybe you can spread them out a little and wait for them to dry. Get a propane burner from harbor freight that hooks to a 5lb propane bottle. You will have residue left to pick up. That is the best idea I have.
If your customer won't agree to wait until they dry, I would walk away from it.
Sincerely,
Biodale