Air Burners| Mulching Chipping Alternative

Ekka · 16th May 2008, 10:33 PM

Video of the air burner, low pollution and smoke, ideal for land clearing projects.

YouTube - Air Curtain Burner Destructor for Wood Waste Disposal

Also pit style ones available towable behind cars.

YouTube - CP2000T Air Curtain Destructor

Looks a good idea but argument is not only economics but converting trees to ash rather than alternative products like mulch.

What do you think? I personally think it's great, and the major reason burning went out of vogue was smoke.

I wonder what the CO2 emissions people think, is it better or worse than mulching or tub grinding? You mulch/tub grind, that burns fuel, then you have to transport it too.

Site of the company who makes them Air Curtain Burner, Air-Curtain Destructor, Pit Trench Burners, Incinerator by Air Burners, LLC

a_lopa · 17th May 2008, 12:02 AM

My first impression is it would be slow going,And id have to see it with a clump of branches thrown in.Be ok if for burning palms or other "waste"wood..Interesting.

vitex42 · 17th May 2008, 01:17 AM

My problem with burners is that there has GOT to be a better way of using the energy in all that wood. We're burning a resource. I reckon we need to start thinking about biomass fuelled generators and stuff like that.

If you take into account the lost fuel (burnt wood) air burners start to look pretty bad in CO2 terms.

Arborists have gotta set an example environmentally. We get enough bad press for being tree murderers and all that.

Ekka · 17th May 2008, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by vitex42

We get enough bad press for being tree murderers and all that.

Yes, thank the tree huggers and greenies, at the extremes of all arguments are FANATICS seldom driven by logic and more so by emotion. Whilst some-one ups you for some 2 bit tree in Joe's backyard the govt allows Gunn's logging to build a $1.8billion tree killing plant in Tasmanian forest, go figure.

vitex42 · 17th May 2008, 02:42 AM

I know - Tassie is not a good scene.

I've been in NZ for too long and I'm going green (so does food when you leave it out here).....

Roller · 17th May 2008, 03:20 PM

A guy in a near by town is the sole uk importer of fire boxes, they cost a small fortune! he had to jump through a load of hoops to be able to use them on building sites/land clearing projects in this country..

TreeCo · 18th May 2008, 08:52 AM

Around Atlanta GA, USA, the pit burners have been in use for more than a decade. They create really hot fires and little smoke. Typical pits are 10ft. deep, 10ft. wide and sometimes as long as 150ft. Large engine driven fans force air through 3ft. diameter tubes as much as 300ft. away from the burn pit.

newguy18 · 18th May 2008, 09:13 AM

souds like alot of prep time for a fire,around here they just usually push it all in a large pile[s] and light it.Most of the time they just dump diesel on it.If not they just take it to the land fill.

a_lopa · 20th May 2008, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TreeCo

Around Atlanta GA, USA, the pit burners have been in use for more than a decade. They create really hot fires and little smoke. Typical pits are 10ft. deep, 10ft. wide and sometimes as long as 150ft. Large engine driven fans force air through 3ft. diameter tubes as much as 300ft. away from the burn pit.

Any links to the sites Dan?

Ace Master · 20th May 2008, 04:01 AM

it needs a BBQ plate on top

LOL

16th May 2008, 10:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,734	Air Burners\| Mulching Chipping Alternative Video of the air burner, low pollution and smoke, ideal for land clearing projects. YouTube - Air Curtain Burner Destructor for Wood Waste Disposal Also pit style ones available towable behind cars. YouTube - CP2000T Air Curtain Destructor Looks a good idea but argument is not only economics but converting trees to ash rather than alternative products like mulch. What do you think? I personally think it's great, and the major reason burning went out of vogue was smoke. I wonder what the CO2 emissions people think, is it better or worse than mulching or tub grinding? You mulch/tub grind, that burns fuel, then you have to transport it too. Site of the company who makes them Air Curtain Burner, Air-Curtain Destructor, Pit Trench Burners, Incinerator by Air Burners, LLC __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory .... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

17th May 2008, 12:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
a_lopa Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 992	Re: Air Burners\| Mulching Chipping Alternative My first impression is it would be slow going,And id have to see it with a clump of branches thrown in.Be ok if for burning palms or other "waste"wood..Interesting. __________________ Free Tree Industry Link Directory

17th May 2008, 01:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
vitex42 Sappling Join Date: May 2008 Location: Auckland, NZ - NHD Forestry ISA Certified Arborist Posts: 35	Re: Air Burners\| Mulching Chipping Alternative My problem with burners is that there has GOT to be a better way of using the energy in all that wood. We're burning a resource. I reckon we need to start thinking about biomass fuelled generators and stuff like that. If you take into account the lost fuel (burnt wood) air burners start to look pretty bad in CO2 terms. Arborists have gotta set an example environmentally. We get enough bad press for being tree murderers and all that.

17th May 2008, 02:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
vitex42 Sappling Join Date: May 2008 Location: Auckland, NZ - NHD Forestry ISA Certified Arborist Posts: 35	Re: Air Burners\| Mulching Chipping Alternative I know - Tassie is not a good scene. I've been in NZ for too long and I'm going green (so does food when you leave it out here).....

17th May 2008, 03:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
Roller Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 208	Re: Air Burners\| Mulching Chipping Alternative A guy in a near by town is the sole uk importer of fire boxes, they cost a small fortune! he had to jump through a load of hoops to be able to use them on building sites/land clearing projects in this country..

18th May 2008, 08:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
TreeCo Mature tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 267	Re: Air Burners\| Mulching Chipping Alternative Around Atlanta GA, USA, the pit burners have been in use for more than a decade. They create really hot fires and little smoke. Typical pits are 10ft. deep, 10ft. wide and sometimes as long as 150ft. Large engine driven fans force air through 3ft. diameter tubes as much as 300ft. away from the burn pit. __________________ ISA Certified Arborist

18th May 2008, 09:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dead twig Florida. Posts: 4,062	Re: Air Burners\| Mulching Chipping Alternative souds like alot of prep time for a fire,around here they just usually push it all in a large pile[s] and light it.Most of the time they just dump diesel on it.If not they just take it to the land fill. __________________ Have your say join us today. I ship USA saws out of the USA "Everybody's hell on safety." G.f.beranek. www.atreestory.com

20th May 2008, 04:01 AM	#10 (permalink)
Ace Master Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia, Vic, Melbourne Posts: 307	Re: Air Burners\| Mulching Chipping Alternative it needs a BBQ plate on topLOL __________________ The Mt Dandenong Ranges Tree Specialists

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