j_seph
Senior Member
So why can one not burn dimensional lumber in GA? I mean it is wood, last I checked 1 x 4 2 x4 are nothing but the remains of a tree that was at one time growing until cut down and sawed up.
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How to get rid of a broken couch
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j_seph
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If I take the scrap wood and throw up a crude shelter, put the couch inside can I have the FD come by and light it then practice putting it out? Seems they can burn lumber(houses) for training purposes with approval.
BeerThirty
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Wow, the couch that never dies... 
Call Ga Forestry for the official why not. They tell you it can only be “natural” stuff when you call the automated burn permit number.
Where I used to live I bought some new appliances and was attempting to burn the cardboard boxes. Within the minutes it takes a pile of boxes to burn the local volunteer FD boys came driving in and wanted to put out the almost burned out blaze. I put out the ashes with my water hose so they didn’t have to use truck tank water.
Good neighbors huh?
Where I used to live I bought some new appliances and was attempting to burn the cardboard boxes. Within the minutes it takes a pile of boxes to burn the local volunteer FD boys came driving in and wanted to put out the almost burned out blaze. I put out the ashes with my water hose so they didn’t have to use truck tank water.
Good neighbors huh?
donald-f
Senior Member
Call the burn permit number @ 877-652-2876 for info on what can and cannot be burned.
StriperrHunterr
Senior Member
I think they did that with all the pressure treated stuff on the market but that's a guess.
Will 1800got junk reach your area? I know they don't do mine, but they donate the donatables and recycle the recyclables. Seems all that couch material could be recycled.
goob
Senior Member
You can't because that is processed, not natural. And it's unlawful. I don't care who you call, Forestry will tell you the same thing. In Habersham you have to obtain a permit through the FD, which is good for a 6x6 hand-piled burn. Anything larger than 6'x6', machine-piled, or land clearing you get the permit through Forestry.
goob
Senior Member
You must live next door to a FD. If all you were burning was boxes, they'd been burnt out before any VFD could get there with a truck. I suppose they could have just been riding by though haha
I watched timber company burn boxes the trees come in c
goob
Senior Member
Yes, they can burn acquired structures for training purposes, but it's not that simple anymore. There are a lot of rules that must be followed.
Howard Roark
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They will write you a ticket
BeerThirty
Senior Member
burn the dang thing already! by the time anyone shows up, it's gone
goob
Senior Member
I wouldn't count on that haha!
Gaducker
Senior Member
I burned a couple bags of garbage the other day and the wind whiped up and blew the trash into a 16 ft fiberglass trihull with a couch inside it I was trying to get rid of............. The boats gone now.... see how simple that was.
Greene728
Senior Member
You would not believe the political red tape we have to go throw now to do it. I mean there isn’t enough space here for me to even type it. Asbestos inspection, lead paint inspections, shingles/felt taken off, all plumbing and wiring removal, etc. just to name a few things.
Back in the day we used to burn them somewhat regularly with just basic rules and regulations. Not any more brother! The Guberment and the EPA came along......need I say more? We can’t even burn stuff like furniture, man made items, synthetics in our burn building for training burns. True story!
sinclair1
Senior Member
Now that it's in the campfire. I don't understand that it's too large for the truck bed? Saw that sucker in half, strap it on its side, on the roof, drag it behind the truck, I mean, your a country feller 
ClemsonRangers
Senior Member
you can take those apart, the backs have catch pins and will lift off, the bottom has about 8 bolts to take out
-billy
-billy
GA native
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A smart Billy would just move it to the front porch, next to the fridge.
Lol lol lol,,,,
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