What Do You Do With Your Ash ?

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Post by Tnguy » Sat. Feb. 11, 2012 10:39 am

yes I said ASH lol I get about a wheel barrel full a month, ive just been dumping it in a hole in the edge of the woods here, (looks like an old tree root hole) any other ideas to do with it?


 
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Post by cArNaGe » Sat. Feb. 11, 2012 10:48 am

I dump it in the creek... I let mother nature take care of it.

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there are several more threads here about it also.
My neighbor and I use it for our driveways in the winter. But this winter I have a big ole pile of it to get used.

 
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Post by bksaun » Sat. Feb. 11, 2012 11:53 am

Fill pot holes in my gravel road.

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Post by freetown fred » Sat. Feb. 11, 2012 1:34 pm

I've got a protected trout stream bordering the back of my property, I don't know about that dumping it in the creek idea--even if it wasn't protected.????

 
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Post by carlherrnstein » Sat. Feb. 11, 2012 1:47 pm

I put it on my gravel driveway, I have in the past put it in a dried up hand dug well.

 
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Post by cArNaGe » Sat. Feb. 11, 2012 2:24 pm

freetown fred wrote:I've got a protected trout stream bordering the back of my property, I don't know about that dumping it in the creek idea--even if it wasn't protected.????
Read down Fred!

 
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Post by Short Bus » Sat. Feb. 11, 2012 3:51 pm

I get some clinkers and they just worked great to get my Coal hauling pickup unstuck.
Usualy I make a pile all winter and then fill potholes in the summer, but I have clinckers to go with the fines.


 
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Post by freetown fred » Sat. Feb. 11, 2012 5:07 pm

Come on, I'm old--don't space things that far apart! gottcha ;) toothy
cArNaGe wrote:
freetown fred wrote:I've got a protected trout stream bordering the back of my property, I don't know about that dumping it in the creek idea--even if it wasn't protected.????
Read down Fred!

 
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Post by wilder11354 » Sat. Feb. 11, 2012 5:52 pm

take it into woods behind house and dump it, spring time I will spread it out a bit, throw some lime on it, because ash is acidic.

 
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Post by Tnguy » Sat. Feb. 11, 2012 8:17 pm

thanks yall, I was thinking about putting it in the driveway but figured when it rained it would make a mess :( maybe il start taking it to Freds house to dump :P :P

 
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Post by I'm On Fire » Sat. Feb. 11, 2012 8:41 pm

I eat it. Makes a good oatmeal type substance when mixed with some hot water. I put some raisins and brown sugar on it. It's delicious. :)

I used to dump it in the yard where I put fallen branches. But I soon discovered that the pile was going to be too large. So now I put it in a galvanized trash can outside and my son transfers it to contractors bags and I take them to the local MUA so they can dump it in the landfill.

 
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Post by gaw » Sat. Feb. 11, 2012 8:54 pm

I take it to the township garage where they have a huge pile of ash that gets mixed with salt and spread on the township roads when it gives ice or snow. When it snows I reserve enough for my driveway first.
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Post by LsFarm » Sun. Feb. 12, 2012 10:34 am

Road fill for mud holes, it's just a really coarse sand. So it packs down pretty well.. I may level out my pile and pour another pad on top. and buy another couple of TT loads.. you can never have too much coal.. unless you are selling the place to some tree-huggy, mentally deficient, 'greeny' person.

And I'm sure I could move or sell my pile quite quickly to some of my friends and neighbors if I needed to.

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Post by NWBuilder » Sun. Feb. 12, 2012 10:50 am

I put it back in the bags it came in and take it to the local transfer station. The unburned coal will finally get burned that way!!

 
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Post by Qball » Sun. Feb. 12, 2012 5:00 pm

I let it cool overnight then bag it. I just put it out for the trashman who desn't care as long as I don't burn his truck up. ;)


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