[AT] OT Fires

[Cecil Bearden]

With the red cedar problem we have, and the high winds, these cedar embers 
can travel 1/4 mile and start another fire.  My sheep have grazed the place 
for about 1000 ft around the house and barns to within 1 inch tall.   I have 
Wheat fields on North East and West sides.  My house and barns are pretty 
protected..  I worry about all the hay I have stacked in the pasture though. 
We have a bunch of red cedars across the road, and a field of high grass 
about 1/2 mile to the south that adjoins us...  With 60mph gusts, fire 
travels pretty fast..   I got one of the Hale pire pumps on the ONAN engines 
running yesterday..  I think the one on a 2 cyl wisconsin will run also if I 
can get some dist parts..   I have to bore the twin cylinder Briggs engines 
though... Couldn't get anyone to talk to me about it yesterday.....  try 
again today.  If I had time, I could make a fixture and bore them myself. 
Work is getting in my way again....

Cecil in Okla
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 5:51 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT Fires


>
> That's kinda what I figured H. L.   I know that all of you feel pretty 
> helpless not being able to take steps to protect your property.  Good 
> luck.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "H. L. Staples" <hlstaples at mcloudteleco.com>
> To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 8:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT Fires
>
>
> Charlie----It is so dry here that any kind of field work is near 
> impossible.
>
> Besides with 50 mile per hour winds these fires are crossing highways like
> they were not there.
>
> One news report stated that the fire has jumped across the Cimmeron River 
> in
> the Guthrie Oklahoma Area.
>
> Been a lot less wind today, but they are forcasting for tomorrow much as 
> it
> was yesterday.
>
> It seems to me that we could use a little bit of Californias extra water.
>
>
>
> On 1/2/2006 6:49:09 PM, charlie hill (chill8 at cox.net) wrote: > Cecil and 
> H.L. is it possible and are you capable of cutting fire lanes > around 
> your places? > > Charlie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cecil 
> Bearden" <crbearden at copper.net> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion 
> group" <at at lists.antique-tractor. > com> > Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 
> 8:45 AM > Subject: Re: [AT] OT Fires > > > > Either in a flood (Katrina 
> ????) or the primer that is hooked to one > side > > of the exhaust outlet 
> sucked water into the engine.... Interesting > setup > > for ppriming... > 
>  > > > Cecil >
> > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Richard Fink Sr"
> <nancydick at pennswoods.net> > > To: "Antique tractor email discussion 
> group"
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