I don’t know why but in the past couple of years what used to be mostly bare dirt has broken out in big dense bushes. Not just here, either – it’s happening all over.
I wanted something like a string trimmer but with substantially more authority, one that could reach into a bush and slice the branches out. The sort of thing I’d normally use loppers for, but these bushes are too thick and tangled for that.
Finally got something I hoped would work…
Allergies or not, I’ve been really looking forward to trying this out. I started with two bushes that have been bugging me for a long time…
My new brush cutter isn’t very expensive, and as feared the price of that was a not-very-powerful electric motor. But it does have reach and at least a little authority, so once I figured out something resembling a technique…
…those two bushes became big piles of brush in the driveway in less than one sweaty hour.
Now I’m paying for it with barely being able to breathe again. But that will pass. I must demand a little more respect from the plants in my yard. Still have some raking to do.
Maybe just get a harrow and a dog harness and put Tobie to work “raking” it up?
And that, boys and girls, is where tumbleweed comes from.
The trimmer you have reminds me of the cheap FS38 STIHL trimmer I have. I changed the trimmer head for a knife blade cutter, and it takes care of light brush like it was nothing.
BTW, that sure is some ruggedly beautiful country you live in, Joel.
“I’ve got a tiger by the tail it’s plain to see”, by Buck Owens
Don’t let that thing get loose on ya, Joel!
boynsea