bindian
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Kratos,Kratos said:Great advice from all. Thanks. I live on the coast of Washington in Hoquiam. I planned on just using a hand seed spreader and throwing grass seed and then dragging a piece of fenced over it to get good ground contact.
I never thought about adding lime but that is something I will have to look into. Our soil tends to be somewhat acidic.
The piles are huge and I am going to have to burn them. I was concerned about using my tractor for this because of the heat and was wondering if I have to get a dozer guy back out to do the burning. I left my digital camera at work and will take some pictures tomorrow and add them for you all to give a better idea where I now stand.
Is there any trick to adding pictures to a post?
I had loggers take pine and oak off of my 5 acres. I bought a 54 hp 2WD Ford and a KingKutter box blade to pile it all up and burn it. I hit a unseen stump and bent the box blade mounts, but not the box or blade. I ordered new mounts (online parts breakdown) and had braces welded to stiffen the mounts. I have been burning my own piles. You need the box blade to work the burning piles smaller to burn ALL of it. Yes, you have to be careful with the fire and heat......but the smoke is the biggie. After it is all burn, you then level all the dirt out you piled up with the brush and logs. Hope this helps. I now have a Mahindra 4WD 6520 with FEL and backhoe with a thumb. I don't need my box blade any longer and will sell it cheap to you if you come down to TEXAS to pick it up.
hugs, Brandi