Harv
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Just back from 2-1/2 days on the "culvert project" -- progress report coming soon on that thread. Before I turn in for the night, I wanted to solicit some more advice from the seemingly bottomless wealth of tractor knowledge out there.
On my next trip back to "the property" I will be blazing a new tractor path from culvert #2 to culvert site #3. This is a stretch of about a hundred yards or so of virgin Sierra foothills wilderness. The terrain is hilly and covered with tall weeds (pretty dried out right now), trees and brush, all of which makes it pretty difficult to see the hidden surprises, like boulders (up to a couple of feet), stumps, holes, depressions, mounds, ruts, etc.
I originally thought that if I scouted the path on foot, I could locate the obstacles, deal with them and then whip through with the bush hog. However, now that I've walked the path site several times, I'm skeptical about using the mower at all. The ground is quite uneven and I have doubts that I can really locate all the hazards until it's too late.
Would I be better off just hitting it with just the loader and box blade until I have the trail fairly evened out before trying to hog it? Am I being prudent or just plain chicken?
If this sounds a little like my "blackberry menace" question, it is, and it's because of what I found when I delved into the blackberry that prompts me to ask such a similar question. (Yes, I'll post an update on the blackberry thread, too. After I get some sleep.)
As always, your advice is muchly appreciated.
On my next trip back to "the property" I will be blazing a new tractor path from culvert #2 to culvert site #3. This is a stretch of about a hundred yards or so of virgin Sierra foothills wilderness. The terrain is hilly and covered with tall weeds (pretty dried out right now), trees and brush, all of which makes it pretty difficult to see the hidden surprises, like boulders (up to a couple of feet), stumps, holes, depressions, mounds, ruts, etc.
I originally thought that if I scouted the path on foot, I could locate the obstacles, deal with them and then whip through with the bush hog. However, now that I've walked the path site several times, I'm skeptical about using the mower at all. The ground is quite uneven and I have doubts that I can really locate all the hazards until it's too late.
Would I be better off just hitting it with just the loader and box blade until I have the trail fairly evened out before trying to hog it? Am I being prudent or just plain chicken?
If this sounds a little like my "blackberry menace" question, it is, and it's because of what I found when I delved into the blackberry that prompts me to ask such a similar question. (Yes, I'll post an update on the blackberry thread, too. After I get some sleep.)
As always, your advice is muchly appreciated.