Thanks to TBN, and the land clearing section I was able to expand my knowledge and make a couple of new friends too.
I have been engaged in a war on our property for the past 9 years, battling russian olive, oriental bittersweet, poison oak and ivy, oriental privet, etc, with my tractor, implements, and hand tools. Working in areas that were so thick even rabbits avoided. I finally decided to hire someone to do some mulching after seeing all the great results posted here. Sent a PM to one of the members and he hooked me up with two outstanding gentlemen, one of which is also a member here.
After meeting at our property and reviewing the work that needed to be done we set a start date in October. They had a few jobsite opportunities the first day that might have made other people reconsider, but not these guys - they not only worked hard the entire time, but always had a smile on their faces too. I was fortunate enough to be able to take a week off to watch their work first hand, and was so impressed with their work and integrity, I hired them to come back the following week.
Yes - It cost me some money, but it was money well spent. It would have taken me twenty years to do what these guys did in two weeks. My only regret was not hiring them 9 years ago
Here are a few pics of their work.
I have been engaged in a war on our property for the past 9 years, battling russian olive, oriental bittersweet, poison oak and ivy, oriental privet, etc, with my tractor, implements, and hand tools. Working in areas that were so thick even rabbits avoided. I finally decided to hire someone to do some mulching after seeing all the great results posted here. Sent a PM to one of the members and he hooked me up with two outstanding gentlemen, one of which is also a member here.
After meeting at our property and reviewing the work that needed to be done we set a start date in October. They had a few jobsite opportunities the first day that might have made other people reconsider, but not these guys - they not only worked hard the entire time, but always had a smile on their faces too. I was fortunate enough to be able to take a week off to watch their work first hand, and was so impressed with their work and integrity, I hired them to come back the following week.
Yes - It cost me some money, but it was money well spent. It would have taken me twenty years to do what these guys did in two weeks. My only regret was not hiring them 9 years ago
Here are a few pics of their work.
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