Gary
New member
Hi All,
I'm looking for some direction here. I need to reclaim an old field that has been unplowed for more than 30 years and begin a small orchard. Its about 4 acres, fairly flat, but overrun with weeds (80%) and brush to 1 1/2" (birch mostly). We had the use of an excavator about a year ago and removed all the really big stumps. Now the tough work needs to begin, but where do I start ? Should I use a rough cut mower and mow it down first then use scarifier to get up the roots ? I have a Kubota L3010HST with a tooth bar on the FEL and tried to pluck out some of the brush with limited success. A farmer in the area sugested we use a 2 bottom plow to get the roots up but I'm not familiar with this so I figured I would ask around here before I invest in any more equipment. Right now I only have a subsoiler for ground digging attachments.
Thanks,
Gary
I'm looking for some direction here. I need to reclaim an old field that has been unplowed for more than 30 years and begin a small orchard. Its about 4 acres, fairly flat, but overrun with weeds (80%) and brush to 1 1/2" (birch mostly). We had the use of an excavator about a year ago and removed all the really big stumps. Now the tough work needs to begin, but where do I start ? Should I use a rough cut mower and mow it down first then use scarifier to get up the roots ? I have a Kubota L3010HST with a tooth bar on the FEL and tried to pluck out some of the brush with limited success. A farmer in the area sugested we use a 2 bottom plow to get the roots up but I'm not familiar with this so I figured I would ask around here before I invest in any more equipment. Right now I only have a subsoiler for ground digging attachments.
Thanks,
Gary