ohbehave
Bronze Member
I love that there are box turtles in my woods.
My woods are absolutely full of honeysuckle and invasive privits as an understory. On the floor is pretty much blanket of English Ivy. I'm ok with the Ivy.
Also, there are these 5" high box turtles...I'd like to avoid them.
I'll be buying a 30hp tractor with a front loader to knock the understory down and push them into a pile. I'll also be using a bush hog.
I've never operated a tractor before, but can a bush hog be used at a level high enough (and yet, level) to avoid turtles?
It's not like I can guarantee no turtle harm, but if it is too low, it could be bad.
I just don't know about bushhogs at all and how they are adjusted.
My woods are absolutely full of honeysuckle and invasive privits as an understory. On the floor is pretty much blanket of English Ivy. I'm ok with the Ivy.
Also, there are these 5" high box turtles...I'd like to avoid them.
I'll be buying a 30hp tractor with a front loader to knock the understory down and push them into a pile. I'll also be using a bush hog.
I've never operated a tractor before, but can a bush hog be used at a level high enough (and yet, level) to avoid turtles?
It's not like I can guarantee no turtle harm, but if it is too low, it could be bad.
I just don't know about bushhogs at all and how they are adjusted.