Fenceline trimmer

[gk527]

Anyone have any experience with this or something similar?

DR 3-Point Hitch Trimmer Mower - YouTube

 

[TerryR]

You might want to check out these threads on the topic:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/368485-fence-trimmer.html

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/283445-using-dr-pto-trimmer-cat.html

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/310604-any-love-dr-3-point.html

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/310978-dr-mower-trimmer-3-pt.html

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/283629-dr-pto-string-trimmer.html

 

[gk527]

You might want to check out these threads on the topic:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/368485-fence-trimmer.html

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/283445-using-dr-pto-trimmer-cat.html

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/310604-any-love-dr-3-point.html

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/310978-dr-mower-trimmer-3-pt.html

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/283629-dr-pto-string-trimmer.html

I've read some of those. I was hoping someone new might have something to say about it.

 

[Sprinklerman]

Round up

 

[TheMan419]

Round up

If you really want to get with it, they make Round up that will last for a whole year and keep stuff from growing back! Although when I used it, there was more like 8 months before stuff started growing..... still better than trimming all the time.

 

[gk527]

If you really want to get with it, they make Round up that will last for a whole year and keep stuff from growing back! Although when I used it, there was more like 8 months before stuff started growing..... still better than trimming all the time.

I have two acres fenced in around my house that's plank fence. I really don't want a brown line of dead grass around my yard.

 

[boggen]

all my fence lines, have wire running all the way down to the ground. so no use for me. but looking at original video you posted. and remember what i have looked at over the years "attempting to find a trimmer", that DR. trimmer, does not look good to me. the 3pt hitch trimmers for fence lines i do remember, had a much longer "guide bar", that to me would not catch on a post if you ended up to close to the post. that round disc DR is showing. seems like the posts will end up taking a beating errr "cutting" almost, result leaving a grove at bottom of post.

the couple trimmers i do remember "flipped around" the post. to make sure both sides of post was cut, and then reached around a bit more to cut all 4 sides of the post. (no need to take a pass down one side of fence, then go around to other side of fence and make another pass.

i do not remember the name / brand. it had a simpler "spring" action to go around posts. and it simply followed the ground. no need for tilting it manually or through hydraulics.

 

[Texasmark]

I have the (DR) one you pull with your lawn tractor, use a 46" Husqvarna Hydro. Overall I am happy with it. I think the spring should be stouter as sometimes it takes longer that I'd like to return to the fence row than I'd like. Course if I ran it slower down the row it probably would do ok. I Installed a chain (bypassing the spring function) for awhile but besides sliding sideways, which is not a problem, the thing gets hung up on T posts and strand wire if the strands are too close to the ground...like when clay shrinks the posts fall and the bottom rail gets lower and lower......

I put out a combo Glyphosate and 2-4-D as the combo works better than just the Gly.. Let it kill the weeds and then come by with the trimmer. Where there are no weeds, just grass, I omit the chemicals and just use the trimmer. I'd buy it again.

 

[smokinmad]

Go to your local farm fertilizer application business and ask for some Rinse Water....yea you will have DEAD Grass under your boards, but it will go away, after a couple of sprayings it will only be dirt. Or you could buy a weedwacker and do it the hard way. I have a 12" wide strip of Nothing under my fence, I am **** bout it tho. I spray it so the grass edge is straight and looks good.