buckthorn!!!!

[midlf]

Same problem with buckthorn here. Our plan is to use the rotary cutter where we can get it in. Chop them up and treat the stumps. Where the rotary cutter can't go we will use loppers and treat the stump. For loppered buckthorn we may have to drag it to a chipper but we are not looking forward to that method. We'll let you know how it works.

 

[midlf]

Same problem with buckthorn here. Our plan is to use the rotary cutter where we can get it in. Chop them up and treat the stumps. Where the rotary cutter can't go we will use loppers and treat the stump. For loppered buckthorn we may have to drag it to a chipper but we are not looking forward to that method. We'll let you know how it works.

 

[proudestmonkey]

I took down about 6 buckthorn trees today with my little piece of junk chainsaw (Poulan "Wood Shark"), a few of the trees were over 30 feet tall. These are some of the biggest on our property. It felt great. I am already starting to notice oak, cottonwood, aspen and even a few cedars struggling to get a foothold where buckthorn had previously choked everything else out. Fortunately, I have old growth (very tall) varieties of many other species, so if I can get control of the buckthorn, and stay on it, the other trees may really take off.

I am not really sure what a brush hog is, but I wondered if that would be helpful. The problem is that there are so many larger trees where the little buckthorn are, I didn't know if it was practical.

 

[proudestmonkey]

I took down about 6 buckthorn trees today with my little piece of junk chainsaw (Poulan "Wood Shark"), a few of the trees were over 30 feet tall. These are some of the biggest on our property. It felt great. I am already starting to notice oak, cottonwood, aspen and even a few cedars struggling to get a foothold where buckthorn had previously choked everything else out. Fortunately, I have old growth (very tall) varieties of many other species, so if I can get control of the buckthorn, and stay on it, the other trees may really take off.

I am not really sure what a brush hog is, but I wondered if that would be helpful. The problem is that there are so many larger trees where the little buckthorn are, I didn't know if it was practical.

 

[midlf]

Brush Hog is a trade name for a rotary cutter. A rotary cutter is like a really big rotary lawn mower for the back of the tractor. On my BX2230 I have a 48" Befco that will cut down anything up to 2" or whatever I can drive over, whichever is larger. For my use on buckthorn I usually back up over the brush. I can get about 1/2 of my buckthorn this way. The other is with the loppers. If there are trees/brush we want to save in with the buckthorn then it is loppers time.

 

[midlf]

Brush Hog is a trade name for a rotary cutter. A rotary cutter is like a really big rotary lawn mower for the back of the tractor. On my BX2230 I have a 48" Befco that will cut down anything up to 2" or whatever I can drive over, whichever is larger. For my use on buckthorn I usually back up over the brush. I can get about 1/2 of my buckthorn this way. The other is with the loppers. If there are trees/brush we want to save in with the buckthorn then it is loppers time.

 

[beenthere]

I think "Bush Hog" is the brand name for rotary cutter, and brush hog is a name commonly used to call a rotary cutter. Most know what it all means, but callin 'em right probably helps the new guys keep 'em straight. Can get confusing. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Here is the Bush Hog site.

 

[beenthere]

I think "Bush Hog" is the brand name for rotary cutter, and brush hog is a name commonly used to call a rotary cutter. Most know what it all means, but callin 'em right probably helps the new guys keep 'em straight. Can get confusing. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Here is the Bush Hog site.

 

[proudestmonkey]

Thanks for clearing things up for me. I checked dealer locations in my area. This should be interesting. The two closest dealers are (1) the implement dealer about 300 feet from my property, which tried to sell me an Agco SubCUT, or (2) the Kubota dealer 20 miles away that sold me my BX2230. I wonder how much these things cost. I would get the smallest one I could for maneuverability and cost savings. Other than Buckthorn, I am not sure what use I'd have for one. I wish I knew a neighbor that had one.

 

[proudestmonkey]

Thanks for clearing things up for me. I checked dealer locations in my area. This should be interesting. The two closest dealers are (1) the implement dealer about 300 feet from my property, which tried to sell me an Agco SubCUT, or (2) the Kubota dealer 20 miles away that sold me my BX2230. I wonder how much these things cost. I would get the smallest one I could for maneuverability and cost savings. Other than Buckthorn, I am not sure what use I'd have for one. I wish I knew a neighbor that had one.