Fence removal

[joecoin]

This past spring we had some trees logged. The loggers ran a bulldozer through and took out some hundred year old hog fence.
They wrapped about 200 feet of it around the base of a tree. I need to get it out of there. What's the best tool to use to cut fencing?
I don't have a generator, so I'm looking at hand tools.

 

[rustyshakelford]

I'd wheel my cutting torch out there if it was my land. Bolt cutters would make for a long day

Brett

 

[oosik]

Well - - if bolt cutters aren't your thing then maybe a rechargeable die grinder will speed up the job. If you are talking real hog wire ( 4" squares - 1/4" thick wire) then I think its best to make a project of it and do a little bit every day until finished.

For whatever reason - I found a "patch" of the stuff on my property. Used the tractor & log chain to pull it out. It gets really tough when it "grows" into the ground.

 

[oldballs]

It sounds like one should cut it in uniform pieces so as to stack and remove it as easily as possible. Hum-m-m-

 

[randy41]

photo?

 

[hslogger]

Get a real good pair of Channel Lock or Utica fence pliers. Not some cheap ones, these are the bestest

 

[Xfaxman]

I have a 18" bolt cutter in the cab for that sort of job.

 

[Gary Fowler]

Whatever tool you use is going to take a lot of cutting. Bolt cutter will be the easiest to cut with, but will take a lot of cutting. You may be able to weave a chain or cable in the wire and use your tractor to just rip it out a bit at a time.

 

[Sodo]

Angle grinder with a cutting wheel. I'd use my 18v rechargeable DeWalt. A guy could use a generator or inverter and a 120v grinder.

Maybe wrap a cinch cable around it and give a pull with the tractor (or pickup) to bunch it all together at the cut location. Do it on 2 (or 4) sides of the tree then wrap the tight bunch with wire then you have a couple tight fence bundles that you can mash up with the tractor & load. All bunched together like a bundle of wires might be quicker to cut (or with a torch).

 

[ovrszd]

Having grown up on a hog farm, I'm assuming he's talking about woven wire. If so, good fence pliers will easily cut it to get it off the tree. Then I'd use my Grapple to push it into a pile and carry it to wherever he's gonna dispose of it. Without a Grapple it will take a little more tractor time to get it pushed into a pile and compressed so it can be carried. I've taken out a LOT of woven wire fence on my farm. I pull the posts with a tree puller on my FEL.