AxleHub
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Just today I had a trackdrive skidsteer equipped with a firelane cutter . . Clear an empty buildable lot I own. (1.3 acres).
It was part of a farmed area (its sloped considerably) and part of a development that is now 60% used.
Well its now cleared of any trees and brush . . but its still quit furrowed. What I mean is that with my sub compact tractor I can climb the slope and gingerly move around . . but its only at very slow speed and carefully chosen path. The furrows of tilling from years ago and cutting the field over the years etc.. make for very rough ground . . Pasture type grasses covers it but the furrows vary in height by 6 to 9 inches deep etc..
So a Cat could smooth it out . . But it would tear up all the grassing and expose the entire area to erosion . . Not good. The track drive skid steer makes its own set of furrows also . . So the ground does take impression.
So the question is . . What can be done to get a more even/smooth ground to be able to do brush hog activity in the future Without tearing away all its erosion protection (entire 1.3 acre lot is from 10 to 15 degree sloping areas). It does need to be "a lawn" but it is desired for it to be at least a rough lawn or pasture consistency.
It was part of a farmed area (its sloped considerably) and part of a development that is now 60% used.
Well its now cleared of any trees and brush . . but its still quit furrowed. What I mean is that with my sub compact tractor I can climb the slope and gingerly move around . . but its only at very slow speed and carefully chosen path. The furrows of tilling from years ago and cutting the field over the years etc.. make for very rough ground . . Pasture type grasses covers it but the furrows vary in height by 6 to 9 inches deep etc..
So a Cat could smooth it out . . But it would tear up all the grassing and expose the entire area to erosion . . Not good. The track drive skid steer makes its own set of furrows also . . So the ground does take impression.
So the question is . . What can be done to get a more even/smooth ground to be able to do brush hog activity in the future Without tearing away all its erosion protection (entire 1.3 acre lot is from 10 to 15 degree sloping areas). It does need to be "a lawn" but it is desired for it to be at least a rough lawn or pasture consistency.