Landscape Rake use?

[sixdogs]

It's tough to get up and when I've done it, the best way has been with a bigger tractor (90hp) and a set of heavy chisel plow cultivators maybe 8' wide. The cultivators start to rip it up but it disintegrates even if in good shape. So, you'll need 3 or 4 strong guys to finish pulling it up. I've tried lots of ways and the above way worked the best. I figure a landscape rake would offer zero chance of getting any up but would just ride on the surface. A rototiller doesn't work either and the stuff just balls up in the tines and takes forever to get off. No thanks on that.

I would pass on that job or say you'll give it a shot for an hour and then decide if you want to continue. That landscape fabric comes up hard.

 

[3Lfarms]

That commercial landscape fabric is pretty tough. That stuff will have two different sides to it. It’s laid with the smooth side up, but the other side is covered in fibers that remind me of the loop side of hook and loop fasteners (Velcro). Those fibers will be imbedded into the soil and make the fabric very difficult to pull up.
It use it in my yard and it controls the weeds very well. I have figured out the easiest way to plant bulbs is I use a 3” forstner bit with a long extension in a cordless drill. The outer cutting teeth on the bit cut the fabric pretty well without trying to rip out huge wads of it.

While a PHD will drill a hole through the fabric, it will not cut a clean hole and it will tear the fabric pretty good. The best method will be to just scrape off the solid where the tree will be planted, cut out a piece of the fabric, then use the PHD. That fabric is just too tough. The stuff I use (which is also what the local nurseries use) is supposed to last 20 years.

 

[coolbrze]

I have a feeling that most all "removal" processes will leave a real mess. You might want to check and see if the old landscape fabric has disintegrated or is pretty rotten. If so - you MIGHT be able to rototill the area, chew up the old fabric and mix with the existing topsoil.

Actually - if the old landscape fabric is rotten, just leave it in place. It should not present too much problems to an auger.

I'll 2nd this

 

[MESSMAKER]

Bulldozer and then bury the mess, but a lot of topsoil will be lost. I can see this turning into a mess. I think I would walk away.