Mowing around fence posts

   / Mowing around fence posts #11  
I pile up the grass clippings around our fence posts and it burns all the vegetation away from them. FREE!
 
   / Mowing around fence posts #12  
I also have a Stihl FS 90. Great trimmer. However I got tired of doing the whole fence line with the trimmer. I have electrobraid electric fencing so any growth tends to effect the voltage output. At one time I would t ride along the fence line and let my flail mower do the job but the lowest strand is just above the ground so I needed to be very careful so as to not abrade the lowest strand with the flail housing.

Simple solution: I got a back pack sprayer for $100 and now twice a season I walk the fence with glyphosate (off brand of Roundup).

Simple solution, good exercise. For those with more than my 10 acres consider a sprayer you can use from seat of tractor.
 
   / Mowing around fence posts #13  
It hurts my back just thinking about using a weed wacker around all my fence posts. And a $1000 for a Dr? No thanks. I use round up. If you do it early enough you dont have tall dead grass around each post. Do it 2 to 3 times a year.
 
   / Mowing around fence posts #14  
Weed whacker & Roundup.
 
   / Mowing around fence posts #16  
If the DR Trimmer would work as described, for large acreages in the long run it would be cheaper than Roundup to keep the grass trimmed. 2 or 3 times a year with Roundup or generic glyphosphate isn't cheap for the chemicals. I did see one TBN member who claimed to mow over 1/4 mile of fence line without changing the line. I see that they are also available with the gatorblades rather than string. I use them on my weedeater and they are awesome for sawbriars and other tough shrubs. I use the metal ones but they also have plastic ones.
 
   / Mowing around fence posts #17  
Found this thread looking for a solution as well. I can't use chemical in some areas myself. I'd like something like this, but on a 3pt mount, a head that mows under the fence line, and a swing out of the way trimmer that goes around the posts:

(Skip to 1min to see the post trimmer)

 
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