Mowing around fence posts

[classacthollow]

I pile up the grass clippings around our fence posts and it burns all the vegetation away from them. FREE!

 

[drjay9051]

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.

 

[GPintheMitten]

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.

 

[oosik]

Weed whacker & Roundup.

 

[drjay9051]

BTW: Not sure of name but there are so called "soil sterilants" that prevent any growth for "up to a year". Maybe a good alternative to Roundup which kills existing weeds but does not last that long.

http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/statepubs/epubs/31428003038847.pdf

 

[Gary Fowler]

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.

 

[mogwild]

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)