SCUT cutting Fire Breaks, Best Tools?

[dieselscout80]

Just came across this on E-Bay. Nifty looking implement and not to hard to build if you have access to the parts.

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That’s a firebreak plow.

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

That’s a firebreak plow.

Only thing I've ever seen one used for was to clean irrigation ditches.

But I live in steep granitic mountains, and mechanical equipment is seldom used to cut fire breaks. So, the ones I have seen may have been repurposed.

 

[dieselscout80]

Only thing I've ever seen one used for was to clean irrigation ditches.

But I live in steep granitic mountains, and mechanical equipment is seldom used to cut fire breaks. So, the ones I have seen may have been repurposed.

We had ditchers that were similar but the blades that cleaned the sediment out were much longer see attached picture.

That one has two disc blades (great for not getting caught on roots) and is much heavier than needed for cleaning ditches.