There's got to be a better way!!

[LSmith]

There\'s got to be a better way!!

Hello All,

I need advice or maybe enlightenment /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif. I have about 5 ac of land that I want to clear. I have asked about this before but here is the layout. The area is reasonably flat but somewhat rutted by trackloader work a few years past. The ground is littered with small log pieces left over from burn piles and rocks from golfball size to about the size of a basketball. The area is choked by waist to neck high weeds. This makes the ground and whats on it invisible. I am reluctant to buy a bush blade just to hit rocks and tear it apart or damage the gearbox. or sling deadly rocks. I bought a DR string trimmer to clear with and while it works it is very tedious and time consuming. Any suggestions? I have a Kubota 175 and would buy the implement(s) I need within reason. Or is this a hire out job? Any advice is appreciated.

Lane Smith

 

[PaulT]

Re: There\'s got to be a better way!!

I suggest that you wait until fall, when the weeds die down. Then rake it with a rock rake to get most of the debris out of the way. After clearing most of it this way, a brush hog will b e your best bet for maintaining the field.

 

[Docsknotinn]

Re: There\'s got to be a better way!!

I think it depends on your budget and the cost of a dozer in your area. I would think here you could have it leveled in a day for a very reasonable price. Dave

 

[cowboydoc]

Re: There\'s got to be a better way!!

How big is a 175 and do you have a loader? If you have enough tractor and a loader I'd buy a toothbar and use the loader to clean the area up. Then I'd buy a boxblade and with the loader you can level the spot out.

 

[sweettractors]

Re: There\'s got to be a better way!!

I agree with Dave--The dozer will be the best--Then use the tractor to put the finishing touches to the field (preparing seedbed and sowing cover)--Ken Sweet
Sweet Farm Equipment Co. *Since 1977*