[AT] Spam> Clearing scrub brush

[Joe Hazewinkel]

Mike,
Being from Michigan, I can only assume it's Autumn Olive.  I don't think goats will even eat that stuff, burning invigorates it, and it will break shear pins on most mowers on a regular basis.  About the best you can do is either rip it out with a dozer or have it mowed down with a front mounted flail mower like we use on the power lines.  It will cost about $500/acre to do it that way.  Then you will need to follow up with a foliar herbicide to kill it when it starts to resprout.

Enjoy, Joe

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On Jan 23, 2016, at 8:27 AM, ATIS <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:

Great excuse to buy an antique crawler tractor like my old TD6.   Push it up into a pile and light it.   Would just be barely more than a morning's work and you could easily resell it for what you paid for it.

After that I am out of any ideas that are quick and easy.

Spencer Yost

> On Jan 23, 2016, at 12:45 AM, Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
> 
> I have about 2-1/2 acres of land to clear for pasture, that is over 
> grown with scrub brush; here in Michigan that consists of  1"-2" "trees" 
> about 10-12' tall, that have taken over, and it's _thick_. I see ads for 
> grubbers to pull this brush out by the roots (Northern Tool), but they 
> run about $75 and it looks like it's a one by one process, which would 
> take forever.  I would be interested in learning any old school tricks 
> for pulling this stuff out.  Any thoughts would be appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
> Mike M
> 
> 
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