Bramble cutting - torn

[WesD]

I use a walk behind driven flail, amazing bit of kit and it destroys anything in its path.

 

 

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[aspenarb]

I use a walk behind driven flail, amazing bit of kit and it destroys anything in its path.

 

 

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I agree, I think a Turner flail or a Scag would drag you around there in no time . No need to spray it off, just keep it flailed back.

 

Bob

[skyhuck]

I use a walk behind driven flail, amazing bit of kit and it destroys anything in its path.

 

 

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Yep!!

 

My scag amazes me with what it can handle and the quality of the finish

[spandit]

Shame I'm not closer, we use a remote control brushcutter for our brambles. After they passed 12ft high I had enough by hand.

 

It is a shame but I don't think my payment terms would be very attractive

[HertsWood]

If the rows are about 48" wide, my Irus Deltrak tracked mower would love a good bramble bash!

[spandit]

I love how these threads turn into a pissing contest very quickly! Impressive looking piece of kit. Happy for you to bring it over but again not very economical for you!

[Matthew Storrs]

Iv got about an 1/2 acre of brambles to clear next week, I think I'm going to brushcut with a mulching head and then I have a rake on my digger which has tines @75mm spacings, going to comb over the area after to remove as much of the arrisings as poss whilst hopefully pulling a lot of the roots out too.

[gdh]

It is a shame but I don't think my payment terms would be very attractive

 

Haha,I'll give it a miss then. In all seriousness thought we bought ours just for that sort of job. I haven't had a long go yet (got 50acres plus neighbours to look forward to in the spring) but it works really well and will do about half an acre an hour reduced to nothing so it might be worth hiring one then keeping on top of it by hand.

 

[Stumpy Grinder]

From a conservation point of view, brambles are a good thing! As well as a home for wildlife, they form a natural protective barrier around your tree guards which is good if your guards aren't quite high enough for the largest deer in your area! Whilst cutting back the bramble you will have undoubtedly also cut some natural re-gen trees as well which would have survived and pushed up through the bramble eventually. Once the trees become established, the canopy will eventually shade out the bramble and it will die back naturally. Also, deer species such as muntjac actually love to eat bramble! By removing it, the only food source left is that what you are trying to protect which then gets hammered! Best to just leave it if you can.

SG

[spandit]

That's why I posted this in the first place! Plenty more brambles for them to play in/eat (however, I have never heard of muntjac in this area)