cutting pampas grass with a chainsaw

[flatyre]

hey folks been asked to remove some pampas grass but they're too close to the footpath to just wrench out with a digger without destroying the path. Customer is happy to have them cut down to near ground level, I read up about using a chainsaw, anyone have any experience of this as all I have to compare it to is hitting palm froms with the strimmer which sucks. Will the pampas grass just choke the chain?

[Sussex Groundie]

Wrap the pampas grass tightly with gaffa tape. Try the chainsaw but I find an ordinary wood saw works best due to the flat blade, good luck not the easiest job.

 

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[SKStrees]

Easiest way I've found is a strimmer with a blade and dome it over. Put a saw through one once and all it seemed to do was blunt saw due to soil that had been drawn up into the plant.

[IVECOKID]

I always you a old Stihl HS81 with the wide blades ... eats pampas grass down to ground level in no time.

 

Ste

[woody paul]

Triblade on big brushcutter easy job to cut but clearing up not so.

[Richard 1234]

Can you not burn it in place?

Careful though it's goes wild[emoji16]

 

 

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[Stumpy Grinder]

Surely it will just grow back again? I've taken loads of Pampas and Bamboo root balls out with the grinder. It goes through them like there's nothing there!

I'm guessing it would do the same if it was still standing. Probably create quite a mess though? I'd like to try and ratchet strap around the top and then grind the base. I reckon that would work nicely!

SG

[Goaty]

Do a search I'm sure we've discussed this before on arbtalk.

I've done it. Clutch housing bungs up and chain goes blunt. A brush cutter blade also works.

 

 

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[Steve Bullman]

Pretty certain I used a hedge cutter in the past with good effect

[Richard 1234]

Surely it will just grow back again? I've taken loads of Pampas and Bamboo root balls out with the grinder. It goes through them like there's nothing there!

 

I'm guessing it would do the same if it was still standing. Probably create quite a mess though? I'd like to try and ratchet strap around the top and then grind the base. I reckon that would work nicely!

 

SG

 

 

It would but it gets rid of the tops then your just left with a stump to deal with.

 

 

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