bracken bashing with a view to eradication

[arbmark]

......on foot.....spec is to cut or bruise allowing other flora to grow, about 1ha to do. I have 35cc brushcutter.......has anyone got any tips/tools/attachments they can recommend?

cheers laps and chasses:biggrin:

Mark

[farmer rod]

rolling it is supposed to be as effective, Ive still got one can of asulox but as they have banned it for next year we will have to find other ways, not easy in hedges and wood with the mechanical methods

[arbmark]

cheers farmer rod, vehicular access and chemical application not an option....im wondering if hedgetrimmer plus another guy with a rake might be quickest but i want to bash it a bit really and shred it to bits at the same time.......

[farmer rod]

can you get round it on a quad bike or is it too rough?

[porky]

Shredder or tri-blade on a brushcutter is best bet. Hit it earlier while its still small. Then 2 or 3 times for a couple of years, then occasionally after that, should see the worst of it gone!

[steve@black]

Would a scag get to it?

[arbmark]

cheers guys. i have a tri-blade but was wondering if there was a dream attachment that shreds really quickly that anyone can recommend. sit-ons arent really an option due to slope and heritage of site. plus there is some path strimming to do on site anyway so i think economy-wise it needs to be a brushcutter type solution to avoid the cost of hiring.........?

[nepia]

As porky says hitting the stuff repeatedly seems to work. The odd awkward bit near a tree or other strimmer/brushcutter target can be hand pulled.

[Gollum]

Pedestrian flail mower or STIHL® SHREDDER BLADE

 

Stihl® Shredder Blade 320mm 2 Teeth 40007133902 from DD Power Tools

[arbmark]

cheers also guys - will look at the flail mower idea