Clearing brambles with chainsaw

[Woodworks]

The most stuck up, unfriendly, obnoxious village in the UK I reckon. Where great wealth entitles all and sundry to the heights of rudeness and bad manners. Oh sorry, Noss Mayo. Pretty place, ugly inhabitants. Rant over.

 

We used to live there but my folks thought it was changing and not a good place to bring up us kids so they moved us out to the moors. From what you are saying they made a good choice.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

TCD you must be getting old if you can't brushcut that! Next you'll be using a harvester for thinning, rather than your dolly!

 

 

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2 acres in 10 hours and a good surface finish. Out of the picture it is VERY steep - that's the flat bit in the photo. You can't see it but there's a long rail ratcheted onto the blade for stability and the tracks have deep cleats for slope work. Yes my back can't be bothered with that these days; not cost effective either.

[Stephen Blair]

Cracking machine, any more pics?

[eddiegts]

This is what we use for small hedges and brambles

Or for the heavier stuff

 

 

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[Stephen Blair]

Very nice, I love tracked skid steers!!

 

Are they your own machines?

[eddiegts]

Bobcat is hired in but I think this year I might buy one again as I love them! Since they sorted the overheating problem they are great also the other problem is they are not to good in the wet!

 

 

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[Stephen Blair]

what models had the overheating? its a machine i would love to have, not sure what size and spec, i thought Bobcat were pretty bombproof!

[eddiegts]

The main problem was dust and crap got into the rad and was difficult to clean but they have now put a 2nd cover over it to stop this you can just lift the main cover and under that there is a grate which is easy to clean. I think the model was T320 it's a bit smaller than the one in the picture which is the T770 I think it's mainly to do with the type of job your doing

 

 

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[Paul Smith]

Like the bobcat!

[clwyd environmental]

Having been a professional gamekeeper for over twenty five years i can understand the problems encountered in this work, I find when having to do this, two men, One with a pitch fork the other using 12" bar chainsaw cutting the briar at a height of 8" above the ground, steady paced and with care.

 

I then finished the job with a brush cutter.

 

The fork can be used to lift the briar up to create easier access for the saw operator it can then be rolled to one side and removed.

Have tried all methods over the years with differing success, I found this the method very useful in tight racks between young trees.