Scrub clearance for a bottle of scotch!!

[David Cropper]

This is what appeared on one of the ex pat websites in France from someone wanting land cleared. Look at the response from one clown saying ask a local farmer. Many Brits over here seem to think that all French farmers sit on their backsides all day supping wine and eating cheese whilst waiting for Brits to ring them up to do a favour for nothing. Unbleedingbelievable!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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roosterbooster writes in Home & Garden

 

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Anyone have an idea how much it would cost to clear 3 hectares of very overgrown agricultural land and I mean overgrown - broom, brambles, blackthorn, hawthorn etc etc - at the moment it's impossible to get more than a few metres into it.

 

Would prefer if someone who has had this done or who does this to give me an idea - think it'll need a forestry type machine.

 

Also eventually how much to get shot of oak trees.............;

 

cheers

 

 

 

 

Posted on: 06/09/2015 at 13:46

 

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June&Clive

 

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Contact David Cropper on Tel: 05 45 30 34 22 or by e-mail via the Anglo Info Directory in Garden Services. He'll come out and give you an estimate.

 

 

 

Posted on: 06/09/2015 at 14:53

 

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mintyonemick

 

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Ask your local farmers they will do it with there big flail mowers,cost of a bottle a scotch.as for the oak trees your local timber yard will buy them even if its only for fire wood,

 

 

 

Posted on: 06/09/2015 at 16:45

 

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ianw23

[phedders]

Yea its a daft attitude isnt it. The French farmers are far too busy planning their next city/port blocade and working out how to get even more subsidies.

[mike1987]

Its not just ex pats think like that I was asked to quote on half an acre of bramble and self set sycamore up to shout 4 inch dia have then a competitive price as I could do with the work and they gulped and said they expected it to be about fifty quid for the lot including waste disposal. They weren't shy of a few bob either. Needless to say I didn't get the job and they still have half an acre of scrub to clear