The land maintenance, non-chainsaw thread

[dtown]

Tools: have found most forestry catalogs/ websites are best. Haven't been disappointed with John Deere and in general the more I spend on something the longer it lasts.

Also the value of a good equipment rental place is under rated. Have a place I can rent all commercial grade equipment at a good price, closed on Sunday's so a daily Sat Rental gets you to Monday.

Having just moved to a place in 8 acres, I've quickly realized everything purchased from here on out is commercial grade. From garden hoses to machinery and everything in between.

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That whole last part was oddly poetic.

Welcome to my fan base. Melville and Jeffers may write better, but I bet neither of them fuckers could cut line like me, and if you ever saw my girlfriend, you'd shit yourself.

[iceman]

...if you ever saw my girlfriend, you'd shit yourself.

that scary, huh?

[highangle]

Tools: have found most forestry catalogs/ websites are best. Haven't been disappointed with John Deere and in general the more I spend on something the longer it lasts.

Also the value of a good equipment rental place is under rated. Have a place I can rent all commercial grade equipment at a good price, closed on Sunday's so a daily Sat Rental gets you to Monday.

Having just moved to a place in 8 acres, I've quickly realized everything purchased from here on out is commercial grade. From garden hoses to machinery and everything in between.

Purveyors of Choppy Things: http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/ (search for "Ditchbank" or "Machete")

John Deere is class.

Interesting rental anecdote: I buy Stihl saws, Hilti & Cobra drills. I sell said saws and drills to rental place. I lease the very same saws and drills. Capitalism is safe with me, I shan't betray Her.

[Game Over]

Im not going to speak for Ice I'm open to sacrificing some undies for naked pics of said girlfriend...

[highangle]

I would, except she's in the Screen Actor's Guild and has a political future, so there are more than the standard release and royalty issues at play here.

[Mazderati]

If there was a better way to tangle with that woolly booga-bottom mess than a ditchbank blade and a machete, they would be carrying it out there.

Straight-shaft trimmer with a brush cutter blade? Money well-spent but I'm guessing there is another reason for not using one.

[riser4]

I ripped some meat open on the middle finger of my left hand with a log lifting hook when I was 12 helping my uncle with some firewood at his woodlot. It was just a flesh wound.

[BmillsSkier]

If you want the definitive benchmark in yard implements follow my guide:

Buy a John Deere walk behind. Don't ever change the oil, sharpen the blade, or remove the gas when winter comes. New spark plug every other spring and you're good to go for 10 years of solid use no problems whatsoever.

Buy a Craftsman mower when you give your John Deere to a family member. Don't ever change the oil, sharpen the blade, or remove the gas when winter comes. New spark plug every other spring and you're good to go for 8 years of solid use no problems whatsoever.

Buy a cheap "Weed Whacker" trimmer. Don't ever measure the oil you mix in your gas, never mind make sure it's 40:1 and not 50:1, clean the carb, or change the spark plug. Keep a full can of starter spray on hand to flood the internals with and jam the throttle wide open and you're good for 15 years of worry free use.

Hire Elver Perez and the boys to deal with the yard and rest peacefully knowing that should anything go wrong you have the most indestructible yard implements in the garage that will be here and operable long after the zombie apocalypse should they eat Elver's brains.

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[kootenayskier]

Clearing trail corridor is incredibly demanding on people and tools, so I try to buy the most efficient and durable I can find for my crews and I. I've been impressed with the Lowe pruners and loppers, Silky hand saws and Hultafors axes from http://bigbeartools.com
Also, Corona double pinned shovels and Mcleods, Barco and P3 Pulaskis, Midwest Proflex Shrub rakes, and Rogue Beast and Travis tools.

[Timberridge]

I'd like to put a word in for Mexicans as opposed to the tractor. Mexicans don't have air intakes for the mice to nest in and wiring looms to get gnawed on.

Also, only cut as much as you're willing to manage regularly. Shit gets old real quick when trying to keep areas clear. After a few years when the novelty wears off you'll thank me. While the rest of your family and friends are off hiking, biking and enjoying themselves, you'll be stuck at home while your exposed parts are getting hammered by mosquito's and blackberry bushes, which in if you stand in one spot too long will grow around you.

[Timberridge]

Kids, have a few. The first years you'll forget about that bush, I mean brush. Later you can put the lil fuckers to work and you can go back to your bush. winning

Unless they become left handed musicians. Then they're useless, and just a drag on the family finances. Mexicans go home at night.

[iceman]

Here's a vote for getting a few Mexican kids.

[Viva]

Mexicans go home at night.

Nope, they're all still here. But l wish a few would undocument their way to the Midwest. I need someone to cut my grass at a reasonable price, and what passes for Mexican food here is truly revolting.

[Timberridge]

Here's a vote for getting a few Mexican kids.

That's racism.

[iceman]

That's racism.

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[Timberridge]

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Does this site have any moderation?

Nope, they're all still here. But l wish a few would undocument their way to the Midwest. I need someone to cut my grass at a reasonable price, and what passes for Mexican food here is truly revolting.

Viva, until the Mexicans come to your area, have you considered sheep, or if your vegetation is more dense, goats?

[Kopi_Red]

What passes for Mexican food here is truly revolting.

QFT

[BmillsSkier]

Nope, they're all still here. But l wish a few would undocument their way to the Midwest. I need someone to cut my grass at a reasonable price, and what passes for Mexican food here is truly revolting.

Nada is awesome. Not hole in the wall fresh off-the-burro Mexican and definitely elevated but man their shit is so good.

Also, Taqueria Mercado II was more authentic.

No clue about Taqueria Mercado I.

Or if any of those fellas can cut a 1000' trail by hand.

[irul&ublo]

....have you considered sheep, or if your vegetation is more dense, goats?

Heh...

[Viva]

Nada is awesome. Not hole in the wall fresh off-the-burro Mexican and definitely elevated but man their shit is so good.

Nada was terrible! Tasted like suburban Mexican want-to-be.

[iceman]

That's nothing.

[BmillsSkier]

Nada was terrible! Tasted like suburban Mexican want-to-be.

Wow that's too bad to hear. Been a few years since I hit it up passing through town and it was still excellent. The sweet corn enchaladas and mole were dynamite. Oh well, next time through OH I'll just stick to the Skyline.

Now there's some chili that would confuse the shit out of some Mexicans.

[Viva]

Wow that's too bad to hear. Been a few years since I hit it up passing through town and it was still excellent. The sweet corn enchaladas and mole were dynamite. Oh well, next time through OH I'll just stick to the Skyline.

Now there's some chili that would confuse the shit out of some Mexicans.

They weren't serving sweet corn enchiladas for lunch when I was there. Had the fish tacos and was disappointed.