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Cutting Brush in the Woods

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I'm trying to figure out the easiest, cheapest way to clear brush in the woods to make new trails. Our property has quite a bit of unused ground that could be nice trails but the thick brush is such a pain to deal with. It's hilly, and I worry about rolling a tractor over. I could use a skid steer with a front mounted brush cutter, but it's pretty big. Ideally, I'd use a forestry mulcher but they are super expensive.

One of those DR field and brush mowers would do the job I think... but not exactly ideal since I can't run that and sit on my butt. LOL

I dream about being able to take a forestry mulcher back in there, but price and availability make it nearly impossible.

This brush is full of jaggers and it really sucks. I just bought a cordless hedge trimmer but much of it is just too thick and it would take a very long time to get through the amount of brush I want to get rid of. There is also a bunch of old tree tops and rotted trees laying around from the property being timbered years ago. I'd like to chop that crap up, but again I don't have access to a mulcher.

Anyone have any tips, tricks, ideas that won't cost me a million?
There is no magic answer. Just 2 options. To do it the cheap way, requires busting your butt and a lot of sweat. To do it the easy way (sitting on your butt) means it will be expensive. I have a Takeuchi 250 with High Flow Vial brush cutter and do a little business with it at $100/hr and that is the CHEAPEST you will find it.


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There is no magic answer. Just 2 options. To do it the cheap way, requires busting your butt and a lot of sweat. To do it the easy way (sitting on your butt) means it will be expensive. I have a Takeuchi 250 with High Flow Vial brush cutter and do a little business with it at $100/hr and that is the CHEAPEST you will find it.


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yep.

I sell that crap. I've got 2 6' cutters here now but my only track machine is out on rental for a while. I have a LX665 with metal tracks over the tires. I'm sure that would get around well in the woods. I would love to find a mulcher for a skid steer. Big bucks tho... There are so many old rotted logs laying around that a mulcher would turn to dust.

$100 an hour sounds pretty fair. If I knew someone around me with a mulcher on a skid steer I'd happily pay that much. 4 or 5 hours would probably be enough to do everything I want...
 
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