I like how you think brother, you're an inspiration to many. Thanks for all the advice and I always enjoy your videos. Again, thank you and your son for your service and sacrifice. God Bless!
Have 40 acres in western nc - using a 34" DR brush mower for the last two years - works very well and mulches as it goes - also chainsaw and echo pas system - now it takes 4 hours to mow my grass with a 61" ferris zero turn - work at it a little at a time and keep it mowed and you will make it.
You were blessed, but also, you are a kick ass father I'm sure. We are about to move our family to the side of a mountain and hopefully follow in the footsteps of the many youtubers like yourself that we have been watching for years.
Great job for just the 2 of you! You really got a lot of that cleared. Brush saws (like a weed whacker but with a blade) are worth their weight in gold!
Just wanted to say hey and thank you! We are just starting our new homestead/prepper life having moved out of the city and into the country. You have been an inspiration and we appreciate all the work you put into your videos. So many of us are not only listening... we are DOING!
Thanks for sharing the process. You remind me of myself in my early to mid 20s. Brings back lots of good memories and actual quality time with my kids.
I just cleared two acres with a chainsaw, a machete and a walk behind string trimmer. If you need a machete, I recommend the gator gerber bolo. I tried several different types and brands and that machete was by far the best of all of them. I did a video review if that interests you. Let me add this, I survived an explosion at work that killed two men and left me with permanent breathing problems. My wife survived cancer and a heart attack. If two old folks with health issues can clear land, anybody can!
I have sick sinus syndrome with a pacemaker, had thyroid cancer and had my neck fused from c3-c7. I workout daily though. Gonna go start clearing my land soon. I need to use an electric chainsaw though because of my pacemaker :-(. Gonna build a roundwood timber frame roof over my 2 shipping containers with the wood.
What a great piece of property. you have everything you could ever need right there. I bought mine 15 years ago in the beautiful So Indiana woods 30 miles from Louisville all cash I saved for and clearing was the hardest work and all by myself. everything all paid for with a lot of sweat. I bought a 41 9n tractor and a snow blade for 1500 dollars. I burnt a lot of brush for sure. and sometimes I just go sit and enjoy the view. Mine is 3.5 acres. I did it the same way you did it. small 20x20 house that is now storage and then a 24x30 garage and workshop and then a bigger real frame 1600 sq foot home we live in now. You have been an inspiration to me and I wish to thank you for keeping me prepping and learning and (even though it was hard) never giving up. At the end of the day the tiredness I feel is gratifying and i never regret any of it. its just a different kind of tiredness because it is for my family and myself, not some ungreatfull boss. I'm 66 and retired but I still am very active and love every minute of life I have been given. I'm not rich by any means but I have privately promised myself, my family will never starve or be destitude. It seems kids are more attached to video games and I have all girls for grandkids and great grandkids. oh well not much help there. but I have a great son in law that helps me all the time. Good luck with your new property and new adventure.
Great video, SouthernPrepper1. Troy-Bilt lawnmowers should send you check for making such a great advertisement. My lawnmower chokes on crabgrass. .... Good to hear your son is willing to ~do hardwork. ... Most young people are not scared of hardwork, now days. = They are willing to take a long nap, next to a piece of work, that must be done.
I've found that one of those little sprayers like you use to spray weed killer with work very well for fire control. The kind that you pump up by hand and holds 2-3 gallons, you can get at the farm supply store or in the lawm and garden section at walmart. Just have a few buckets ready to refill from. They work amazingly well when you don't have running water available. Good luck. :)
This is exactly what we have been trying to do also only clearing the underbrush.. no trees are coming down... we love the shade!!! lol Keep up the good work!!!
So nice, I am really happy for you SP1. Land here starts at 9k an acre and goes up fast. So wish I could find a nice 2-5 acre plot to start with that was affordable.
Salute. I'm clearing and making trails on my Property. Got Blessed with 24 acres. I'm using my Nippers and a Battery Operated Sawzaw. Got those tool tips from TH-cam.
Thought about turning the larger stuff into charcoal? Using the old pit method would be pretty efficient, and somewhat enhance self sufficiency. Just a thought.
Your property looks like mine! Best way to handle the trees you plan on taking down later .... skirt the tree, and it will die standing. When you go to cut it down it will be partly seasoned already, and you can cut straight to logs. Plus, skirting the tree will prevent it from drawing all the moisture up in Fall.
Beautiful. Looks like a SustenanceNCovering Forest. I wish that I had that river. I have a little brook/creek (ditch) on my property, but it dries out about three months a year.
Im doing the same thing on my land, 120 acres of woods, got enough cleared for pigs now, my plan is to use the pigs to turn up the ground for me ( so I can then use the turned up soil for crops) , then cut and move the pigs back. great video!
Regarding erosion control of the riverbank, certain plants may be a better solution than trying to build it up with lots of mass. Geoff Lawton had a video about that once but I can't seem to find it now.
A good clearing saw and mower with a new mulch blade can do a bunch in areas you do not want vehicles to access. Tractors and small dozers are fast, but open up the woods to vehicle traffic.
Lawn Mower, both push and riding, ax, hand saw, and chainsaw is what I am using to clear little over an Acre. I will caution you that the plastics will get cut up doing this. I don't plan on replacing the plastics, and just purchase a new mower in a year or so.
Looking good! What does the road entrance look like? With out giving away your location!!! How about some video/pictures from your game cam??? Thanks for taking US along!!!
If you wire the discharge flap open and hang a mud flap from the handle to protect yourself (99% of the discharge will shoot out sideways to the left, anyways) you can mow much faster because the mower won't bog down.
Hard work, but it really looks great, man! Done something similar on my land. A friend had a similar task, he cut a notch in the front of the mower deck so he could run it up against small brush. Totally unsafe by OSHA standards, but it got the job done. He called it Jaws. :)
Have you thought about getting a chipper/shredder? You can reduce your piles to wood chips to fill the low spots and help stabilize the bank. It composts down and it doesn't take long to do so. Harbor Freight has a 6.5 HP chipper/shredder and they do have coupons. Something to consider if you're looking into equipment that will help make the job of domesticating your acreage easier. Plus side is you don't need to wait for rain to burn. My 2 cents.
I looked into the smaller chippers and watched a lot of videos but they are slow and take to much time. I have to much so burning is easier for me. A large commercial one like the power company uses would work great but do not have one.
Occasionally, the power company hires a 3rd party to clear branches from overhead of the lines. (At least they do here.) And if you can catch them they might do chipping to clear brush for a little money. We have tree surgeons and landscape companies that offer that service as well and we're in a pretty Podunk area in middle Georgia.
the trees will be healthier now that they aren't having to compete with smaller plants for water and the increased sunlight will really help the smaller trees and have you considered planting trees that have gone instinct in the area that you live in so that they may be able to come back?
just a thought im sure there are issues. See if you can let loggers pay you to take any big trees. then you come in clean up. I hope I can do this for my property when I get acres
Hey Dave, HF has a new 21" brush mower that you might be able to ferry in. I've taken delivery of mine but haven't been able to use it yet... By the way, the 20% off coupon worked for me, even though they usually don't on Predator line of products.
@@CyberAndy_ I have no idea, I think there was another comment that has been removed in the last 4 years or I commented in the wrong spot on something.
My wife and I are on a plan to be debt free. We cut our debt in half in one year with a little hard work and sacrifice. Now its to the slow process with 5 years left. I just hope we last that long. We have family with land for a back up plan but I cant wait to have that hard work in front of me with our own land. We own a house in a small town but we don't like the politics that comes with it. I always tell people its pretty bad when a town of 500 gets to big for ya.
When I was a kid, I cut an area out like this with a lawn mower and ended up with poison ivy all over my arms up to my shirt sleeves. I looked like Popeye for the next 10 days. It was very painful and I missed several days of school. Wear long sleeves and a mask and face shield so you don't go through what I went through. Then burn your clothes.
I don't mean any disrespect just trying to help. If you rent a John Deere 450 for three days you can really get something done. I have a ranch and a couple of tractors. But when I need to get rig of trees a JD will just knock them down. Create a pit and push them in. Or a hugel swale if needed. I enjoy your channel. Take care.
You beat me to the suggestion of Hügelkultur. I'm considering the same on my own property. Seems feasible enough and makes good use of unneeded wood and deadfalls (beyond just turning it into mulch) I like the idea of the spongy wood absorbing water and acting as a hedge against drought.
flatcar-bridge-for-sale (dot) com. I have seen bridges made with a RailRoad flatcar, out West. They must be expensive. ... I've also seen homemade bridges, that can carry a lot of weight, and withstand flood waters. ... I have also seen on the Internet recommend a flatbed truck trailer as a bridge. It would be narrower than a RR flatbed. (But much less expensive). There are also comments than an old trailer with the box on it can be used as a 'covered' bridge. The county might have codes about homemade farm bridges. There is a TH-camr named Jeff Quinn. His bridge was damaged in a flood, and needed replacement. He might be able to offer some advice. Jeff Quinn lives over in Tennessee (near Fort Campbell), is also very supportive of the Veterans of the US Military and he is a patriotic American.
Fence and let cows bush hog it for you. THEN, you can come in and cut smaller trees. Cows will EAT and stomp the briars. Just fence them out of the stream or they will create erosion by using the single path to the creek. You will have to set up a way to water the cows. (solar pump?) A $200 mower will be a $50 mower by the end of the season. A $300 calf will be a $500 calf by the end of the season.
just take and cut the logs or branches that are big around as your arm cut them about 5-6 foot long then cut some 4 footers and use the 4 footers for a channel and drop the bigger ones in to make a poor mans sea wall and you can fill in the rest with junk from the clearing also use the 4 footers as fence post with barbwire and the extra rocks and so on from clearing of the land
look at homedepo or Lowes for there sheds at spring time they change them out for new models just food for thought and place it a foot above ground for flood spots
I use an Alaska Mill with an old firetruck aluminum ladder to get her started. Cheap and does the job. Almost every piece of wood in the house, shop, and shed was cut with it. www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_7745_7745 Those harbor freight 10'x17' portable garage tents are inexpensive and work great for storage and shelter from the weather. Throw some pallets on the floor and keeps you out of the mud. www.harborfreight.com/10-ft-x-17-ft-portable-garage-62860.html Tarps overhanging the entry flaps are a bonus too for a hillbilly front porch.
Also keep in mind that most FEMA Flood Rate Maps are old based on outdated watershed information and the "actual" 100 year flood elevation could be higher than stated on the map especially if there has been development within the watershed since the Flood Rate Maps were generated.
Personally, I prefer using pigs to clean out an area. You can move some panels around to contain them and then put a couple or several pigs in an area with some water and a little food and let them root up everything else to your content. I've even set up panels to make a trail winding through otherwise heavily wooded areas, with plenty of underbrush, and then let the pigs move from one enclosure, once they've rooted it up, into another paneled enclosure ready for them to get to work. Texas has more wild pigs than most people know what to do with so I make little slave labor forces out of them to do my bidding and if there's plenty of acorns on the ground I don't even put any feed out and they do just fine.
I like how you think brother, you're an inspiration to many. Thanks for all the advice and I always enjoy your videos. Again, thank you and your son for your service and sacrifice. God Bless!
I am SOOOOO happy for your family being able to get that property!
You are blessed to have a Son like yours-He has a good FATHER!!!!
Have 40 acres in western nc - using a 34" DR brush mower for the last two years - works very well and mulches as it goes - also chainsaw and echo pas system - now it takes 4 hours to mow my grass with a 61" ferris zero turn - work at it a little at a time and keep it mowed and you will make it.
You were blessed, but also, you are a kick ass father I'm sure. We are about to move our family to the side of a mountain and hopefully follow in the footsteps of the many youtubers like yourself that we have been watching for years.
Great job for just the 2 of you! You really got a lot of that cleared. Brush saws (like a weed whacker but with a blade) are worth their weight in gold!
It's gonna be a great place for your family soon and all the time you spend with family doing this project is priceless. Thanks for the inspiration.
Just wanted to say hey and thank you! We are just starting our new homestead/prepper life having moved out of the city and into the country. You have been an inspiration and we appreciate all the work you put into your videos. So many of us are not only listening... we are DOING!
Thanks for sharing the process. You remind me of myself in my early to mid 20s. Brings back lots of good memories and actual quality time with my kids.
I just cleared two acres with a chainsaw, a machete and a walk behind string trimmer. If you need a machete, I recommend the gator gerber bolo. I tried several different types and brands and that machete was by far the best of all of them. I did a video review if that interests you. Let me add this, I survived an explosion at work that killed two men and left me with permanent breathing problems. My wife survived cancer and a heart attack. If two old folks with health issues can clear land, anybody can!
I have sick sinus syndrome with a pacemaker, had thyroid cancer and had my neck fused from c3-c7. I workout daily though. Gonna go start clearing my land soon. I need to use an electric chainsaw though because of my pacemaker :-(. Gonna build a roundwood timber frame roof over my 2 shipping containers with the wood.
What a great piece of property. you have everything you could ever need right there. I bought mine 15 years ago in the beautiful So Indiana woods 30 miles from Louisville all cash I saved for and clearing was the hardest work and all by myself. everything all paid for with a lot of sweat. I bought a 41 9n tractor and a snow blade for 1500 dollars. I burnt a lot of brush for sure. and sometimes I just go sit and enjoy the view. Mine is 3.5 acres. I did it the same way you did it. small 20x20 house that is now storage and then a 24x30 garage and workshop and then a bigger real frame 1600 sq foot home we live in now. You have been an inspiration to me and I wish to thank you for keeping me prepping and learning and (even though it was hard) never giving up. At the end of the day the tiredness I feel is gratifying and i never regret any of it. its just a different kind of tiredness because it is for my family and myself, not some ungreatfull boss. I'm 66 and retired but I still am very active and love every minute of life I have been given. I'm not rich by any means but I have privately promised myself, my family will never starve or be destitude. It seems kids are more attached to video games and I have all girls for grandkids and great grandkids. oh well not much help there. but I have a great son in law that helps me all the time. Good luck with your new property and new adventure.
Great video, SouthernPrepper1. Troy-Bilt lawnmowers should send you check for making such a great advertisement. My lawnmower chokes on crabgrass. .... Good to hear your son is willing to ~do hardwork. ... Most young people are not scared of hardwork, now days. = They are willing to take a long nap, next to a piece of work, that must be done.
I've found that one of those little sprayers like you use to spray weed killer with work very well for fire control. The kind that you pump up by hand and holds 2-3 gallons, you can get at the farm supply store or in the lawm and garden section at walmart. Just have a few buckets ready to refill from. They work amazingly well when you don't have running water available. Good luck. :)
Well done Dave and son and thank you for the video.
This is exactly what we have been trying to do also only clearing the underbrush.. no trees are coming down... we love the shade!!! lol Keep up the good work!!!
Beautiful property ! You are blessed! Love your videos thank you sir!
The dry weather has deceased the undergrowth. You all are doing great!
So nice, I am really happy for you SP1. Land here starts at 9k an acre and goes up fast. So wish I could find a nice 2-5 acre plot to start with that was affordable.
I just started cutting back some property the day before yesterday. Seriously overgrown. Took me all day to clear about 20 foot square, ha.
The standard 30 year mortgage is a shame and has destroyed America. Thanks for your videos and good luck on the school.
Now is the time to start thinking about fruit trees and other perennial food plants! The best time to plant a fruit tree was 10 years ago!
Salute. I'm clearing and making trails on my Property. Got Blessed with 24 acres. I'm using my Nippers and a Battery Operated Sawzaw. Got those tool tips from TH-cam.
It's looking great David! I've got 50 ac heavily wooded in the American Redoubt. I can relate to the hard work.
Beautiful property! A lot of work, but well worth it. Congrats.
Very good SP1. I'm sure it was a nice day with your son.
When I worked in the UXO field we would clear land like that, but most of the time it was a 20-30 degrees slop!
Thought about turning the larger stuff into charcoal? Using the old pit method would be pretty efficient, and somewhat enhance self sufficiency. Just a thought.
GREAT ENDEAVOUR YOU'RE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB. GOOD LUCK !
Your property looks like mine! Best way to handle the trees you plan on taking down later .... skirt the tree, and it will die standing. When you go to cut it down it will be partly seasoned already, and you can cut straight to logs. Plus, skirting the tree will prevent it from drawing all the moisture up in Fall.
You're an inspiration sir. Thank you
we are with you, we just bought a two acre wooded plot and are clearing it by hand too.
Beautiful. Looks like a SustenanceNCovering Forest. I wish that I had that river. I have a little brook/creek (ditch) on my property, but it dries out about three months a year.
Tanks at elevation doesn't give the water pressure, you might believe. The pump is a must !!
Good looking property. I suspect the wild game will be nice and abundant.
You are living my dream. I would absolutely love to be there.
Im doing the same thing on my land, 120 acres of woods, got enough cleared for pigs now, my plan is to use the pigs to turn up the ground for me ( so I can then use the turned up soil for crops) , then cut and move the pigs back. great video!
Enjoyed that never thought about just using a mower.
A DR field mower is awesome in such areas but are extremely costly...The alternative is a cheap mower with the front of the deck cut out...
Dang! You guys work! All those piles of brush makein me tired.
Looks like we have the same mower from Lowes...I put a bigger pair of wheels on the rear to "brush hog" thru my woods.
Regarding erosion control of the riverbank, certain plants may be a better solution than trying to build it up with lots of mass. Geoff Lawton had a video about that once but I can't seem to find it now.
A temporary electric fence and two pigs will clear brush and weeds in a few days. Then move the fence to a new area. They will eat anything.
A good clearing saw and mower with a new mulch blade can do a bunch in areas you do not want vehicles to access. Tractors and small dozers are fast, but open up the woods to vehicle traffic.
Lawn Mower, both push and riding, ax, hand saw, and chainsaw is what I am using to clear little over an Acre. I will caution you that the plastics will get cut up doing this. I don't plan on replacing the plastics, and just purchase a new mower in a year or so.
Looking good! What does the road entrance look like? With out giving away your location!!! How about some video/pictures from your game cam??? Thanks for taking US along!!!
Just a FYI a truck with a snow plow works great on bryers! Looks great.
If you wire the discharge flap open and hang a mud flap from the handle to protect yourself (99% of the discharge will shoot out sideways to the left, anyways) you can mow much faster because the mower won't bog down.
Hard work, but it really looks great, man! Done something similar on my land. A friend had a similar task, he cut a notch in the front of the mower deck so he could run it up against small brush. Totally unsafe by OSHA standards, but it got the job done. He called it Jaws. :)
Its a good idea to stay busy in these times.
Have you thought about getting a chipper/shredder? You can reduce your piles to wood chips to fill the low spots and help stabilize the bank. It composts down and it doesn't take long to do so. Harbor Freight has a 6.5 HP chipper/shredder and they do have coupons. Something to consider if you're looking into equipment that will help make the job of domesticating your acreage easier. Plus side is you don't need to wait for rain to burn. My 2 cents.
I looked into the smaller chippers and watched a lot of videos but they are slow and take to much time. I have to much so burning is easier for me. A large commercial one like the power company uses would work great but do not have one.
Occasionally, the power company hires a 3rd party to clear branches from overhead of the lines. (At least they do here.) And if you can catch them they might do chipping to clear brush for a little money. We have tree surgeons and landscape companies that offer that service as well and we're in a pretty Podunk area in middle Georgia.
A good wood chipper might be a good investment. It slowly improves the soil, and saves a lot of work.
Nice piece of land I enjoy you videos they give me hope that I to can get my 5 acres of heaven
My wife and I have been clearing land by hand for 3 years now. Hand saws, pruners, loppers.
Awesome video. I can't wait until we can do this.
the trees will be healthier now that they aren't having to compete with smaller plants for water and the increased sunlight will really help the smaller trees and have you considered planting trees that have gone instinct in the area that you live in so that they may be able to come back?
just a thought im sure there are issues. See if you can let loggers pay you to take any big trees. then you come in clean up. I hope I can do this for my property when I get acres
Looks like some goats and sheep with a portable electric fence would be very effective.
Hey Dave, HF has a new 21" brush mower that you might be able to ferry in. I've taken delivery of mine but haven't been able to use it yet... By the way, the 20% off coupon worked for me, even though they usually don't on Predator line of products.
Please thank your son for his military service during this difficult time!
What exactly are you lol about?
@@CyberAndy_ I have no idea, I think there was another comment that has been removed in the last 4 years or I commented in the wrong spot on something.
My wife and I are on a plan to be debt free. We cut our debt in half in one year with a little hard work and sacrifice. Now its to the slow process with 5 years left. I just hope we last that long. We have family with land for a back up plan but I cant wait to have that hard work in front of me with our own land. We own a house in a small town but we don't like the politics that comes with it. I always tell people its pretty bad when a town of 500 gets to big for ya.
I wish I was down there to help you. Currently living in PA but I will be back in a few years Brother,,,,I'll be in touch.
Watched on 15Arpil2023, I miss working out in the open and the brush!😥
If you run it through a good wood chipper, it will shrink those pile down dramatically.
All good stuff. Thank you
I use a lawnmower style blade on my brush cutter and it works much better than the soild blade IMO. Use what you have take care man.
When I was a kid, I cut an area out like this with a lawn mower and ended up with poison ivy all over my arms up to my shirt sleeves. I looked like Popeye for the next 10 days. It was very painful and I missed several days of school. Wear long sleeves and a mask and face shield so you don't go through what I went through. Then burn your clothes.
I don't mean any disrespect just trying to help. If you rent a John Deere 450 for three days you can really get something done. I have a ranch and a couple of tractors. But when I need to get rig of trees a JD will just knock them down. Create a pit and push them in. Or a hugel swale if needed. I enjoy your channel. Take care.
When I start on the trees will have some equipment. I also have a access problem with the river so have to solve that first.
You beat me to the suggestion of Hügelkultur. I'm considering the same on my own property. Seems feasible enough and makes good use of unneeded wood and deadfalls (beyond just turning it into mulch) I like the idea of the spongy wood absorbing water and acting as a hedge against drought.
flatcar-bridge-for-sale (dot) com. I have seen bridges made with a RailRoad flatcar, out West. They must be expensive. ... I've also seen homemade bridges, that can carry a lot of weight, and withstand flood waters. ... I have also seen on the Internet recommend a flatbed truck trailer as a bridge. It would be narrower than a RR flatbed. (But much less expensive). There are also comments than an old trailer with the box on it can be used as a 'covered' bridge. The county might have codes about homemade farm bridges.
There is a TH-camr named Jeff Quinn. His bridge was damaged in a flood, and needed replacement. He might be able to offer some advice. Jeff Quinn lives over in Tennessee (near Fort Campbell), is also very supportive of the Veterans of the US Military and he is a patriotic American.
dont need a john deere..just any kind of trackhow/backhoe
after having a wooded lot, would you recommend it, even though with a lot of work into it? I love it already having trees around.
Fence and let cows bush hog it for you. THEN, you can come in and cut smaller trees. Cows will EAT and stomp the briars. Just fence them out of the stream or they will create erosion by using the single path to the creek. You will have to set up a way to water the cows. (solar pump?) A $200 mower will be a $50 mower by the end of the season. A $300 calf will be a $500 calf by the end of the season.
you can build hugelkulturs with the shrub waste
Looking good!
just take and cut the logs or branches that are big around as your arm cut them about 5-6 foot long then cut some 4 footers and use the 4 footers for a channel and drop the bigger ones in to make a poor mans sea wall and you can fill in the rest with junk from the clearing also use the 4 footers as fence post with barbwire and the extra rocks and so on from clearing of the land
look at homedepo or Lowes for there sheds at spring time they change them out for new models just food for thought and place it a foot above ground for flood spots
I like that thing, I hope I can get one!
Right on, it sounds like a good plan.
I use an Alaska Mill with an old firetruck aluminum ladder to get her started. Cheap and does the job. Almost every piece of wood in the house, shop, and shed was cut with it. www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_7745_7745
Those harbor freight 10'x17' portable garage tents are inexpensive and work great for storage and shelter from the weather. Throw some pallets on the floor and keeps you out of the mud. www.harborfreight.com/10-ft-x-17-ft-portable-garage-62860.html Tarps overhanging the entry flaps are a bonus too for a hillbilly front porch.
All that Poison Ivy scares the hell out of me, I'm to allergic.
"Because this isn't like 9 to 5. We got out here at 8 and we'll probably cut off about 5 or 6"
Hi, did you find out anymore issues to the land after you bought it? Is that creek okay to use?
How are you managing mosquito control? How did you clear the poison ivy?
Make sure you know where the 100 year flood level is before you locate any improvements like a house along the river.
Yes all the land Iam clearing is in the flood area so nothing will be built here.
Also keep in mind that most FEMA Flood Rate Maps are old based on outdated watershed information and the "actual" 100 year flood elevation could be higher than stated on the map especially if there has been development within the watershed since the Flood Rate Maps were generated.
7:17 Bigfoot playing it smart by wearing hunter safety orange!
Fence and add goats they will take care of a lot of the undergrowth.
Bud, that may be a river where you come from, but here in Arkansas that's a creek. Watch out for poison ivy and copperhead snakes.
Gonna get a cupple of horses ??? That should make for a fun video series ( SP1) horse training clinic LOL
Looking good
And in 6 months you will be doing it all over again. LOL I try and keep my trails in the woods cleared. Its never ending.
Ram pumps will pump forever so long as they don't lose their prime
Personally, I prefer using pigs to clean out an area. You can move some panels around to contain them and then put a couple or several pigs in an area with some water and a little food and let them root up everything else to your content.
I've even set up panels to make a trail winding through otherwise heavily wooded areas, with plenty of underbrush, and then let the pigs move from one enclosure, once they've rooted it up, into another paneled enclosure ready for them to get to work.
Texas has more wild pigs than most people know what to do with so I make little slave labor forces out of them to do my bidding and if there's plenty of acorns on the ground I don't even put any feed out and they do just fine.
praise God! good job!
Good video
Excellent....
I'll never buy another Troy Built mower. They don't last long. I've owned 3.
Oh, hello there, folks
do you plan on moving away from your current homestead and moving onto this one?
best I can tell by video, majority of land near creek is flood plain,
SP, Too much work for two men. Try and borrow a skid steer mulcher and you can clear all that land in a day with very little to burn.
I have a access problem right now but when I clear the bigger pasture will bring in some equipment.
Dave, my wife and I bought 1
How many acres is your homestead?
How many acres do you have
Try girdling the trees you plan on cutting later. They will die and dry standing.
Your challenge will be preventing all that from growing back. It looks like youre in the south central US. In a few months it will grow back.