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Saplings, honeysuckle and brush removal

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by Thoreau's cabin, Mar 17, 2014.

  1. Fanatical1

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    TC, might be more wok carrying the beer wagon than the sprayer..... :)

    Truth be said, I would love to have you guys over for a beer or two.
     
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    We'll have to do it. If you ever make your way to Dayton Airport, I'm real close.
     
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    Road Trip....:thumbs:

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    Fanatical. That looks nice through there. What kind of stone on the driveway. Is that just gravel or a certain kind of stone?
     
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    I usually use my chainsaw if it has any size to it. But the small stuff I chew up with the brush hog. Once you keep brush hogging it the grasses will take over.
     
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    Just when I thought you couldn’t possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this… and totally redeem yourself!


     
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    Thanks

    It's limestone. The previous owner did the grading, culverts and ditches and started with 2" limestone and worked his way up using sizes that lock things together. There's 2 feet of stone down. I use 6/7 with crushed to top things off every few years. He took pictures of when he cut all the trees, excavated, and laid the stone. It was pretty unbelievable the work and stone required... He was clever enough to have the drive wind through the woods a bit for the effect. I would have just made it straight and it wouldn't have looked as good.

    Everything you see used to be in the middle of the woods. lots of trees came down.


    The drive way goes all around the garage/house/barn. Lots' of Roundup!



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    Very nice!
     
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    something tells me he didn't do that with a little tractor with a loader on it
     
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    ,,, or a spade in one hand.

    Really interesting place you've got there Fan. Cool.
     
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    Beautiful site Fanatical
     
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