Ideas? Taming Land In Town

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keith204

Discussion Starter · Aug 5, 2015

I'm buying 2 lots adjacent to the 2 I own, and would like your critiques on my daunting project.

Objectives:

Remove brush and vines from around trees
Smooth land: So kids can run on it without tripping on unevenness

Tools/equipment I'll have handy:

Chainsaws, Pole ChainSaw
Tractor w/ front bucket (borrowed, I've used it less than 5 times)
Bush hog for tractor
Box blade for tractor
Riding lawn mower, Walk behind mower
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My current rough plan:

Bush hog: lower onto brush around trees, trying to avoid thick stumps
Chainsaw: Cut down thicker stuff
Scoot stuff to a burn pile (& coordinate with town fire department)
Pull down upper vines where possible
Cut down unwanted trees
Bush hog land as low as possible, scalping if necessary
Box blade: Give it some aggressive forward lean, and drag it around the land several times to loosen the soil (clay like) and start smoothing it out
Roll using water-filled roller behind lawn tractor (possibly?)

There's one notable thorn bush with super long thorns w/ barbs on them.

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Your description of how you plan to use the tractor clearly shows that you are borrowing the tractor,,,:dunno:

Please be respectful of the tractor and plan on returning it in the same condition as borrowed.

Scalping the ground with a bush hog is something you save for a rented machine.

Then the rental store will charge you for damage when you return the equipment.

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