Re: So, how did it get in the tree?

"Charles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Breaks" it?  You know, they have sheer pins - that are designed to
> "break" when too much stress is applied.  It's a simple matter to replace
> them.  Mind you, I haven't broken one yet!  Woot!

His is older, and yes, he broke the blades, and had a damn hard time finding
replacements.  He's like Mr. Magoo on speed, he doesn't care what he hits, just
barrels right over....
>
> Anyway, yeah, a brush hog rocks.  I'm slowly reclaiming the field as a
> field.  I'm starting nice and easy with the small stuff (softwoods up to
> 3" in diameter, hardwoods to 1-2", any size shrub - being extra careful
> around the huge bramble bushes!).  Oh, no, I started by doing the trail
> system.  Now you can walk 30ish acres of the lot.  I need to do some
> serious work on the plow to get that usable - and then I need to take down
> a bunch of trees - to be able to use the rest.

I can't believe we didn't think of this before - I know someone else who just loves
clearing brush, maybe you should go down to Crawford and pick up some pointers....