Posted by John B. on March 30, 2013 at 07:04:03 from (38.114.64.166):
We had to thin out my Wife's 5' ornamental grass. The clumps were getting too large in diameter. Last year we used a spade with little luck. The spade would hardly cut thru the roots.
This year I decided to use the chainsaw. It wanted to clog up with grass. So I took off the side shield that's on the outside of the bar and installed two flat washers on each stud then put the nuts back on. The two washers were the same thickness as the shield. It held the bar in place just fine. The saw cut right thru the roots and dirt without clogging up. I got a little dirty but it sure got the job done. I cut the roots up in 6" square clumps and giving them to the guys at work for starter plants. I removed my bar and chain washed it all up and re-oiled it. I know dirt isn't good for a chainsaw bar and chain but it was an old one so I didn't care. Sometimes you just have to improvise...
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