Posted by Bill VA on July 25, 2015 at 11:08:25 from (76.3.243.86):
The clear cut is done. I lost the battle to rid the land of stumps (not worth dividing the family over - it is what it is).
Now the path forward.
Hard work ahead - nothing new on this land. My great grandfather farmed these fields with horses - never owned a tractor. The first pic shows the rock piles, hand picked and piled. They are all over the place. Whatever the work ahead, I am mindful of the sweat of my great grandfather and think twice about complaining!
The 2nd few pics show the debris and magnitude of the fields.
Next up is clearing the debris from the clear cuts. Any ideas on this? Some kind of rake? Bull dozer or something simpler?
Last few pics are the stumps. Some are ground level, some 6ish inches high. Will have to go one by one and cut them near to ground just so a bush hog can go over them. I'm thinking chainsaw with some hardened chain of some sort. I realize this it tedious, but it's the only land we got, it is a one time deal and probably not as tedious as making one of these rock piles.
Not looking for should-a, would-a, could-a - things are what they are. Trying to make lemon aid out of lemons.
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