Today, this afternoon, I went after the brush near the Guard Light again. Years ago, Nancy gave me a Poulin Pro weed eater with a separate head for brush cutting. It has an odd four-edged disk-like flat blade. I used it today in place of the pole saw head and later this evening I used a file to sharpen the flat blade. It takes an edge on each side of the flat blade. I am sure it will work better now than when I tried it with its very dull cutting edge. This thing is loud! I will wear ear protection.
Paul (our minister) came over to help me and together we made three times the progress I make alone. I used the Polaris Ranger utility vehicle to haul the Yamaha generator, two electric cords, a Sears chain saw (electric), chains, bar oil, a brush grubber, a clawed pole for reaching into the sticker brush to pull cut brush out. I had the pole saw and the brush cutter head too. Paul and I drove around the 8.3 acres too, just for fun. I think the gas in the Polaris is at least a year old, so I am going to use the UTV often and use up the gas in it. I may pour Seafoam into the gas tank to help keep the engine and carburetor clean.
Together we cleared enough sticker bushes and small trees so I could get to the wild grape vines. Some of those vines were four or five inches in diameter. The Sears chainsaw whizzed right through them. I also hit the barbed wire fence and the mesh fence from time to time. Hard to see them in the brush.
The Yamaha generator was a bit difficult to start; however, once I got it going it purred along and provided plenty of power to run the electric chainsaw. When t was time to shut off the generator, I turned off the fuel and let the engine use up the gas in the carburetor. It seemed to take five minutes.
Next week I can again cut brush and clear out cedar trees I want to make go away. I am thinking of renting a Skid Steer with a scissor tree cutter. There are also mulching cutter things that mount on the front of a skid steer and will “eat” trees and brush very quickly. Getting rid of cedar trees myself one at a time will take years. Years!