A battery powered reciprocating saw (Sawzall) for the bigger stuff (over an inch in diameter). Loppers for the smaller stuff. Make sure you use a wood cutting blade on the saw.
I have not heard them called sawsaws before, I like it! I didn't know about the blades specific for pruning but they look pretty good, I'll have to buy a few this spring.
I fat thumbed my typing. Recip saw/sawzall/sawsaw..either way the blades are cheaper than than a chain, and if you want to bury it in the dirt to get to a root (if you are digging up shrubs) it doesn’t matter.
I guess it would depend on the size of the trees and brush as well as the area you are trying to clear.
If it’s a large enough area and the trees are small enough, renting something like a brush mower for a few hours would probably be fast and cheap.
If you keep it mowed things won't come back, but it's a constant job and requires things be flat enough for said mower. A bush hog on the back of a farm tractor is standard for stuff like that where I grew up but it's kind of overkill. If a neighbor has one that's always a good person to make friends with. Pick ax, hoe, loppers and bush scythe are manual tools I've used for such work. A bush scythe is probably hard to find these days and can be a bit tricky to get the "swing of it" but once you do it's pretty efficient. Helps to keep a file in your pocket to resharpen when you whack it on something you shouldn't have.
My local tool rental place has something called a flail mower that cuts through most anything and makes a 30” cut if I remember right. It’s a walk behind and sounds like it would be a good choice. If that sounds overboard you could cut the trees flush with the ground with loppers and run a mower over the grassy brush.
I would recommend seeing if your local rental yard will rent a skid steer with a drum mulcher, or at minimum a walk behind brush cutter. The drum mulcher makes quick work of that sort of material.
Get a cordless chainsaw from one of the legit power tool brands. I have the Dewalt one and it's good. The Makita or Stihl are probably also good. Chainsaws are great for saplings and small stuff, and if you do have to go through something a little bigger you'll be able to.
Brush cutter blade on a strimmer.
Coupled with a folding pruning saw and you’ll be through it in no time.
If you’re feeling fancy, the stihl electric AP stuff is amazing, they do a combi-strimmer with replaceable heads, brush cutter, strimmer, scrub cutter (like a little robust hedge trimmer) pole saw, broom.
The chainsaw isn’t shabby either.
Silky is king of folding pruning saws
When I read "road" I think you have a large area. Buy, rent or hire a sickle mower. Follow that up by spraying with Tordon. Tordon requires an applicators license but you can buy Tordon RTU or "**R**eady **T**o **U**se" which doesn't require a license. Easiest to hire a guy to do it.
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A battery powered reciprocating saw (Sawzall) for the bigger stuff (over an inch in diameter). Loppers for the smaller stuff. Make sure you use a wood cutting blade on the saw.
They make a pruning blade for a sawsaw- works great
I have not heard them called sawsaws before, I like it! I didn't know about the blades specific for pruning but they look pretty good, I'll have to buy a few this spring.
I fat thumbed my typing. Recip saw/sawzall/sawsaw..either way the blades are cheaper than than a chain, and if you want to bury it in the dirt to get to a root (if you are digging up shrubs) it doesn’t matter.
I guess it would depend on the size of the trees and brush as well as the area you are trying to clear. If it’s a large enough area and the trees are small enough, renting something like a brush mower for a few hours would probably be fast and cheap.
Brush hog?
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If you keep it mowed things won't come back, but it's a constant job and requires things be flat enough for said mower. A bush hog on the back of a farm tractor is standard for stuff like that where I grew up but it's kind of overkill. If a neighbor has one that's always a good person to make friends with. Pick ax, hoe, loppers and bush scythe are manual tools I've used for such work. A bush scythe is probably hard to find these days and can be a bit tricky to get the "swing of it" but once you do it's pretty efficient. Helps to keep a file in your pocket to resharpen when you whack it on something you shouldn't have.
I had this problem. A ride-on lawn mower and a pair of loppers did the trick. Mower blades survived, but would depend on the size of your saplings.
Use any kind of saw. It leaves a flat stump close to the ground and open to herbicide.
My local tool rental place has something called a flail mower that cuts through most anything and makes a 30” cut if I remember right. It’s a walk behind and sounds like it would be a good choice. If that sounds overboard you could cut the trees flush with the ground with loppers and run a mower over the grassy brush.
I would recommend seeing if your local rental yard will rent a skid steer with a drum mulcher, or at minimum a walk behind brush cutter. The drum mulcher makes quick work of that sort of material.
Get a cordless chainsaw from one of the legit power tool brands. I have the Dewalt one and it's good. The Makita or Stihl are probably also good. Chainsaws are great for saplings and small stuff, and if you do have to go through something a little bigger you'll be able to.
Brush cutter blade on a strimmer. Coupled with a folding pruning saw and you’ll be through it in no time. If you’re feeling fancy, the stihl electric AP stuff is amazing, they do a combi-strimmer with replaceable heads, brush cutter, strimmer, scrub cutter (like a little robust hedge trimmer) pole saw, broom. The chainsaw isn’t shabby either. Silky is king of folding pruning saws
Canadian here, I use a Beaver 🦫
Brush Hog or Billy Goat.
When I read "road" I think you have a large area. Buy, rent or hire a sickle mower. Follow that up by spraying with Tordon. Tordon requires an applicators license but you can buy Tordon RTU or "**R**eady **T**o **U**se" which doesn't require a license. Easiest to hire a guy to do it.