Removing of bramble bushes

Erik Hamburger

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Any recommendation how to remove large area's of bramble, 6-8 ' high, from an area (around a high seat) where it is almost impossible to do it with anything more than hand-tools. And yes, I do have a heavy-duty petrol motor strimmer with cutting blades rather than strings, and it is still a very awkward slow job. Thank you.
 
http://www.airecut.com/

These blades are brilliant and work well on my Husqvarna brushcutter hardly ever get choked and you can work at a decent pace.


Batter it with brushcutter in winter and then a spray with a decent brush and tree stump killer next spring and you should see a difference.
 
Have you tried a mulching blade they are only two blades but the they bend 90 degrees down about 2 inches, they are good medicine for brambles.
 
Could you get a Billy Goat brush mower in there? I've got a DR Power Field and Brush mower and there's not much that slows it down (although going through a large bank of brambles today, I did have to reverse out again and have another go as they're like steel cables...)
 
http://www.airecut.com/

These blades are brilliant and work well on my Husqvarna brushcutter hardly ever get choked and you can work at a decent pace.


Batter it with brushcutter in winter and then a spray with a decent brush and tree stump killer next spring and you should see a difference.

+ one on these blades , they made fairly light work of some serious brambles I had to cut ..
 
Have you tried a mulching blade they are only two blades but the they bend 90 degrees down about 2 inches, they are good medicine for brambles.
+1
this blade
http://www.stihl.co.uk/STIHL-Products/Grass-Trimmers-Brushcutters-and-Clearing-Saws/Cutting-tools/Grass-cutting-blades/21207-28091/Shredder-blade.aspx

does this to broom (similar to gorse but not spiky for those that don't have the pleasure of clearing the stuff),
its the downwards swatting motion that really gets it done.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oR-dLZi0qy8
 
http://www.airecut.com/

These blades are brilliant and work well on my Husqvarna brushcutter hardly ever get choked and you can work at a decent pace.


Batter it with brushcutter in winter and then a spray with a decent brush and tree stump killer next spring and you should see a difference.

yep +1 on these blades, they're just the ticket for briar, I've just cleared earlier this year a bit lump and after a little toot up with the blade on the new growth it's learnt to keep its head down, no need to spray, once you got it on its knees keep it there by the occasional trim up

good luck

phil
 
I found that the Oregon Jet-fit flexi-blade head and strings works well on brambles. Even late season stuff. It mashes brambles and stingers extremely effectively without wrapping round the head if you use the swatting motion.

The advantage over a steel blade is that you retain the strimmer safety factor if you hit a fence, high seat, rock or lump of agricultural equipment.

I have a drum of standard strimmer line and a few old steel blades which are never used now, it does everything well throughout the season.

You are welcome to try it if you are passing Erik.

Alan
 
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It would be a massive bramble patch that couldn't be cleared with a brushcutter and one tank of petrol. The blades with turned down ends will cut down/chop up anything up to 20mm.
 
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