Clearing Cedars

Our schedules finally worked out to where my friend Kent could bring his tractor out to test how hard it would be to pull down cedars in the moist soil.

I have to report that I'm ruined for doing any clearing manually any more. The tractor worked spectacularlly. We were pulling 20-30ft cedars and large stumps with ease.

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In a matter of 2-3 hours, we were able to clear more than I was able to do in a couple weeks with my chainsaw and burn method. Plus the kicker..none of the hated stumps left behind.

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My job was to be the chain man. I'd pick the trees to pull and wrap 'em up and Kent would yank them.

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Now the big decision will be whether to rent a Cat and just clear everything in a day or two, or use a tractor and do it by chain. I think I'm going to go the Cat route if I can find a good deal.

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