 john(MI) wrote:
Depending on how big the stuff is, you might be better off hiring one of those big brush hogs in to just mow it off. What I have seen along the Eway they chew up some good sized trees. Keep it brush hogged off a couple of years yourself, and most of the root balls will be rotted. You won't be planting it but it will be good for pasture, and in a couple years you can plant it and the topsoil will still be there.
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What you said.
For the reasons you listed, we elected to use a couple of very heavy duty bushhogs, a 36" stump grinder and an Allis 185. We cut the trees and pile them up or sell the oaks for firewood and burn the rest. I have removed over 1000 stumps with the stump grinder. I really like the results, but the results come slowly. I've been working during the winters on about 20 acres that were neglected while they were planted in commercial pines. This being southern Alabama, I don't like being in that kind of brush/vines/briars/snakes in the summertime. In about one more year, I will have everything cleared. Like you said, the topsoil is intact and the old stumps are getting softer. I would clear things off the same way again if I had things to do over.
I suppose the method a person chooses has a lot to do with his patience as well as his budget.
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