One thing I learned a couple of years ago was that you don’t skimp when it comes to farm tools. That’s not to say that I learned this quickly, I didn’t. I’d been going through a weed-eater each summer until I broke down and bought a commercial grade Stihl three summers ago. The pictures below show the fine job this powerhouse does.
This is me all decked out (snake boots and long sleeves) to work where both poison ivy and poison snakes abound. Gloves are leather and trousers are of a heavy canvas material. Hotter than blazes out so I stayed hydrated.
The electric fencing to the right in the pictures above mark the edge of the lower pasture where cattle roam everything to the left of that fence line (about 60 acres) is mostly wooded.
The photo below gives a little more perspective on the gully I was clearing out. The concrete drive on the bottom of the frame runs up to where we have the cabins (left). If we were to go to the right would take us off of the property, on to a ‘hard-ball’ road, that leads to a real road, that leads into civilization after about 5 or 6 miles.
These pictures show about half of the gully, the balance is to my back (west) of where I’m standing. All went well!