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Garden help required

ciasto · 2006-10-15 22:29:43

I just bought a house on an acre of land and the garden is really badly overgrown. I have tried cutting it down with a normal petrol mower but its not the best. I can't get a any tracktor throught the front gate as its too small so I might only have 2 options, getting a ride on or cutting it down first with a scythe. I'd…

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15-10-2006 11:29pm

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ciasto

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I just bought a house on an acre of land and the garden is really badly overgrown. I have tried cutting it down with a normal petrol mower but its not the best.

I can't get a any tracktor throught the front gate as its too small so I might only have 2 options, getting a ride on or cutting it down first with a scythe.

I'd like to try the cheaper options but where do I get a scythe???

Thanks

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#2 15-10-2006 11:46pm
Mellor

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I think there was a thread here a few weeks ago about i scythe.
Somebody wanted one for the same reason. Try the search function to see if you can find it.
I can't remember if the advice he was given worked out for him.

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#3 15-10-2006 11:48pm
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Consider this my good deed for the day.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054991364&referrerid=&highlight=scythe

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#4 16-10-2006 12:15am
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You could try and hire a petrol 2 stroke brushcutter, basically its like a strimmer but with a metal blade, great things, i own one myself, it will make short work of the most overgrown areas, has to be less work than a scythe, cant imagine attempting an over grown acre of land with just a scythe, you would be half dead by the time you finish.

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#5 16-10-2006 10:00am
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If you don't take your legs off first!!

I'd agree with KN03. An acre is a lot of overgrown grass to cut manually!! If you can get something with a motor in it you would be much better off. Head off to your local Hire SHop and explain you r situation. They'll have something for the job.

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#6 16-10-2006 6:31pm
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ciasto wrote:

I just bought a house on an acre of land and the garden is really badly overgrown. I have tried cutting it down with a normal petrol mower but its not the best.

I can't get a any tracktor throught the front gate as its too small so I might only have 2 options, getting a ride on or cutting it down first with a scythe.

I'd like to try the cheaper options but where do I get a scythe???

Thanks

You could try a Flail Mower/Sickle Mower, very good for cutting coarse long grass (>12" /300mm high). You can hire them from Hills Hire, about € 80.00/day. Very cheap when you see what they can do.

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#7 17-10-2006 9:01am
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Get a local garden maintenance contractor in to cut it and take away the cuttings. It should be managable after the first cut.
Where are you based?

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