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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3287   
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That looks like too much hard work on a slope. I have a couple of Grillo's which are a bit pricey but will handle most slopes and cut through serious brush.
Give your local shop a call and ask for some machines to demo. WARNING. This post may contain sarcasm. |
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29th Oct 2019 10:17pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17382 
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+1 for the Grillo, great machines!
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29th Oct 2019 10:30pm |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1972
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Which grillo are we talking about?
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29th Oct 2019 10:32pm |
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| Romadog Member Since: 07 Jul 2011 Location: Powys Posts: 1749 |
BCS machine works well
Grillo machines also very good
Don’t know the ground you are on but have you tried or seen the Grillo Climber or the AS Motor range Ride on brush cutters. AS do a flail version now too......remote control option is a great bonus too. There are also other options such as Spider and Agria slope mowers. Have had a lot of experience in all of the above, so any more questions just ask. |
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30th Oct 2019 8:34am |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1972
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Thanks Romadog, much appreciated. I hired a McConnell Roboflail a year or so back, but really it was too heavy to work on the slopes here, hence looking at the two wheeled tractors. As much as I’d like a sit in / on flail I think I’ll be doing a lot more walking!
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30th Oct 2019 8:41am |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1972
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Well, I bought a BCS bank mower and it’s I’m really pleased with it. I practiced on the easy slope (photo) and I’m now slowly tackling the harder stuff, trying to clear a 5 acre bank before the cattle arrive in June.
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20th May 2020 7:54am |
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| andydef90 Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: yorkshire Posts: 617 
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I thought the grass would be ok long for cattle or is just to long . only asking as we debating a croft or small farm and I would have put them on so advice is appreciated
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20th May 2020 9:26am |
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| Romadog Member Since: 07 Jul 2011 Location: Powys Posts: 1749 |
Your ankles must be like tree trunks now after walking back and forth on that slope?!! |
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20th May 2020 9:32am |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1972
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Hi Andy,
If it was just grass that would be fine, but I had the bank cleared by hand 5 years ago and the regrowth has got out of hand - hawthorn, bramble, ash, broom etc. I'm just trying to clear it to allow the grass to come through and give the cattle (and sheep) a chance to keep on top of the regrowth. We need a mix of cattle and sheep as they graze different things at different levels. The cattle coming are Belted Galloways and the sheep Herdwicks (commercials just don't do well on scrubby ground). I should of course have done it 5 years ago, but funds / time / brains in short supply at the time. The bank in the photo above was cleared by machine about 10 years ago, and has been lightly grazed by sheep since. I'm giving it a break as it is also a site for Dingy Skipper butterflies. If the sheep graze in spring / summer they eat the eggs. They will go back on it in August. All good fun. Huttopia. |
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20th May 2020 9:37am |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1972
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I'll have you know I've got very slim ankles....  I have however got one leg shorter than the other!!
That's the easy slope....the other one I'm working on is a real beast, some sections are just too steep. To get to the top of the bank I've had to traverse it multiple times, reminds me of skiing holidays. |
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20th May 2020 9:40am |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1972
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5 acres of this...
Click image to enlarge I've done about a third of it so far. I know we need the rain, but it will stop me working on this slope for a while. The audience appreciated my extreme moooowing efforts. (Here all week). Click image to enlarge |
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20th May 2020 9:47am |
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| andydef90 Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: yorkshire Posts: 617
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thankyou for that makes sense we love the belted Galloways and highland cattle were hoping it wont be to long but need more funds hoping my pension will cover it next year ill be 55
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21st May 2020 5:00pm |
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| Chopperone Member Since: 13 Nov 2016 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 396
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Should have found someone who has an Aebi mower ( used for motorway embankments) - it would have done all of that in about an hour or so.
Unbelievable to see them working on really steep slopes Guy May your life be like toilet paper ; long & useful. |
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22nd May 2020 8:10am |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1972
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You are probably right Guy, but I'm slightly fed up with contractors that don't turn up, or do turn up and do half a job etc. Obviously doing it myself gets me out of the way for a few hours too.
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22nd May 2020 10:37am |
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