Cedar Removal

[tdwinklr]

The issue with that is what to do with the bulldozed brush? We slowly burn ours but it takes a long time if you want to keep it controlled.

yeah, even one of these things makes a decent pile. Got about 7-8 ac. to clear with hardwoods and fields around that. Hopefully we could pile it all into 2 or 3 very large groups and let the cleared land be the fire buffer from the rest of the property. Depends on the weather too ... ? A lot of work.

[rockspringshunt]

we have a lot of cedars on 80 acres. its not very flat and rocky so its hard on equipment. Neighbor had a dozer track break on him. Wondering if a cedar eater would be worth it?

[RattlesnakeDan]

I ran a 100 hp Cedar Eater this year for a couple weeks for a friend, it was a beast of a machine and we wiped out a huge amount of cedar. Will probably do it again in February while it is cool out. This time we will use that big one and a skid steer size for getting into the low branch area and shredding the smaller ones.

[rockspringshunt]

good to hear. Was there any concern with grass growing once the cedar was chopped up and laying on the ground? Has it been long enough for. the grass to grow where you cleared and left chips in place?

[RattlesnakeDan]

good to hear. Was there any concern with grass growing once the cedar was chopped up and laying on the ground? Has it been long enough for. the grass to grow where you cleared and left chips in place?

I have not returned but we did leave the cedar laying where it landed. Grass is pretty tough and will probably come up through without much problem.

[Blackmouth]

good to hear. Was there any concern with grass growing once the cedar was chopped up and laying on the ground? Has it been long enough for. the grass to grow where you cleared and left chips in place?

As long as the mulch isn't too deep, there are no issues with grass coming back and it does really well.

[JeffJ]

Anyone who says the words "free" and "cedar" is a liar. The cost is the cleanup after they take what they want. Best thing about the "free" crew I had to run off our place was they left six perfectly straight post that I used for a project. Unless the dozer operator is VERY skilled your cedar fields will turn in the rock fields in the hill country.

Two ways we clear cedar:
1) Skid steer and a shear on the easy to get to stuff
2) Three man crew with two cutting and one stacking by hand and/or skid steer.

[mills650]

They need to cut the stumps at the ground either with a saw or shear. Then they must burn or mulch what they don't use for posts. The problem is the cedar brush doesn't rot like other wood.

[BIG BONE]

Hack and spray method-google it and watch some vids
Velpar L Herbicide
We are about to start on our place

[tdwinklr]

yeah, even one of these things makes a decent pile. Got about 7-8 ac. to clear with hardwoods and fields around that. Hopefully we could pile it all into 2 or 3 very large groups and let the cleared land be the fire buffer from the rest of the property. Depends on the weather too ... ? A lot of work.

We got the 8 acres cleared of cedar, the dozer guy finished this week. Now we have the brush piles to burn down. We have 2 that are really large and a little overwhelming, the rest are much smaller and manageable but have several of those.
For those of you who have land too far away from a water supply, do you find that rural, volunteer fire depts. will help out with keeping the initial blaze down until it burns down somewhat. ??

[be12hunt]

We got the 8 acres cleared of cedar, the dozer guy finished this week. Now we have the brush piles to burn down. We have 2 that are really large and a little overwhelming, the rest are much smaller and manageable but have several of those.
For those of you who have land too far away from a water supply, do you find that rural, volunteer fire depts. will help out with keeping the initial blaze down until it burns down somewhat. ??

We never reached out to the local FD but in our area it would be very unlikely they would even be able to access it.
We usually wait until it is a serious rain going on and get a fire started. Once the fire is going the rain will keep the embers from traveling but the fire will burn anything thrown directly on it.

[be12hunt]

We also have a good spot that is about 10,000+ sqft with nothing around.

[tdwinklr]

We never reached out to the local FD but in our area it would be very unlikely they would even be able to access it.
We usually wait until it is a serious rain going on and get a fire started. Once the fire is going the rain will keep the embers from traveling but the fire will burn anything thrown directly on it.

yeah, ours is very clear now around them. That's what I'm worried about is a breeze kicking up and blowing embers as well. Access to mine is very limited as well. Did you just use some diesel fuel to get it going? Has to be tough with soaked wood.

[TX Fireman 911]

There is a herbicide that targets cedars


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Yes there is and it works pretty well given a little time