The brush cutter, sold as aClearing Saw,was bought to improve access to and to cut Himalayan Balsam; other uses have become jobs in their own right: like clearing tracks through other fields, the main access track (verges and centre) and around the wagon, caravan and vegetable plots.
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2020
October 17th
Used 2 bladed cutter around wagon, parkups and surrounds 1T
September 30th
Used 2 bladed cutter around veggie plot and local area 1T
September 7th
Used strimmer and then 2 bladed cutter around veggie plot, track to triangle field, around wagon area and some of track across bottom of triangle field. 2T
August 29th
Used 2 bladed clearing the triangle field's north-south path 1T
Used 2 bladed around veggie patch and surroundings 1T
August 12th
Used 2 bladed across south of the far fields and across the lower marsh to the breach. 2T
August 11th
Used 2 bladed across the small triangle field, the far fields and along the bund to the turning point. 3T
August 8th
Used 2 bladed up and across the bottom of the triangle field to the far field 2T
July 31st
Used 2 bladed cutter around the wagon and along the bottom of the triangle field to the apple tree. 0.5T
July 31st
Used 2 bladed cutter along bund to the boat and north. 3.5T
July 5th
Used strimmer to clear around the veg plots, wood chopping area etc. ALP & tent etc. 2T
June 23rd
Used 2 bladed cutter along the bund from the drain to the breach. 1T
2nd outing :- Used 2 bladed cutter clearing the track down to Trekensa Gardens and a part of the path north through the triangle field. 1T
3rd outing :- Used 2 bladed cutter clearing further north through the triangle field. 1T
4th outing :- Used shredder blade on final part to clear the remaining path to the top of the triangle field. 1T
June 22nd
Used 2 bladed cutter across triangle fields, far fields and along the bund to the breach. 4T
June 15th
Used 2 bladed cutter extending clearing around wagon and veggie area 1T
2nd outing :- Used 2 bladed cutter clearing the bund from to the boat and along the bund to the elder tree 1T
June 18th
Used 2 bladed cutter clearing the bund from the elder tree to the knotweed 1T
June 15th
Used 2 bladed cutter extending clearing around wagon and veggie area 1T
2nd outing :- Used 2 bladed cutter clearing the bund from to the boat and along the bund to the elder tree 1T
May 15th
Used 2 bladed cutter clearing the bund from the turning point to the breach 1T
2nd outing :-along the bund1T
May 5th
Used 2 bladed cutter the small triangle field and reached the bund 1T
2nd outing :-along the bund1T
May 4th
Used 2 bladed cutter across the triangle field and halfway across the small triangle field 2T
May 3rd
Used 2 bladed cutter to continue along the bund north to the breach 1T
Apr 27th
Used strimmer to clean around veg beds and wagon. 1T | Had problem starting but then OK
Apr 26th
Used shredder to clean stubs of bamboo between the caravan and workshop and all brambles and stuff from area where large ash was laying and has been used for wheat. 1T | Big ash log location Had problem see Comment 8
Apr 25th
1st run used 2 bladed to continue east and along the bund and got to within spitting distance of the big willow I cut near the drain. 1T | Engine faltering: not so bad after a while.
2nd run used 2 bladed around caravan, workshop, veg patch, benders and peripherals. 2T | Engine not faltering.
Apr 21st Brush-cutter: ~ 2 bladed : Along the bund down to the boat and east. Altogether 190m 1T | Engine faltering: Fuel starvation?
Mar 22nd Brush-cutter: ~ strimmer: Around veg beds and wagon 1T
Mar 21st Brush-cutter: ~ 2 bladed : Around caravan 1T
T = Full Tank (0.75Lt) which covers either side of an hour depending on job.
2020 March - July 6th 47T (30.5Lt)
2019 March - July 6th 17T (12.75Lt)
2018 April - December 33T (24.75Lt)
2017 April - September 32T (24Lt)
2016 May - August 19T (14.25Lt)
2015 July - August 18T (13.5Lt)