One retired road-crew foreman on why he traded the pull cord for a battery and never looked back.
Two seasons of clearing privet, bramble and sweetgum saplings with the Greenworks 40V 16-inch brushless chainsaw. What held up, what didn't, and who should buy one.
A plain-spoken comparison of the Greenworks 40V 16-inch brushless chainsaw and a gas chainsaw, from a 22-acre Tennessee property where both earn their keep.
A retired road-crew foreman on 22 acres in Tennessee explains why the Greenworks 40V 16" brushless chainsaw is the tool that actually gets used when you are clearing your own ground.
One retired road-crew foreman on why he traded the pull cord for a battery and never looked back.
I cleared six acres of overgrown fence line with the Greenworks 40V chainsaw. Here is the exact step-by-step method I used, and where the saw surprised me.
A 61-year-old former road-crew foreman puts the Greenworks 40V 16-inch brushless chainsaw through two seasons of brush clearing on 22 acres. Here's what it does, what it doesn't, and who should buy it.
Three seasons of clearing privet, bramble and sweetgum saplings with the Fiskars Brush Axe on 22 acres in Tennessee. What held up, what did not, and who should buy one.
A retired road-crew foreman compares the Fiskars Brush Axe and a basic machete after three seasons of clearing 22 acres of Tennessee brush.
A retired county road-crew foreman explains why the Fiskars Brush Axe beats a machete for bramble, saplings and brush lines.
An honest, hands-on take on the Fiskars Brush Axe from a retired county road-crew foreman clearing six overgrown acres in Tennessee.
A plain-spoken, step-by-step guide to clearing blackberry bramble and saplings with the Fiskars Brush Axe, from a retired county road-crew foreman who cleared his own fence line in Tennessee.
Three seasons of clearing privet, sweetgum, and blackberry bramble on 22 acres in Tennessee. The honest version of what this tool will and will not do.
Three years of cutting privet, sweetgum and old cedar on 22 acres with the Fiskars PowerGear2 loppers. What held up, what didn't, and where I still reach for a saw.
A hands-on comparison from 22 acres of Tennessee brush.
A plain-spoken look at why the Fiskars PowerGear2 loppers earned a permanent spot in my clearing kit on 22 acres in Tennessee.
A retired county road-crew foreman on 22 acres outside Crossville, Tennessee, on the tool that finally made his fence line feel doable.
A retired county road-crew foreman walks through the exact order of work for cutting privet, saplings, bramble and vines with a 32-inch bypass lopper, and where a hand tool stops being the right answer.
After three years clearing privet, sweetgum and old cedar on 22 acres, here is the plain truth about what the Fiskars PowerGear2 loppers handle, what they do not, and when you need a saw instead.
Three blades, two adapter kits, one overgrown fence line. Here's what two years of weekend clearing actually taught me about the CALPALMY Brush Cutter Blade Kit.
Steel brush blades versus nylon string line for clearing saplings, privet and bramble. What actually worked on my 22 acres, and where string still wins.
A retired county road-crew foreman on 22 acres outside Crossville, Tennessee, explains why the CALPALMY brush cutter blade kit stays in his truck.
A retired road-crew foreman on 22 acres in Tennessee explains why he stopped fighting saplings with string line and started using the CALPALMY brush cutter blade kit.
A retired county road-crew foreman walks through the exact method he used to clear privet, bramble and sweetgum saplings on his own 22 acres.
A retired county road-crew foreman on 22 acres in Tennessee puts the CALPALMY three-blade kit through two seasons of privet, blackberry bramble and sweetgum. What it handled, what scared him, and where he still picks up a chainsaw.
Two seasons of privet, sweetgum and blackberry on 22 acres in Tennessee. A retired road-crew foreman's honest take on Bonide Stump-Out.
Both will deal with a stump, but they do two different jobs. Here is which one belongs in your truck.
Ten reasons a small bottle of stump killer earns a permanent spot in the truck, from a retired road-crew foreman clearing 22 acres in Tennessee.
A retired county road-crew foreman's honest account of using Bonide Stump-Out on six acres of overgrown fence line, and what it will and won't do.
A plain-spoken, step-by-step method for treating cut stumps so they stop resprouting, from a retired county road-crew foreman clearing his own 22 acres.
Two seasons of treating sweetgum stumps on a Tennessee fence line. The honest version of what Bonide Stump-Out does, what it does not do, and where the bad reviews come from.
Two seasons of clearing privet, bramble and sweetgum saplings with the Greenworks 40V 16-inch brushless chainsaw. What held up, what didn't, and who should buy one.
A 61-year-old former road-crew foreman puts the Greenworks 40V 16-inch brushless chainsaw through two seasons of brush clearing on 22 acres. Here's what it does, what it doesn't, and who should buy it.
Three seasons of clearing privet, bramble and sweetgum saplings with the Fiskars Brush Axe on 22 acres in Tennessee. What held up, what did not, and who should buy one.
Three seasons of clearing privet, sweetgum, and blackberry bramble on 22 acres in Tennessee. The honest version of what this tool will and will not do.
Three years of cutting privet, sweetgum and old cedar on 22 acres with the Fiskars PowerGear2 loppers. What held up, what didn't, and where I still reach for a saw.
After three years clearing privet, sweetgum and old cedar on 22 acres, here is the plain truth about what the Fiskars PowerGear2 loppers handle, what they do not, and when you need a saw instead.
Three blades, two adapter kits, one overgrown fence line. Here's what two years of weekend clearing actually taught me about the CALPALMY Brush Cutter Blade Kit.
A retired county road-crew foreman on 22 acres in Tennessee puts the CALPALMY three-blade kit through two seasons of privet, blackberry bramble and sweetgum. What it handled, what scared him, and where he still picks up a chainsaw.
Two seasons of privet, sweetgum and blackberry on 22 acres in Tennessee. A retired road-crew foreman's honest take on Bonide Stump-Out.
Two seasons of treating sweetgum stumps on a Tennessee fence line. The honest version of what Bonide Stump-Out does, what it does not do, and where the bad reviews come from.
