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Posted: 8/3/2020 10:37:09 PM EDT
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Cold steel make good ones.
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Posted: 8/3/2020 10:49:06 PM EDT
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Woodsman Jr
Gerber |
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Posted: 8/3/2020 10:58:28 PM EDT
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Lot of the Gerber products are fiskars products with different branding.
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Posted: 8/4/2020 12:31:57 AM EDT
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A tractor with a brush hog
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Posted: 8/4/2020 2:02:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A tractor with a brush hog At minimum, get small pro Stihl tree topper chainsaw, machetes sux and i think dangerous |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 5:36:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A tractor with a brush hog Yep, or at least a Stihl brush cutter with a blade upgrade, the one I have works well on Autumn Olive, up to a point. I have a few areas where I don't care to take a tractor due to hills. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 2:54:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A tractor with a brush hog I wish! Only have so much money have so start with what I can afford. The machete more for simple task really right now just going though the land. I do have a chainsaw on order. I think the machete will come in handy and be more useful to clear a trail then the ax or chainsaw. I'm not going to start to do the real clearing until fall or winter as the 100 degree weather we are having will beat me down. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 4:46:42 PM EDT
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What are you hacking through? Makes a surprising difference in what you ideally want to use. I've got a few different ones. Kukri, Golok, Parang, and the traditional machete/bolo type.
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Posted: 8/5/2020 5:36:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What are you hacking through? Makes a surprising difference in what you ideally want to use. I've got a few different ones. Kukri, Golok, Parang, and the traditional machete/bolo type. Mostly mesquite and brush. Just closed on the house so this was the first day I got to walk most of the property. Some type of machete would be good to make a path I got a whole lot of Mormon tea and lots of prickly pear fruit on my land. I'm got back tomorrow so take photos to show what I'm going through. |
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Posted: 8/6/2020 2:33:48 AM EDT
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Kukari, Parang or a Panga blade would probably be best. You're gonna want something decently thick if you're hacking as mesquite of I'm thinking of the correct tree/bush/pain in the ass.
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Posted: 8/6/2020 3:44:42 AM EDT
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If you can find a Two Handed Machete by Cold Steel they are great. I think they quit making them but I've seen them here and there.
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Posted: 8/6/2020 2:42:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you can find a Two Handed Machete by Cold Steel they are great. I think they quit making them but I've seen them here and there. I have one if them bought it after I saw zombie go boom! Yet it's so over grown If is was a single handed it would be great. |
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Posted: 8/6/2020 2:44:39 PM EDT
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Anyone use Hooyman hook'em machete?
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Posted: 8/6/2020 3:00:25 PM EDT
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I use a sugar cane machete.
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Posted: 8/6/2020 3:07:47 PM EDT
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Young growth mesquite, a sharp machete will suffice, any mesquite over 2" I'm using a chainsaw.
Tramontina machetes work well enough for me. |
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Posted: 8/7/2020 12:17:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: At minimum, get small pro Stihl tree topper chainsaw, machetes sux and i think dangerous Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: A tractor with a brush hog At minimum, get small pro Stihl tree topper chainsaw, machetes sux and i think dangerous Wait, did you just tell him machetes are dangerous and he should get a top-handle chainsaw? FWIW, both are dangerous, chainsaws more so, especially top-handle saws. Ironically, they are 2 vastly different tools that augment one another so I don't necessarily understand the recommendation to substitute one for the other. Chainsaws do very poorly on soft & small sized vegetation, yet that is where machetes do the best. Right when vegetation begins getting large enough that a machete is no longer optimal, the chainsaw begins to perform well. IMHO, machetes are tools that will see lots of abuse, no reason to spend on a masterpiece etc. Ironically, they are also something US manufacturers haven't quite mastered the balance of cost vs quality. There is no reason a machete has to be expensive. Plenty of really high quality machetes coming out of south & central America very affordably. Machete Specialists is the leader at bringing good quality machetes to you from all over the world very affordably. That is where I purchased my Imacasa (made in El Salvador I believe). I needed a very long, lightweight machete for trimming evergreen trees. Imacasa was the only affordable long machete I could find and it did not disappoint. I use it when running my trapline in the winter among many other uses. |
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Posted: 8/10/2020 11:00:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Tramontina machetes work well enough for me. Absolutely this right here. You don't need (or REALLY want) anything fancy or more expensive than a sub-$20 Tramontina of your preferred length (I generally use 18-20"). |
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Posted: 8/16/2020 5:55:50 PM EDT
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Walking my property, I found this. It says its a Cold Steel product, just did a cursory look at there website and didn't see it there. For walking the trail around the pond, It is great for taking limbs and brush down. Wouldn't want to carry it all day for a "Just in case" type thing, but if you go out planning on doing some cutting, it works well.... Far better than my "Woodmans Pal"
 Attached FileETA: I just found out it is a discontinued item.... |
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Posted: 8/18/2020 2:41:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Walking my property, I found this. It says its a Cold Steel product, just did a cursory look at there website and didn't see it there. For walking the trail around the pond, It is great for taking limbs and brush down. Wouldn't want to carry it all day for a "Just in case" type thing, but if you go out planning on doing some cutting, it works well.... Far better than my "Woodmans Pal" https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/269478/Cold_Steel_jpg-1549240.JPG ETA: I just found out it is a discontinued item.... My first thought when I saw that was....  Sucks that it's discontinued. I imagine it works quite well. |
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Posted: 8/19/2020 2:01:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Lot of the Gerber products are fiskars products with different branding. I have a Gerber Gator machete that has worked well, light, very sharp, cuts through with one swing easily. Sometimes I wish I had gotten the "Jr" version, because I rarely need a full-sized machete, but a small handier one for cutting through small branches & big weeds would be handy. They are pretty inexpensive, may have to get a Jr also. I love Fiskar's tools in the yard, so I'd take a good look at anything they have. |
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Posted: 9/6/2020 10:06:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I use a sugar cane machete. This....the thick heavy wide body gives gives it tremendous power and the little hook at the tip lets you manipulate your brush around oddly useful feature you wouldn't think abiut until you used one. Smaller length lets you target what you aiming at not everything else in creation. But I was going to say a "sharp" one and a tractor with a bushhog too.... |
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Posted: 9/28/2020 9:50:36 PM EDT
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I’m kind of a Machete nerd/snob
I would stay clear of anything from Gerber,Fiskers and especially SOG Tramontina are great for being so cheap. Ontario are a bit more cash but very heavy duty Cold Steel are “probably“ the easiest to find local and come in many styles. Nothing wrong with them at all If your going to spend a bit more Condor has many styles some traditional and some more modern. Most are heavy duty choppers. |
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Posted: 9/29/2020 9:28:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Mostly mesquite and brush. Just closed on the house so this was the first day I got to walk most of the property. Some type of machete would be good to make a path I got a whole lot of Mormon tea and lots of prickly pear fruit on my land. I'm got back tomorrow so take photos to show what I'm going through. Forget the Machete and get a good set of hand runners and lopping shears. You can cut lower to the ground without dulling the machete. And one of them new rechargeable chainsaws would be Awesome! |
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Posted: 9/29/2020 11:38:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Forget the Machete and get a good set of hand runners and lopping shears. You can cut lower to the ground without dulling the machete. And one of them new rechargeable chainsaws would be Awesome! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Mostly mesquite and brush. Just closed on the house so this was the first day I got to walk most of the property. Some type of machete would be good to make a path I got a whole lot of Mormon tea and lots of prickly pear fruit on my land. I'm got back tomorrow so take photos to show what I'm going through. Forget the Machete and get a good set of hand runners and lopping shears. You can cut lower to the ground without dulling the machete. And one of them new rechargeable chainsaws would be Awesome! Electric chainsaw sounds perfect for this. I have an M18 Sawzall that I use around the yard for similar, works great. If a machete is a choice, M12 mini-sawzall may be ideal as you can use it for other projects |
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Posted: 9/29/2020 11:51:55 AM EDT
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Ditch blade, sling blade, Kaiser blade, brush axe.
Whatever you want to call it. Get one save your back. |
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Posted: 10/1/2020 9:31:12 PM EDT
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If we are talking powertools then a gas or electric pole pruning chainsaw or a good brushcutter
I have both and would probably keep my Stihl bicycle handle brushcutter if I had to decide between the two. With the saw style blade you can take saplings easily but watch for rocks |
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Posted: 10/8/2020 11:13:08 AM EDT
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Spammer
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Posted: 12/15/2020 3:00:04 AM EDT
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Spammer
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Posted: 12/16/2020 6:45:38 PM EDT
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Came here to say stihl or Husqvarna.
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Posted: 12/16/2020 6:54:12 PM EDT
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Gravely 5665 2 wheel walk behind with a 30” brush hog mower. They rock. And a Stihl chainsaw.
Should be able to buy a good starting/running gravely for $750. Lower for somethings out need to work on first. They are over built BEASTS. Not a machine for wimpy soy boys...unless you’re driving them away from your property, or digging a hole to bury them in. |
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