Drainage ditch-grass waterway trimming

[Simkie]

@NaturallyHappy

Yes, that’s the one! Thank you for attaching the link. I was wondering if I could drive the tractor beside the ditch and lower this onto the bank. If it can’t do that, I think I could use it along the road. That isn’t deep at all. I’m physically limited as to what I can do due nerve damage from chemo and radiation. I was hoping someone may have used this. There other trimmer I bought didn’t work well at all.

It looks like that thing just follows? It’s not mounted on the side.

A sickle bar won’t drop into the ditch, I don’t think. It’ll mow on the same plane as the tractor.

What you really want is one of those boom mowers, I think.

[Fin01]

Propane torch??

Is the area close enough where you can water it well prior to using the torch?

[Simkie]

Oh, there we go. There’s a whole class of implement called “ditch bank mowers”. Here’s one link, bunches more on Google.

https://www.rhinoag.com/products/boom-mowers/hydraulic-ditch-bank-mower/

[NaturallyHappy]

@Fin01

Propane torch??

Is the area close enough where you can water it well prior to using the torch?

Yes, it is! I’ve seen people burn fence lines before. I never thought of that. Thx!

[NaturallyHappy]

@Simkie

Oh, there we go. There’s a whole class of implement called “ditch bank mowers”. Here’s one link, bunches more on Google.

https://www.rhinoag.com/products/boom-mowers/hydraulic-ditch-bank-mower/

Simkie, thank you! I’ll go look at those. All of this started because the county redid the road and dumped a bunch of water onto my farm that had never been a problem before. I was able to mow my much smaller ditch and road frontage ditch easily but now- not so much. Thank you again.

[wildlifer]

@NaturallyHappy

Yes, it is! I’ve seen people burn fence lines before. I never thought of that. Thx!

If you decide to set it aflame, please be mindful of the season – spring/early summer is prime time for ground-nesting birds as well as amphibians (frogs, salamanders, etc), so please avoid burning up the bebehs.

[NaturallyHappy]

@wildlifer

If you decide to set it aflame, please be mindful of the season – spring/early summer is prime time for ground-nesting birds as well as amphibians (frogs, salamanders, etc), so please avoid burning up the bebehs.

. Thank you- that would not be my preference at all, but I do appreciate everyone’s ideas. I’m afraid of fire, really.

[fanfayre]

I’m siding with @wildlifer and suggesting you convert the ditch into a rain garden!

[NaturallyHappy]

@fanfayre

I’m siding with @wildlifer and suggesting you convert the ditch into a rain garden!

I’d love to do a rain garden and actually sort of started that without realizing it. I planted some day Lilly’s that grow around the farm. The ditch is over 1000 feet long and the Lilly’s are just not spreading fast enough.