The backyard was full of giant prickly brush piles after all my work last week clearing blackberry vines. Now we need to get rid of them. We don't like burn piles, so we prefer to haul them away, but to do that, we have to move them around front. First, get a tarp, and tie it to the tractor. Oh, and a husband is handy to have around too!
After letting the piles dry a few days, they are fairly easy to move. Kind of like velcro - they all stick together. If you're lucky you can just about roll the whole mess onto the tarp.
Away we go! I follow behind and grab the back corner to steer it a bit if necessary, or use my pitchfork to push stray branches back onto the tarp.
All the way around the house and shop...
Line it up with the pile on the driveway, and lift up the tarp to throw the new load on.
And off he goes for the next pile. I think we moved 5 or 6 piles of brush this way, and now there is a very big pile on the driveway. A friend offered to let us use their farm truck to haul it away, so that's the next step.
It's sure nice to have the back yard all cleaned up and mow-able again!
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