the year of the flat

[nnbreeder]

Jean you actually came up with your own solution maybe. There used to be a weed burner that looked like a spray rig sept it had a propane tank on it. My uncle used to use one when he grew alfalfa. The weeds came out of dormancy before the crop so they could be burned off without hurting the crop and the fire was hot enough that it wouldn't start a big, general fire. Or use a handheld unit from Northern Supply or some place like that. I'm sure someone here has experience with them.

[crazy1]

Alot of the older iron had problems with the rowcrop front ends. I've heard its becuase of the ground being rough and the weight distribution of the tractor. The fronts were a bit heavy for the grade of iron used. Some were pop iron. Dad has an Allis Chalmers "C" and it has a rowcrop front end on it. We had to do some work to it a few times, now it just sits and collects dust.

[Jean]

I appreciate your response, nnbreeder, but these honey locust sprouts come up with 3-5 inch thorns that are as hard as rocks. Also, they are in a pasture area surrounded by trees so couldn't burn there.

www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/image/g/gltr--twthorn38436.htm

Our biggest problem is time -- the old farmstead is 80 miles away, and we don't have time to do much but mow and cut roadside brush.

We had the area bulldozed, so have to treat the darn extremely hard sprouts with brush killer one a time. We are also "ringing" adult trees, trying to cut down on propagation.

Thanks, Jean