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Cutting Tool Advice for Brush/Vine in Fence

Posted on 7/7/14 at 6:54 pm
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
39606 posts
Posted on 7/7/14 at 6:54 pm
Hope this is a good place for this.

Recently bought a house and previous lawn maintenance theory subscribed to the let "life find a way" theory so I'm dealing with a jungle.

Anywho, the vines have grown pretty thick and hearty. I took a brush trimmer along the fence to cut away a lot of it, but I'm looking for a tool that I can get in close with and cut some of these big approx. .5 - 1 inch (and little) vines out. I just don't know the name of what I need for Googling purposes.

Pic to show what I'm dealing with. It looks like this for 30 to 40 feet. Sucks.


Thanks if y'all can be of any help.
This post was edited on 7/7/14 at 6:57 pm
Posted by Tigerpaw123
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2007
17277 posts
Posted on 7/7/14 at 6:56 pm to
Fire
Posted by tigers win2
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2009
3840 posts
Posted on 7/7/14 at 6:57 pm to
Cutting pliers. Would take a while but would work.

The no work method would be to dump termites all along the fence.
Posted by aaronb023
TeamBunt CEO
Member since Feb 2005
11774 posts
Posted on 7/7/14 at 7:01 pm to








or fire...


its called a sawzall or reciprocating saw
This post was edited on 7/7/14 at 7:04 pm
Posted by Nascar Fan
Columbia La.
Member since Jul 2011
18574 posts
Posted on 7/7/14 at 7:06 pm to
Diesel, Diesel & more Diesel then you still have to pull that shite away & burn
Posted by tigers win2
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2009
3840 posts
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:14 pm to
After some more thought;

I think the best approach is to pay a neighborhood kid $20 to pull it all off the fence.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
56103 posts
Posted on 7/7/14 at 10:47 pm to
I wouldn't use any metal-bladed power tool because anywhere you knick the galvanizing on the fence, it will rust...

I would just go along the bottom with something to cut as much of it as you can at the base...within a few months, it will be dead and falling off (or at least easy to pull out of the fence)...
Posted by iman48
Ozarks
Member since Jul 2012
73 posts
Posted on 7/7/14 at 11:32 pm to
I use Fiskars 18" powergear loppers to cut vines and limbs around my place. They claim a 1 1/2" capacity, but anything much over an inch takes a lot of effort. The smaller vines should be easy for bypass pruning shears.
Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25315 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 3:14 pm to
Undo bottom securing wires on fence/pole. pry fence up from ground slightly. Cut all plant connections to the ground with any of tools listed above. Wait two weeks and spray the new vine growth with concentrated glyophosphate in the morning of a hot dry day. Repeat spray in one week.

Over those three weeks the vines in the fence should dry out. get gloves and a pair of hand pruning shears and get after it pulling and cutting where necessary to get it all out. Should take a few hours or a six pack or so.


The last paragraph can be accomplished by a middle school kid looking to make 20 bucks.


hand held plumbers propane torch will also work really well with out setting it all ablaze. keep a hose nearby if needed.
This post was edited on 7/8/14 at 3:16 pm
Posted by Cracker
in a box
Member since Nov 2009
17749 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 6:59 pm to
Your time $$ tools $$

Go to lowes Home Depot buy a new roll of fence replace quicker & easier than any method
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