Forum

Replies

• 

  Robert Champier Clarke August 1, 2014 at 4:27pm

  Hire a small digger you could whip that turf off in little to no time at all. If the whole thing is to be turned into a bed then you can loosen the soil for a rotovator as well.
• 

  Colin Hunt August 1, 2014 at 5:45pm

  Spray with Roundup, hire a small turf cutter(price difference will be minimal), which will cope with most of the area, skim the awkward bits with a turf lifter or spade.

  Alternatively, you could strim down to nothing, hire a rotavator to take the top off, then rotavate the ground ready for planting - but knowing this type of site, the ground will be awful and need digging.

  'hot hard work' it's what we do! ;-)
• 

  michelle duxbury August 2, 2014 at 9:27am

  Thanks for advice, I'll look into hiring a small digger or turf lifter, any specific brands to recommend, considering the size, restriction and slope? I thought the slope and fence may cause trouble but encouraged by 'whip that turf off in no time..and the rain.
• 

  matt evans August 2, 2014 at 10:17am

  occhhhhhhh! a couple of fit lads would have that lifted by hand in a couple of hours!! a turf cutting machine would be a pig to control on a 40 deg slope!
• 

  Doug August 2, 2014 at 10:28am

  as suggested above, I'd cut short, glypho it, and rotovate - why remove the most fertile soil and all that organic matter? The camon c8 will do the job and should just about be controllable on the slope, just steer clear of the fences and handrails.
• 

  michelle duxbury August 2, 2014 at 12:15pm

  Thanks again, I've found a turf cutter for hire nearby so will take a look and assess it's manoeuvrability on slope. I am planning to use some of the cut turf for a turf wall so it won't be wasted.
  The offer of free delivery and collection has probably made it cheaper than hiring 'a couple of fit lads' for a day :-)
• 

  Colin Hunt August 2, 2014 at 12:23pm

  Just a point Michelle, have you used a Turf-cutter before? The are not the most manouverable bits of kit, so mind your knuckles on the railings!
  
  michelle duxbury said:

  Thanks again, I've found a turf cutter for hire nearby so will take a look and assess it's manoeuvrability on slope. I am planning to use some of the cut turf for a turf wall so it won't be wasted.
  The offer of free delivery and collection has probably made it cheaper than hiring 'a couple of fit lads' for a day :-)