10-22-2016, 10:00 AM
We had used one for a couple of years on our yard, as I worked on getting the weeds more under control....only problem with it was having expensive new plants girdled by the dang thing.... After 2 newer trees, that I had dug out rocks to plant, were accidentally girdled in a matter of a month I vetoed it from our orchard yard & one of our farm friends was looking for one, so we sent it to the farm!
To be fair, our yard is way over planted with fruiting trees & this was good for when there was`t as many young trees to worry about...
So if you are dealing with an older orchard, or just rocky, weedy ground, it is an OK tool
PS, we rescued one recently from the transfer station AFTER giving ours away...& DH was able to resurrect it, & is looking to find someone that wants an older (~20yrs) not great looking one...
To be fair, our yard is way over planted with fruiting trees & this was good for when there was`t as many young trees to worry about...
So if you are dealing with an older orchard, or just rocky, weedy ground, it is an OK tool
PS, we rescued one recently from the transfer station AFTER giving ours away...& DH was able to resurrect it, & is looking to find someone that wants an older (~20yrs) not great looking one...