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Smawgunner
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# Posted: 10 Feb 2017 04:31pm
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The Ohio Forestry Tax Law gives a tax break to land owners if they maintain a healthy forest. One of the major invasive species is grapevine. Most of it can be cut with loppers but some of it is as round as my calf. Those that cut grape vine this big what are you using? Carrying a chainsaw around is a major pain.
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bldginsp
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# Posted: 10 Feb 2017 04:58pm
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The small electric/battery chain saws are more convenient.
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Just
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# Posted: 10 Feb 2017 07:13pm
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Poison Oak and poison ivy both have similar viens , you should be
carfull if you are cutting viens .were a mask and cover exposrd shin .
Google poison oak and ivy to identify the stalks that invade large
tree trunks .
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Popeye
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# Posted: 10 Feb 2017 07:21pm
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Silky Zubat is a great hand saw. Or a cordless sawzall
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VC_fan
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# Posted: 10 Feb 2017 08:03pm
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I'm also in southeast Ohio and have vines to deal with. For bigger ones I wander through the woods with a chain saw. For smaller ones up to 2 or 3 inches in diameter you'll be surprised how quickly you can get through them with a heavy machete. Not one of the lightweight $10 dollar Wal Mart ones but one with a little weight behind it. Chop at it on diagonals like you would with an ax on a log. It's more work than a chainsaw but more fun and easier than a hand saw.
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95XL883
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# Posted: 10 Feb 2017 11:45pm
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Stihl MS170. I believe it is the smallest chainsaw Stihl makes. Keep the chain sharp and it makes quick work of vines. Grape vine is noticeably different than poison ivy. It hangs where poison ivy vine typically clings to a tree trunk with many "hairy" tendrils. If you cut the poison ivy, do be careful. Breathing the dust is bad, burning it is worse. Wear long sleeves and long pants. If you get poison ivy on your skin you have maybe 20 minutes to get it off. I always have a container of small rags soaking in rubbing alcohol.
Any vine will come back after cutting. So I also carry a small sprayer of glyphosate (Round Up) and spray the cut immediately after cutting if the vines is actively growing, i.e., April through September. You can also wait till it starts to grow back and spray it then.
I don't try to pull down large hanging vines until they have been cut for two years. They have such a grip on the tree that limbs will break before the vines come out. After a couple of years, they are so dried out they start falling down by themselves.
If you have wild grape, I'm guessing you also have green briar. Nasty stuff. Cut it and treat the cut with glyphosate.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
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creeky
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# Posted: 11 Feb 2017 12:16am
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My sister in law got into poison ivy that way. Watch out.
I'm pretty fond of wild grapes. Good jelly.
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SE Ohio
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# Posted: 11 Feb 2017 07:25pm
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Also can get through a grape vine quickly with a bow saw. I have a folding one that fits in a small pack. No fun carrying a chainsaw around acreage.
Easy enough to tell grape vine from poison ivy and other vines. And no poison oak in Ohio!
http://www.teclabsinc.com/tips-info/guides-how-tos/where-do-i-find-poison-ivy-oak-and -sumac-plants
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