Weeds, nettles, thistles

[surveyor]

I come across the odd site on my travel that is very overgrown. Currently pondering how to fight 50 ft of head high weeds, nettles and thistles. Pushing through very quickly became painful. I usually need to open up a path rather than clear a patch of that makes sense...

One option seems to be a petrol strimmer, but I'm not keen on keeping it in the car, and I don't know in advance when these issues will pop up.

I'm not sure what else would work though? If a folding hand tool exists that would be of interest?

any suggestions?

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Issi said:

buy a goat.

Did you read my OP?

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C Lee Farquar said:

"We were unable to inspect......... due to the density of the foliage"

Sadly not going to work for what I do....

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Any thoughts on this chaps?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/PETROL-STRIMMER-GARDEN-CU...

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Woody3 said:

Daft thought, but could you not use a piece of 12/18mm ply, say 4'x3', tied to one edge is a long piece of string to give you a handle, then use the board to flatten the weeds as you go to give you a path?

I know it sounds old fashioned,but it does work... it also means you won't need to keep a strimmer in the boot, the board can go under everything else, it isn't noisy, and isn't as destructive...

Not the right answer this time... but sounds like something worth keeping in the car...

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Issi said:

I'm a bit confused, are you surveying somebody else's property? If so, why aren't they chopping the weeds down to allow you access?

Because life's just not fair. It's usually accessing telephone mast compounds. I can't even get anyone to give me advance warning of obstacles, let alone have them cleared....

I am making a rash and foolhardy assumption that the landowner will not care that I've cut down the nettles (actually given the purpose of my inspection I don't think it is a foolhardy assumption).

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OK. An update. The weed whacker was useless.

However the tree surgeon spotted around the corner with a chain saw was very effective.

I've not solved the problem long term, but for the time being job jobbed.

Thanks folks.

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Bigkahonies said:

A chainsaw and a tree surgeon for weeds, nettles & thistles..................wow

It's what they had to hand. It was very effective...