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  • September 2007 Issue
  • Mighty mow

    Many former orchards are left in limbo—neither farmed, nor developed—but the tree roots are actively growing.

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Bob Brewer calls it a “Bobcat on steroids with a big dental problem.” Dan McCarthy calls it a blessing. It’s a 100-horsepower skid steer machine—a cross between a bulldozer and a Bobcat—that can mow down tall orchard regrowth –leaving nothing but a few small twigs. Brewer, who operates one of the machines for its owner, J.W. Crenshaw of Omak, Washington, has used the machine extensively in forests for thinning out small trees after fires. It can […]

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