King of the mountain... I simply could not do what I'm doing on these steep hillsides without it.
This will work in lieu of pin brakes... :laughing:
It is FAR steeper than it looks in this pic. 30 degrees or more...
This gives a better sense of the slopes:
And the hillside to the left gives an idea of the hillside's original condition...
Those vertical strips of underbrush are where a dozer piled brush/stumps when the hillside was originally cleared. The areas in between had grown up in pines, redbuds, briars and honeysuckle, as shown at the far right....
The area to the left has been freshly sown in fescue and wildlife habitat (mix of wildflowers and food plot). My goal is to get these hillsides where I only need them to mow them once a year, after a killing frost, to spread the wildflower seeds and prepare for the next year....
It's not all steep hillsides, just most of it:
Another pic of the newly sown area. I tilled the open area and raked the wooded area with the landscape rake, prior to seeding:
Looking back at the house, down the service road into the hollow. Even when dry, the tires leave tracks from breaking the soil loose -- one more reason to minimize mowing requirements.
And a final look at the hillside from up on top, near the house:
