This Tool Destroys Poison Oak Easily & Safer

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22 күн бұрын

I am testing out a new tool to see if it will be effective at cutting down poison oak. In the past I have cut it with a chainsaw. This tool should make it easier, faster and safer to get rid of poison oak. I have eliminated poison oak on some areas of my property. Cutting it down is not a quick fix. It will sprout back. Cutting it is the first stage in a long term strategy I use, which I will show in future videos. This tool is a Stihl FS 131 with angled hedge trimmer attachment. I don't know how it would work on poison ivy, we don't have poison ivy here.
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@1montkosh 20 күн бұрын

I can't believe I sat here for 13 minutes watching a guy cut poison oak!

@trevorwhat 20 күн бұрын

As a kid, my dad, brother and me would fence our goats into areas that contained masses of poison oak and blackberries. Mostly PO. After a month or so, we’d move the enclosure to the next target patch. Worked well. This was in the coast range of CA outside of La Honda. Thanks for putting this video together. I shared it with a couple folks who need this trimmer.

@jdhtyler 20 күн бұрын

Scythe with a BUSH BLADE might be a method to explore, certainly a lot quieter, not sure about the fuel Steak and Beer. I use a scythe to cut my small lawn in the early morning while the grass is wet, the silence is golden and it helps my golf swing.

@lpeterman 20 күн бұрын

Watching you wade through all that P oak; even with that fancy cutter, Hoo-boy, the pucker-factor was strong in this viewer! I use the Greenworks hedge trimmer, but I have to stoop low and sweep it; I'll have to investigate a version with an extension handle like your new toy. Thumbs-up and enjoying the content. Cheers from your neighbour in Linn County

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

I had an idea there would be some cringing as I was playing in thepoison oak.

@aaturauhala3367 20 күн бұрын

Since you need a tool for both small sapplings and stuff why not just get a clearing saw like Stihl Fs 460 C-EM K. This is in heavy use in finland in anything forestry management related and also we put the trimmer attachment on the end and boom now its a trimmer for around the house. Anyway glad you foumd something that works for your poison oak tho. Good video!

@VicsYard 11 күн бұрын

I’ve used Echo’s over the years. Trimmers, Edgers, weed eaters, brooms…. Both Echo and Stihl make great tools.

@saltrock9642 21 күн бұрын

I was clearing a fence line that was loaded with poison ivy and had it all over me. I’m not at all allergic but my daughter came in contact with my clothing a couple days later while washing. She ended up in the ER with bad swelling and deep rashes. Now I toss clothes directly in washer myself.

@MrTwocansam 21 күн бұрын

I love my Kombi one. It really eats. Careful of the fences. It will go through a chain-link fence and not really slow down. Has worked over a decade. Don't worry about getting it in the dirt. Great content on your channel! Thank you!

@andysmith8544 21 күн бұрын

Same here, really like our Kombi system!

@jamesiversen 20 күн бұрын

Ditto on the Kombi. I use the power scythe for the small diameter stuff, and the pole pruner (carefully near the dirt and rocks) for the larger, woody stuff that I can now see after the scythe. I’ve actually got the battery version of the Kombi (KMA 135), which lasts a surprisingly long time. With two batteries, I never have to wait as one charges in the time it takes to drain the other. Not as convenient when out in the bush like Michael is, but it works great for me when I’m closer to the house. I’ll probably pick up a gas version at some point for when I’m out in the back forty.

@scottperine8027 20 күн бұрын

Holy cow that looks vicious and I enjoy how you mow it down without too many chips flying!

@johngrossbohlin7582 20 күн бұрын

RE the rough running... Like with a new chain saw it needs to break in. After that adjust the valves every couple years (it's a mix 4 stroke, not a 2 stroke, and change the valve cover gasket each time), keep the air filter clean, check the spark arrestor (which will probably stay clean running it wide open all the time), and maybe throw a new spark plug in it ever few years. Maintain the cutter with Stihl Hedge Trimmer Blade Cleaner and grease it regularly and they are trouble free. Also, it needs a load on it when revved up or it starts to break up... kind of like how an MS661 doesn't run well when cutting small wood but sings in the big stuff!

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

Thanks for all the good tips. I talked to the dealer a couple days ago about it running rough. He said what you said, it should start running well after a tank or two of gas.

@RiverRidge27 20 күн бұрын

wow that stihl really gets the job done and did leave a mess like a big machine would

@hfk1001 20 күн бұрын

Excellent video, thank you. That attachment is great: I have been using an FS460 for brush clearing but it's major overkill for most of what I deal with, and a regular weedwhacker is a big underpowered, and I don't want to constantly extend the line (Poison Ivy/Oak hits me hard). I have an older combi tool, I'll find out if there's a version of your attachment for my model.

@HardRockVermont 20 күн бұрын

Good content! That is a great tool for vegetation control. I have owned an Echo Weedwhacker for close to 10 years now, very powerful and reliable on my home shop property. Don't worry about depleting the poison oak, there's no way you will get rid of all of it...lol

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

I am hearing a lot of good things about Echo equipment.

@hobbyfarmer62 20 күн бұрын

That is a wicked looking attachment and surprised how quiet the thing is. Hopefully you will grace us with more videos once you get over the joy of your new toy.

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

I did turn the sound down as I do with most equipment when editing the videos. But even without that it is quiet.

@hajujajajuha2863 16 күн бұрын

I have Stihl Kombi. It is actually the same tool but below the left hand handle it can be devided to two parts. The motor part and the tool part. I have the same tool you have and also the shorter version of that. The shorter one is not so heavy and it is not as clumsy as the longer one. Anyway both versions ate much cleaner for what comes to the tiny bits flying all over to your trousers, shirt and even to your face. I also have a 12 inch chain saw tool for cutting branches though I quite often use it to cut smaller trees because I don’t have to put on the safety gear except the helmet. I think Stihl Kombi is one of the best multi purpose tools.

@adelarsen9776 20 күн бұрын

That tool looks very handy. I could do with something similar. I never knew that it existed. Thank you.

@novampires223 20 күн бұрын

My dad hated weeds in his lawn and would mow constantly to try and stop them from blooming. The weeds just bloomed closer to the ground.😂

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

Yep, weeds do that. 😂

@DanielAtkinsFirewood 20 күн бұрын

That's a neat attachment. I know of other tools that would work, but i never thought about this one. Thanks for posting and showing us.😉👍

@washingtonwoodsplitter599 20 күн бұрын

I thought I was going to have to adjust the valves on mine but after a few hours it seems to be running fine. It’s takin some time to get use to the fact that it’s a 4 cycle 2 stroke. Pretty crazy. Keep up the good work Mr Wilson. Cheers

@jimputnam2044 20 күн бұрын

I am a mechanic Have never heard of a 4cycle2stroke. Those are 2 different things. Send me a link to one if you can , PL.

@Gugernoot 20 күн бұрын

It's a four stroke, just they lubricate the same way as a two stroke.

@washingtonwoodsplitter599 20 күн бұрын

@@jimputnam2044 I’ll be the first to admit I’m no mechanic and you’ve probably forgotten more than I’ll ever know with all do respect. I’m my feeble mind it’s how I processed what was told me and once again I should have been quiet I do apologize sir. Cheers

@jimputnam2044 19 күн бұрын

@@washingtonwoodsplitter599 Don't stop commenting on my account. I learn something new here every day. I spent a couple of hours researching 4 stroke engines that lube on mixed gas and oil. It is basically a hybred with a completely new lube system..Keep learning.

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

Thanks for the comment. I talked to the dealer about it running rough. He says there’s a little break in period. This one should run fine after the first tank or two of gas.

@willtricks9432 21 күн бұрын

That is a good tool for the job, I have a Stihl Scrub Cutter which is the same tool only shorter cutting edge around a Foot long with a more robust build a bar end protector ad a heavy skid plate at the base. This fit to the KM series with the 4Stroke motor unit and multipule attachments. KM attachment are strimmer/ hedge trimmer /short chainsaw/ blade cutter / even a small rota tiller / lawn edger though I have not used the last two. It rips through all the small regrowth you need to keep down up to half inch thick. Cheers

@whspioneer89 21 күн бұрын

Nice video. I hadn’t thought about using a hedge trimmer like that. I’ll have to give it a try.

@pfsmith01 20 күн бұрын

Seems to me you should keep the RPMs up almost constantly, instead of being so trigger happy (like a chainsaw operator).

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

I think you are right. After a little more practice I started running it a little bit more like a non-chainsaw.

@donaldseitz5292 20 күн бұрын

Great tool, covers ground quickly.Looks like a possible way to stop small growth of weed species around newly planted fir in a clearcut instead of chemicals. I use my hedge trimer on a blackberry hedge in a fence line, makes for easier picking.I use to use lopers, this way is way more faster and easier .Enjoy your vids!!!

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

Yeah I think this would be good on a lot of weed species. Probably good on blackberries too, which can be a problem around here.

@johngrossbohlin7582 20 күн бұрын

I hadn't considered using my FS130 and hedge cutter attachment in that manner... I'd only used it for pruning bushes. I had defaulted to using brush/sapling cutting blades on the FS130 for tasks like cleaning up plants like those shown in the video. There is about a 1/4 acre that is going to face the wrath of my FS130 and hedge cutter this week!

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

I may look into getting a blade for cutting the larger material that this one can’t do.

@johngrossbohlin7582 16 күн бұрын

@@WilsonForestLands I found that the Stihl brush blade that can be sharpened with a round file is better than the “saw” blade that needs to be sharpened by machine. I recommend getting the proper guard also as it lets you anchor the cutter against the larger brush/saplings… Using the guard makes it less prone to kick back and is easier to control. It’s an effective combo and easier on the back than a chain saw for such work!

@irksome100 20 күн бұрын

I'm sold.

@flintknappingtools 20 күн бұрын

Spark arrester, first thing to hit the scrap pile on any new two stroke.

@MarkM-ke6cn 20 күн бұрын

I understand that domestic goats will eat poison oak. What's your thoughts on conservation grazing?

@dgoodman1484 20 күн бұрын

Looks like a great tool but that engine sounds more like a ryobi than a stihl. No doubt it will be fine however. I hate battery tools in general as I don’t think they are worth the added expensive but if you ever decide to get one of those saw blade trimmers I can recommend the dewalt flex volt that has the universal attachment mount. Think they make two versions so you have to be careful getting the right one but it’s pretty good. Ton of power and battery lasts long enough for most small jobs. Way more power than any gas trimmer I had. 👍🏼

@ElectricDanielBoone 20 күн бұрын

There ya go!

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

I told the dealer about it running rough. He said they have a break in, they usually smooth out after the first tank or two of gas. That Dewalt sounds interesting. If I decide I want a blade I may look into that.

@dgoodman1484 16 күн бұрын

Amazon says currently unavailable but this is the part number for the one I got. Project Farm on KZfaq listed it as the best and I agree. I also bought the blade he said was best in another video. Dewalt DCST972X1DWOAS5BC-BNDL 60V MAX Brushless Lithium-Ion 17 in. Cordless String Trimmer Kit (9 Ah) and Brush Cutter Attachment Bundle

@alanvanclief7802 21 күн бұрын

Great tool.

@mkirkland616 20 күн бұрын

I have the same system and it runs the same. From what i can see/hear/read about that motor is that it has a rev-limiter. When you run it full throttle it hits the limiter and creates the weird sound/vibration. If you let off the throttle just a tad, then that goes away since the limiter is not restricting the motor...

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

The dealer also said it has a break in period. He said it should start running smoother after the first tank or two.

@Gordon_L 19 күн бұрын

I've never dealt with poison oak but I did once use a brush cutter with a blade on some blue agave encroaching into a gateway , big mistake , the pulpy bits from the leaves thrown up are like acid , took weeks for the lesions to heal properly.

@southernadirondackoutdoors 21 күн бұрын

Good video Michael.

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

👍

@barnetts9812 20 күн бұрын

There's a few options available, as long as you are satisfied with your product.

@lucasdog1 21 күн бұрын

I bored out a 10 inch table saw blade to fit my trimmer. It zips right through anything from grass to saplings 1 1/2 inch thick. You do want to know where those rocks are sticking out of the ground tho.

@tree_carcass_mangler 20 күн бұрын

Same here. I managed to make a bushing so I could fit an unused 10" tablesaw blade to my string trimmer (arbor size on the trimmer is smaller than the blade hole). I get results similar to what you're saying.

@johnjenkins4139 20 күн бұрын

Stihl produces a blade for their string trimmers . Just unscrew the string head , install a pair of washers and a nut . Woody plants up to 2 inches are now in danger .

@jasongriggs1502 20 күн бұрын

You have some beautiful land there. I've been looking to move from Montana soon...know of any great land with a livable cabin and good water on it for 400K or so? not as easy to find as one would think. Hard to outbid the people fleeing the big cities, they want out bad apparently. Thanks for all the tips...My TimberKing 2020 arrives in a month...now I need to find a spot to park it.

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

I don’t know of any in Montana. I am in Oregon and I don’t really know of any here either.

@carolewarner101 20 күн бұрын

Boy, that looked satisfying!

@jimargeropoulos8309 20 күн бұрын

Looks like work a brush scythe would do as well

@stefflus08 20 күн бұрын

Lupin is an excellent food for pollinators, with a stretched out season if some of it is topped. It is a horrible invasive species here in Norway and in Iceland. Is the gasoline some low octane stuff with 2SO in it? Do you usually run alkylate gas?

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

There are some invasive lupines in this part of the world. But these ones are native here. I use 92 octane with Husqvarna two stroke oil. I like the Husqvarna because it doesn’t smell bad like Stihl.

@Syncop8rNZ 18 күн бұрын

Stihl have an FH-KM scrub cutter attachment which looks like this but a little shorter. I haven't used one but perhaps they are made to deal with thicker stuff than the hedgetrimmer attachment? 🤔

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

Someone in another comment mentioned something like what you are talking about. It sounded like it was able to cut larger material.

@Bushman9 20 күн бұрын

How hard/difficult is it to sharpen those blades?

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

I have seen some videos of people sharpening them, doesn’t look too hard. It just has a lot of teeth and it would take a long time. The dealer said they will do it for $35.

@jamesfogerty3044 20 күн бұрын

How does it do on blackberries?

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

This was the first time I ever used it so I don’t know yet. I do want to try it on blackberries. I have an idea it will do well.

@pettere8429 21 күн бұрын

Can this be fitted with a saw blade or a brush knife(? don't know what it is called in English, in Swedish it is called "slykniv") for the thicker white oak shrubs?

@Gugernoot 20 күн бұрын

I got slicing knife from google translate so maybe a sickle bar?

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

It is common to put a circle sawblade on these. I also have a small chainsaw attachment that can go on it.

@dougalmacguire9749 19 күн бұрын

ive been using the hedge trimmer for nettles(uk) for years now, way betterer than spraying crap about with a strimmer!

@OOOOOO12345 19 күн бұрын

I'm itchy just watching this

@rpmorrisjr 20 күн бұрын

Roundup.

@dbjohnson3030 20 күн бұрын

Indeed! I like Wilson Forest Lands videos, but this approach seems like a way to encourage the future health of your poison oak forest, not just due to plant regrowth, but opportunities for rhizomes to sprout vigorously with more access to air and sun. I have had more success with Triclopyr (as found generically, in Brushtox, etc.) than Roundup, and need to re-treat each spring for a few seasons as needed if you actually want to get rid of the stuff.

@Zombeegun 20 күн бұрын

that's just what I was thinking

@Gordon_L 19 күн бұрын

I was thinking a broad leaf herbicide , leaves the grasses etc. intact .

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

You must have missed the part where I have encouraged other plants to outcompete the poison oak. That part is toward the end. If I use the chemicals it would kill all the native plants I am trying to encourage.

@duotronic6451 19 күн бұрын

That tool shapes poison oak into a ground cover plant. 😂😂😂

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

Yep and then the other plants can outgrow it.

@brucemartini2288 21 күн бұрын

flame Thrower!

@lpeterman 20 күн бұрын

I usually say: Napalm!

@ShadowZero27 20 күн бұрын

i dont know if ur selling these but im buyin

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

I’m not selling them. Just showing off my new tool.

@HubertofLiege 21 күн бұрын

Today on Forest Obsession

@stuartleland2364 20 күн бұрын

Scythe

@mr.lynnrosaasen8218 20 күн бұрын

Why don't you keep the rpm's up?

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

Because those were the first few minutes I was using this machine and I hadn’t figured that part out yet. I was trying to run it the way I run a chainsaw.

@D-B-Cooper 21 күн бұрын

Every time I got poison oak it got worse. It was too hot to cover up and we finally paid for chemical warfare. Didn’t totally get rid of it but then we moved, that did.

@dgoodman1484 20 күн бұрын

After decades of no issues I did something really stupid and got covered in it. As I was sitting home with a face swelled up twice the size I did a little research and it said that every time you get exposed to it you lose a little immunity which is opposite of most things. True or not I can’t say. But after that horrible case I’d get it somewhat by just looking at it but luckily that faded away and after a few decades I seem to be pretty much back to normal and don’t really get it unless I do something drastic like cutting it up into little pieces! lol

@D-B-Cooper 20 күн бұрын

@@dgoodman1484 I cut a vine growing up an oak tree with a chainsaw and sprayed the juice all over me. We would get it from petting the dogs after they chased a rabbit through it.

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

That’s usually when I get it, when I cut off a vine and the juice directly dribbles on me.

@ElectricDanielBoone 20 күн бұрын

Didn’t see that one coming Mr. Wilson. Hedge trimmer looks like it works great for you! May have missed an opportunity to start with some battery power though. If you’d start collecting some battery tools you could just swap your batteries to your different tools and not have to breathe in that stinky gas/oil all the time, save your ears a bit too. I was up clearing trees off Forest Service Roads with my battery saw yesterday. Downed trees all over! Recharged batteries with my solar panel up in the woods. Husky has a battery power head with a hedge trimmer attachment, you can swap to a pole-saw attachment (and others) too.

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

It’s hard to break old habits. I didn’t think about battery power for something like this. But for this and a grass cutter, battery might be more practical for me since I don’t do nearly as much of it as I use a chainsaw. After I ran out the tank of stinky two stroke oil, I put in the non stinky Husky type.

@ElectricDanielBoone 17 күн бұрын

@@WilsonForestLands try and change your perspective to how much exhaust you’re breathing in every time you run one of those engines less than a few feet from your face Mr. Wilson. Not much healthy stuff in that exhaust I’m thinkin’

@ToddAdams1234 20 күн бұрын

Silly question: why don’t you just “chemically” now instead, because if you’re doing it properly then it’s “probably” not going to be coming back until AT LEAST next year!

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

Because the chemicals will take out all the native plants I am trying to keep.

@ToddAdams1234 16 күн бұрын

@@WilsonForestLands 10-4

@RTeBokkel 21 күн бұрын

I always thought it was ‘poise on oak’.

@lpeterman 20 күн бұрын

No "poise" around Poison oak -- it's all panic and chaos.

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

😂

@Mightycaptain 21 күн бұрын

My dad would think you are nuts. He would abandon the whole area forever lol. Then set his clothes in the burn barrell and light it just for thinking about weed eating that. 😂. Me. I can't even consistently identify the stuff. Its a non issue.

@WilsonForestLands 17 күн бұрын

I know a few people who would agree with your dad. One who won’t even go into the woods because there might be poison oak.