Neighbors overgrown pastures damaging and shorting out our livestock fencing?
ByWe live in a rural area. Our property is fenced for livestock along with an electrical wire to keep animals from reaching through or pushing on fence. Neighbors pasture is overgrown with brush and trees that keep falling on or pushing through our fence and shorting out electrical wire. We are also having problems mowing fence line because of tree branches hitting cab of tractor. Who is responsible to keep limbs off our side of property?
I live in a rural area also and when we install fencing we put it into our property enough so that we can get a brush hog completely around the outside.
You could rent/buy a sickle bar mower attachment and shear off all of the trees and bushes from your side at ground level-then maintenance would be much easier.
I thought that what the cab on my John Deere was for-to protect me from the elements while using the tractor.
If you have a strong enough fencer it will kill the weeds and brush touching it-lessening the need to mow.
At any rate-it is your responsibility to keep your fences clear and working.
it’s not bothering them so YOU should do it, since it’s bothering you!
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You are. Your fence line goes vertical. Anything that hangs over the fence onto your side can be cut down by you. Have you talked to your neighbor about the problem? Maybe they will trim the brush alongside the fence.
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I live in a rural area also and when we install fencing we put it into our property enough so that we can get a brush hog completely around the outside.
You could rent/buy a sickle bar mower attachment and shear off all of the trees and bushes from your side at ground level-then maintenance would be much easier.
I thought that what the cab on my John Deere was for-to protect me from the elements while using the tractor.
If you have a strong enough fencer it will kill the weeds and brush touching it-lessening the need to mow.
At any rate-it is your responsibility to keep your fences clear and working.
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