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Thread: The Great Weed Whack of 2018 on June 10th at 9:00am!

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    Default The Great Weed Whack of 2018 on June 10th at 9:00am!

    Time to knock back some weeds at Sylvan Island to get ready for this years thrill ride!

    Come out this Sunday, June 10th at 9:00 am if you can lend a hand!

    We will meet on the main land side at nine, if you cant make it there at that time no worries, just head over to the island and we will point you in the right direction!

    You'll want:
    long sleeve shirt
    long pants
    eye protection
    bug spray

    We also suggest:
    change of clothes
    dawn dish soap
    gallon of water
    clean towels and/or baby wipes
    hankerchief for neck protection
    Mosquito Head Net (sold at most big box stores in sporting goods)

    The club has numerous string trimmers but not enough to go around so if you have one, bring it. Fuel and extra string are a necessity as well.
    If you don't have a string trimmer, a machete or loppers prove useful.

    Hope to see ya there!!!
    Last edited by justforfun; 06-11-2018 at 07:34 AM.

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    We learned a long time ago it is never a good idea to use string trimmers at Sylvan. All that poison ivy juice flying is a major health hazard, tool of choice would be hand held manual weed whackers, much less juice produced with this type of tool but you will still need a rubbing alcohol bath as soon as you're done.
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    I'll be there with the hedge trimmer, folding saws, and some other clearing tools. Can also bring two string trimmers if there are brave enough souls to use them.
    ⚒ Trails don't build themselves. ⚒

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    Quote Originally Posted by DH001 View Post
    I'll be there with the hedge trimmer, folding saws, and some other clearing tools. Can also bring two string trimmers if there are brave enough souls to use them.
    I'm planning on being there.
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    It was a successful trail day at Sylvan, we were able to get about 90% of the trails done! If you feel the uncontrollable urge to knock some weeds down here is what we have left... Woo Hoo, Nemesis, Brickyard and parts of Black Hill. Oh and yes we got the down tree removed and we found another one along the way! Thanks everyone for helping out and weathering through the rain, poison ivy and nats!

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    Get me one of those Stihl lightsabers and I'll be happy to finish the whackin.
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