Michael B wrote:
Scythe, ala Grim Reaper.
But I am familiar with the B&D mower you mention.
A neighbor was wrestling it around, and it just wasn't able to
climb the weeds, and it was obviously not suited for the task.

Yup. I did that as a youngster.
Sometimes "Hand me the Crescent Hammer" doesn't even begin
to work.

And I couldn't cut a notch in the front with my angle grinder,

Heh! I was thinking of doing the same thing!

I was stopped by the fact that sometimes these weeds are
found in 'clumps', too wide to accommodate anything larger
than a bare blade.

because the front wheels are on a bar that runs in front.
We found a scythe at a country hardware store, never a
problem again.

Yup. If my friend had the upper body strength to
swing a scythe, I doubt I would be in the trouble-
shooting process *anywhere*.

Thanks!


--Winston