Maine's old farm fence lines disappear under decades of brush, bittersweet, multiflora rose, and alders. We clear right to the wire — fast, clean, without damaging your fence.
Maine's agricultural history has left hundreds of miles of old stone walls and barbed wire fence lines across the landscape — many of them now buried in 20, 30, even 50 years of brush growth. Bittersweet vines strangle fence posts. Multiflora rose forms impenetrable masses along the wire. Alders push in from wet edges. What was once a defined farm boundary becomes an inaccessible tangle. Our forestry mulching equipment works tight to fence lines — grinding saplings, invasive shrubs, and brush to ground level without disturbing your wire or posts. A job that would take a crew days with hand tools takes us hours.
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We work carefully around wire and posts, running the mulching head at low speed in fence line sections. That said, very old or deteriorated wire and posts are a risk in any clearing work — we'll do a walkthrough first and flag any sections that look fragile. If your fence needs significant repair, clearing first and repairing second is usually the right sequence.
Yes — old wire and posts show up clearly once you're looking for them, even under heavy growth. We'll do a walkthrough before operating machinery to locate the line and any obstacles.
Fence line clearing is typically priced by linear foot — roughly $2–$6 per linear foot depending on how heavy the growth is. A quarter mile of heavily overgrown fence line usually runs $1,500–$3,500 in Maine.
Stone walls are one of Maine's most valued features and we treat them carefully. We can clear brush from alongside and between stones without disturbing the wall itself. Mention any stone walls during the quoting process.
Regrowth depends on species and site. For most mixed brush situations, you'll get 2–3 seasons before it needs attention again. Annual brush hogging along the cleared fence line is the most effective long-term maintenance strategy.