Florida Trail: Grubbing Teamwork

Grubbing is cutting plant roots out below the surface of the trail corridor. This video shows how to work together to remove a multi-stemmed yaupon with a deep root system from the treadway of a new trail section. Points covered:

• - Yaupon roots must be grubbed from the Florida Trail corridor. If simply cut off, it sprouts.
• - Cut the stems waist high to hold and grab during grubbing.
• - Use a mattock or pulaski axe to chop the roots out underground.
• - Others stay at least 10 feet away from the axe, the area called "The Circle of Death".
• - Dispose of the cutting out of sight with the root end away from the trail.
• - Fill in the hole to prevent a tripping hazard.

This work was part of the FTA 331 Trail Expansion. Audio is chainsaw at -12db and jazz at -8 db mix. This video is non-commercial and for educational purposes.

The music is Roots by indigo jam unit. Copyright and all rights remain with them. I downloaded it from http://www.last.fm/music/indigo+jam+unit/_/Roots

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