Mechanized Cutting Sample Clauses

Mechanized Cutting. Mechanized cutting may be specified for selective sites such as electric rights-of-way and on non-selective sites such as wire zones, access paths, and pipelines. Mechanized cutting shall be performed by cutting all woody vegetation within the ROW, except as noted below, with rotary or flail type cutters. Any portion of the treatment site that cannot be mechanically cut shall be hand cut. In addition to Section 2.02, mechanized cutting shall be performed in accordance with the following: A. Contractor shall maintain a non-mowing zone of at least 15 feet around all infrastructures. The non-mowing zone shall be hand-cut. While it is permissible to drive forward through the zone to access other areas, no backing or mowing operation will be allowed within that zone. All vines growing on guy wires, poles, or towers shall be hand- cut and removed. B. Contractor shall flag all guy wires and structures. Flagging shall be as high as the worker can reach. At all times, Contractor shall protect structures, guys, communication lines, power lines, pipelines, fences, roads, and trees to remain within and adjacent to the ROW. C. Vegetation shall be cut to a maximum ▇▇▇▇▇ height of 6 inches except for access roads which shall be cut to a maximum ▇▇▇▇▇ height of 3 inches. D. Slash shall be cut so that it lies in close contact with the ground. Vegetation shall be cut so that slash and other debris do not enter waterbodies, highways, lawn areas, agricultural fields, or other areas where personal injury or property damage could result. E. Where wet ground conditions would result in rutting, incompatible vegetation shall be hand cut as per Section 2.02 of this specification. The slash resulting from selective cutting shall be disposed of as specified by the Company Representative. F. Streams Where stream crossings are allowed, streams shall be crossed at one point only. Vegetation to be cut from stream banks shall be selectively cut as per Section 2.02 of this specification. Slash shall be removed from areas subject to flooding. G. Deep ruts or erosion caused by mechanical cutting shall be repaired by the contractor and seeded with a conservation seed mix approved by the Company Representative.