My Mitsubishi MT160D normally pulls a finishing mower. Would like to find a box scraper to uproot scrub trees and vines. It has a three point hitch but no hydraulics on the front. Perhaps I can only use a blade. Whatever.
Please shed some light on the chain & lever buseness. Sound like something I could use. TC 29, no loader. 2" trees??
Thanks,
Neil
I have not had too much luck with using a box scrape for uprooting stuff. It tends to just slide right over them. You may get some success but it will be hit and miss. A grapple is ideal, and the previously mentioned "grabbers" will work but only if you have just a few to uproot. It isn't effective if you have lots to do. Too much climbing up and down from the tractor to hook up and release, in my opinion.
The chain is obvious, just needs to be strong enough, long enough and terminate with a chainhook on the working end and be secured to your drawbar on the other. The lever part is simple and can be done in a number of ways. Perhaps the simpliest (though not most convenient) is to use a section from a large log, say two feet in diameter by three feet long and place it next to the tree to be removed lying down. ...
I have not had too much luck with using a box scrape for uprooting stuff. It tends to just slide right over them. You may get some success but it will be hit and miss. A grapple is ideal, and the previously mentioned "grabbers" will work but only if you have just a few to uproot. It isn't effective if you have lots to do. Too much climbing up and down from the tractor to hook up and release, in my opinion.
IT - How about a 2' long piece of a 6"x6"?