I'm having some land cleared right now I've had about 4.5 acres pushed up. What attachments do I need to get the job finished. There are roots that need to be removed. And ground that needs to be smoothed out. I have a Kubota mx5100 and no attachments. I assume a good box scrape is a must. I've been looking at the everything attachments 60" wicked grapple But don't know if I need it or if it all can be done with the box scrape? It's hard to pull the trigger on a 2k grapple if it won't do much more than a box scrape. If a grapple is the best way to go that's fine. Is my tractor big enough to take care of this job?
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couple of questions:
Are your rear tires loaded?????
Have you dug down a few inches to see if there is any ash from the area being burned off to
clear the old growth trees and brush?? it looks like you have a second or third growth of old trees
and brush in the understory there.
How much more land are you going to clear???? you should have it cleared
in total for the amount you want to have as open land then decide if you want to
plow it under yourself or have someone else do it with a deep plow.
A deep plow will break everything up and bury the trash for you and any big or
small rocks will be brought to the surface.
A three point york rake would pull everything up on the surface after plowing
and then you can either bury it or burn it i suppose.
You will have to make multiple trips at ninety degree angles to get it all; that is why I suggested
hiring to have the land plowed and seeded with rye or having good grass seeded with a sure stand grass seeder.
You need the rears loaded if you expect to do any ground engaging work
especially with a rake or box blade as the tractor will simply stop moving
when you have enough junk stuck in front of the rake(been there done that).
No the four wheel drive will not save you or help you unless you have
ballast in the rears!!!!!!!
So much depends on you and what your end use is going to be. A duragrade rock picker is designed to work behind ATV's
and small mules/tractors but they are over $4,000.00 But there is nothing saying you cannot make money doing custom work picking rock for landscapers to pay for it if you have spare time to do it.
If you have a front loader with a quick attach bucket system you can hook up the
york rake to that with an adapter plate.
Not trying to spend your money, but you have a mess on your hands unless you have
someone come in and deep plow or run through it with a rototiller before you do
anything else as it will run away from you quickly and then you will not even be able to
clear it with a riding mower(been there done that)
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it will save you aggravation to have the brush buried by a back hoe if you also want to have drainage
tile installed which will add value to your cleared property.
if you can have it plowed quickly you can sew a heavy cover crop of drilled rye to reduce weeds and
invasives like poison ivy etc.
If you have the ground fitted by deep plowing then harrowed and sewn with drilled rye the ground will be
flat with few if any roots left on the ground to deal with. what ever you do do not have any seed broadcast as you
will have poor germination and much wasted seed as it will be blown away.
