CT_Tree_Guy
Platinum Member
Been doing some thinking on this.
Do you have to get the roots out, or can the manzanita be sheared or cut without it growing back?
If it doesn't grow back after being cut, what about a QA tree shear and a QA grapple, mounted on a machine that can handle them? I'm thinking of a 40-ish HP (4WD of course) CUT, preferably hydro. (Hmm, sounds a lot like a Kubota L3830HST). /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
The shear should ideally have arms to grab the tree or bush being cut so it doesn't fall onto your tractor, or onto you. Spend x number of hours, days or weeks shearing, then put on the grapple and make a bunch of burn piles.
There are many posts and threads on TBN about tree shears. Sounds like it just might be the way to go. If manzanita does have a tendency to grow back, maybe discourage said regrowth with Roundup or equivalent.
Just sounds as if you can get away with less machine if you don't have to dig the roots out. That is almost always easier said than done, except with machines that start to get quite large.
John
Do you have to get the roots out, or can the manzanita be sheared or cut without it growing back?
If it doesn't grow back after being cut, what about a QA tree shear and a QA grapple, mounted on a machine that can handle them? I'm thinking of a 40-ish HP (4WD of course) CUT, preferably hydro. (Hmm, sounds a lot like a Kubota L3830HST). /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
The shear should ideally have arms to grab the tree or bush being cut so it doesn't fall onto your tractor, or onto you. Spend x number of hours, days or weeks shearing, then put on the grapple and make a bunch of burn piles.
There are many posts and threads on TBN about tree shears. Sounds like it just might be the way to go. If manzanita does have a tendency to grow back, maybe discourage said regrowth with Roundup or equivalent.
Just sounds as if you can get away with less machine if you don't have to dig the roots out. That is almost always easier said than done, except with machines that start to get quite large.
John