Removing a bush

[Freds]

Keep the suggestions coming guys, a pint of diesel and a 500,000 btu weed torch is looking better and better.

 

[studor]

I'd say spirea as well -- yanked one out of a front lawn once with a Pathfinder in two wheel drive. Should think that a tractor with either a chain or tow strap will do the job. Will only take you a minute to find out

 

[rcrcomputing]

Before I got a tractor, I pulled many a small tree out with my old ford ranger. If the tree didn't come out with a running go at it, the pickup would come to an abrupt stop as the rear end came 3 0r 4 feet off the ground. Sure was fun..

 

[rdbrumfield]

Some bushes can be a real pain. Japanese quince looks something like that and I tell you it has a rootwad the size of the plant it'self.

I see that you have some other good size trees there. When I have place to anchor a cable to besides the pulling unit this really can give you an advantage.

By using what is called a luff here in the northwest you can pull 4X the straight pull of the tractor.
Take two pulleys and lie them in front of the bush, tree you want to pull. Take a cable that will cinch up on the bush and attach it to the pulley nearest the bush. Attach a cable to the second pulley, run it through the one near the bush, and take it to something solid, put a few wraps on it and take it back to the second pulley and put it in it. Hook to the end of the cable and pull easily. the pulley nearest the pulling unit will move twice as fast as sthe one on the bush. You may have to reset them once you have pulled a ways. You will find that you will have incredible power in this fashion. If you need to you can put one more block in line with those, that gives you 8X the pull. Just be sure your deadman can stand the strain. You may need to use multiple deadmen but not for a bush that size.

Be sure that when you are pulling, that there is no one inbetween any of the cables and that you are using large enough lines. You can exert a lot of pull in this configuration.

 

[Erik_in_Hoyt]

if yanking doesn't work, can you build a fire around it and burn it down to the ground?
otherwise tying it up into a tight bundle and going after it with a chainsaw will work, but you'll be beat half to death by stalks as they separate from the bundle. (long handled loppers would take a while but be less hazardous)

and I agree with the votes for Spirea.

 

[Freds]

I just Googled Spirea and yep, that's what it looks like. Good call.
It was supposed to be a nice sunny day today, so of course I woke up to a drizzle. If it doesn't dry up by this afternoon like it's "supposed to" (lol), my project will be pushed back a day, but I'll let you know.

 

[J_J]

Did you know that trees and plants come out of the ground better.when wet.

 

[dangerdoc]

After looking at the picture again, I'd probably just mow over it with the bushhog.

 

[AchingBack]

After looking at the picture again, I'd probably just mow over it with the bushhog.

Yup. SIBKISS

 

[Freds]

Did you know that trees and plants come out of the ground better.when wet.

I kinda figured they did, but I figured there was a point of diminishing returns between softer ground and loss of traction. I'm kicking around going out there now. It looks like it's dried up decently.