Jaws for pulling small trees

[jimmyj]

Neat idea on the pipe. I too find the store version kind of steep. I just use chains and I find if I wrap the chain over itself a few times it really reduces slippage.

 

[chainsawnut]

Hey chilly is this where you hang out when you are not playing with chainsaws.It's a great place been researching my logsplitter build cheers pete

 

[Chilly807]

Hey chilly is this where you hang out when you are not playing with chainsaws.It's a great place been researching my logsplitter build cheers pete

Yep, it's the same ol' Chilly from the saw forum Pete. Funny how mechanically minded birds flock together..

Sean

 

[horse7]

I think I'd rather go with a steel hoop with teeth, with the chain to use the pulling force to keep the teeth on the tree. This should choke better than just a chain, although its more complicated than a simple steel pipe arrangement.

I recently got a Brush Grubber (the branded one, from Baileys)-- if I had searched TBN first I might not have bought a purpose built device though, the pipe and chain is a lot cheaper and probably nearly as effective. Maybe lighter too, the Brush Grubber I have is nearly 40lb... it works good, but gets almighty heavy after a while.

 

[Chilly807]

I think I'd rather go with a steel hoop with teeth, with the chain to use the pulling force to keep the teeth on the tree. This should choke better than just a chain, although its more complicated than a simple steel pipe arrangement.

I recently got a Brush Grubber (the branded one, from Baileys)-- if I had searched TBN first I might not have bought a purpose built device though, the pipe and chain is a lot cheaper and probably nearly as effective. Maybe lighter too, the Brush Grubber I have is nearly 40lb... it works good, but gets almighty heavy after a while.

I've done some work with the pipe and chain gizmo since I posted last, have to say I wasn't impressed with the results. I might not have been tackling a big enough stump for it to bite well, but it didn't work well for me.

I put a double wrap of chain on now, and that works as well as anything in my opinion.

Sean

 

[chickenman]

I have a pintle hook mounted on my 3 point hitch and I just hook a chain to it and wrap the chain around the post with each wrap on top of the succeeding wrap.

two or three wraps usually works, as the 3 point is lifted the chain tightens and hardly ever slips

 

[mrcaptainbob]

What is the advantage of the pipe and chain over a regular choke chain?
(Steel hoop with a chain passed through). I use 3/8 chain for pulling and have snapped the choke twice in six years. That may be due to using the same link all the time, thereby weakening it. I am considering advancing to half inch for that part of it. It's only four feet long and usually goes around most anything here.

 

[aczlan]

What is the advantage of the pipe and chain over a regular choke chain?

To quote an earlier post:

With the pipe it never slips off the tree or bush.

You hook the pipe as low on the tree or sapling as it will go.

This really simple, easy to make, and is very reliable.

Regards
Bert

Aaron Z

 

[tglass]

this looks like a project I might be able to build. Anyone have any plans or drawings for one to fit a loader bucket?

 

[mwb]

What is the advantage of the pipe and chain over a regular choke chain?
(Steel hoop with a chain passed through). I use 3/8 chain for pulling and have snapped the choke twice in six years. That may be due to using the same link all the time, thereby weakening it. I am considering advancing to half inch for that part of it. It's only four feet long and usually goes around most anything here.

The advantage is that the pipe acts as a pry against the trunk, the pipe ends bite into the wood preventing slippage.

Here is a high-tech drawing of it:confused2:. You could also use square tube. Drawing is not to scale.:laughing:

View attachment tree pipe.bmp