Brush Grubber or ????

CTMassey · Mar 28, 2015

How many of you out there have experience with the Brush Grubber?? Im looking at the BG-08......Any other clever ideas for pulling saplings up to 3 or 4 inches??.....ive got MANY to pull.......

The Suburban Farmer · Mar 28, 2015

I do. It works great, but it's HEAVY and the spring is TIGHT. If you get one of the bigger ones, it will wear your arms out after a day of using it.

I've used mine to clear a LOT of saplings and scrubby bushes over the last 2 years and I am very happy that I purchased it. Not much slipping, and if it does slip, it's usually because of my user-error. I'd recommend it if you have a lot to clear.

The Suburban Farmer · Mar 28, 2015

BTW, the model I have is the Brush Grubber Xtreme Plus, Model# BG-20. Bigger than the one you're talking about getting. I think I could have easily gone a size smaller than what I purchased, but having the extra jaw width is nice.

/pine · Mar 28, 2015

I love the one I have (smaller original) it's heavy duty...

...it takes a bit to get the technique of making it easy by using the sapling etc. to to hold one jaw and then push it onto the sapling...the closer to the root the less chance of it slipping up on loose bark...

It also makes it much easier if you have a second "ground" man...

s219 · Mar 28, 2015

I have been real pleased with mine -- works like a charm. Can't remember the exact model, but it was around $70. Probably 3rd size up from the regular one if I had to guess. They have size guidelines to help you pick the right one.

I agree the spring can be a bear to deal with, but I remember finding a trick to make it spread easier. I think I just shoved it forward against the sapling from the rear (hookup end) with my body behind the push, and that automatically spreads the jaws as they go around the sapling.

LouieJunior · Mar 28, 2015

I learned the hard way. I started off with the heavy duty spring loaded grubber, which worked fine, but required too much getting on and off the tractor and was terribly slow. Then bought the BG-10 which is the design that goes on the pallet forks. That didn't work well -- trees would slip out of its grasp easily. I modified it which seemed to help some, but it failed more often than it worked.

Finally, I purchased a hydraulically operated tree puller for my end loader. It costs something like $1400 but it works every time and I never have to get off the tractor. I can pull a tree out every 30 seconds. After all the trees are pulled, I chainsaw off the root balls and chip the entire trees.

It took a while, but I now have an effective way off clearing my dense willow growth.

LouieJunior · Mar 28, 2015

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_BO9AEoq8U

I am linking a video that'll give you an idea how productive this is...

s219 · Mar 28, 2015

LouieJunior said:
Finally, I purchased a hydraulically operated tree puller for my end loader. It costs something like $1400 but it works every time and I never have to get off the tractor. I can pull a tree out every 30 seconds. After all the trees are pulled, I chainsaw off the root balls and chip the entire trees.

It took a while, but I now have an effective way off clearing my dense willow growth.

Now that is a NICE setup -- that is the Cadillac of solutions right there. And $1400 isn't bad if you have a lot of use for it.