Tree shear

[ovrszd]

You were a busy, busy man to shear over 1000 trees this past weekend!!!! At 50 per hour that's 20 hours of seat time!!!! My back would hurt from sitting that much!!!!

 

[Coyote machine]

I bought from EZ Axe Manual Tree Shears | QuickAttach for 2 reason over other brands and type. They build it in house and it's made in USA, yes it was a little more but not much I dealt with Arron and he was great to deal with pm if you want his info.

Second with over 1000 trees this weekend I didn't have any come back in me and my machine but my does have fops. I wouldn't but it on a regular small tractor but it works good on my B26TLB as it's built for abuse. On a skid steer would be best but with thawed 1/2" of slime and the hills I had to deal with and creeks the tractor works great.

My wife pointed out the best part I cut trees and brush all day and my back don't hurt and didn't dull any chainsaw chains.
On the switch or rotation I found that once a tree was down I didn't need to be square with it to cut it just dump curl to get close and cut it.

It's great you like your shear; American made and all; but the difference you paid is the equivalent of the price of a second shear for what Titan is currently selling them for: $2,429.99 today. That's a $2,290.01 additional cost most people would not want to fork over regardless of whose steel was being used. And the standard the steel meets is the same for both, unless you know something I'm unaware of? Titan specs: "Specifications: heat treated AR400"
Just trying to help folks pay what they might want to vs. what some can afford....
I believe mine was over $3K in 2015, but, as already stated I'm not near my receipt to verify...

 

[lostcreekranch]

FWIW, Titan has a sale on many of their tree removal tools till 1/29.

Tree Removal - Skid Steer Attachments

 

[lostcreekranch]

This shear, that Coyote found, with hydraulic rotation coupled with a Tele-Handler would be a very wicked combination.

Tree Shears Attachments for Skid Steers, Loaders and Tractors

 

[rd_macgregor]

I was close to buying a shear last fall, but the exchange rate and costs of importation drove the price well over my budget. I got estimates from Skid Pro and Quick Attach and the total (delivered) was well over CD$6k. If the Canadian dollar gains ground relative to the US $ in the next year, I may reconsider...or maybe Titan will put out a hydraulic rotation version with a better price than the competitors. I really covet one of these tools!

 

[lostcreekranch]

I was close to buying a shear last fall, but the exchange rate and costs of importation drove the price well over my budget. I got estimates from Skid Pro and Quick Attach and the total (delivered) was well over CD$6k. If the Canadian dollar gains ground relative to the US $ in the next year, I may reconsider...or maybe Titan will put out a hydraulic rotation version with a better price than the competitors. I really covet one of these tools!

I just received an email from Skid Pro. They have a tree shear with some cosmetic shipping damage that is on greatly reduced price.

Call them and ask for Ben.

 

[rd_macgregor]

I get their emails and saw that. If it is the one pictured, it doesn't have hydraulic rotation.
Thanks for the heads-up, though.

 

[lostcreekranch]

I get their emails and saw that. If it is the one pictured, it doesn't have hydraulic rotation.
Thanks for the heads-up, though.

If you get hydraulic rotation of the head do you need two 3rd function circuit to loader boom?

Open / close shear circuit.
Rotate head circuit.

Both of my tractors only have a single 3rd function circuit to loader.

 

[powerstroke444e]

If you get hydraulic rotation of the head do you need two 3rd function circuit to loader boom?

Open / close shear circuit.
Rotate head circuit.

Both of my tractors only have a single 3rd function circuit to loader.

Yes you would need a 2nd set of hydraulics up front which I don't have on any of my machines or the attachment would need a diverter valve and you would need a way to run that. Thus the reason I got a manual rotation.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Yes you would need a 2nd set of hydraulics up front which I don't have on any of my machines or the attachment would need a diverter valve and you would need a way to run that. Thus the reason I got a manual rotation.

That what I thought. Looks like a great fit for a skid steer though.

Or a compact tele-handler like Xfaxman has. I think the long boom, so you weren’t under overhead limbs, would be a great tool

 

[Xfaxman]

If you get hydraulic rotation of the head do you need two 3rd function circuit to loader boom?

Open / close shear circuit.
Rotate head circuit.

Both of my tractors only have a single 3rd function circuit to loader.

No, the attachment has a diverter valve built in.

Skid Steers and compact telehandlers have the control switches and connector plug built in.

Some manufacturers use a wireless remote for controlling cutting or rotation.

 

[lostcreekranch]

No, the attachment has a diverter valve built in.

Skid Steers and compact telehandlers have the control switches and connector plug built in.

Some manufacturers use a wireless remote for controlling cutting or rotation.

Thanks for the clarification Xfaxman. So, on your Compact telehandler, the outlets are at top of your boom?

 

[Xfaxman]

Thanks for the clarification Xfaxman. So, on your Compact telehandler, the outlets are at top of your boom?

Yep, out at the end of the boom near the SSQA plate.

Flat faced couplers and the electrical connector has a screw-on cap with a small chain on it:

Since this is the "Tree Shear" thread I will add on Edit, the Cedar Tree Cutter plugged into the aux hydraulics on the boom:

 

[rd_macgregor]

Xfaxman, where does all the hydraulic hose go when the boom is not extended?

 

[aczlan]

Xfaxman, where does all the hydraulic hose go when the boom is not extended?

Its probably a cable carrier like this inside the boom:

Cable carrier - Wikipedia

Aaron Z

 

[Xfaxman]

Xfaxman, where does all the hydraulic hose go when the boom is not extended?

Its probably a cable carrier like this inside the boom:

Cable carrier - Wikipedia

Aaron Z

I have never looked in there, but Aaron has it right, at least for the basic operation :thumbsup:

From the online IPB:

 

[ovrszd]

Having to explore in there would not be a good thing.

 

[Xfaxman]

Yep, got a little nervous when I saw all those hose connectors in there that could leak.

 

[ovrszd]

Probly don't wanna own it when all those hoses have flexed their maximum.

No other way to design such a system. Potential failures are many hours down the road.

 

[powerstroke444e]

Spent all day Sunday and Monday working on my project. Put the shear on a John Deere track loader and grapple on b26, and used the M5400 with a landpride brush mower. We got a lot done but the small stuff takes quite while, guess we should have started this project about 10 years ago.
On the large cottonwood I could get through them a little better with the track loader as it has about 3300 psi vs the B26 has about 2500. With the track loader I could drag out the large trees to the open area for the Kubota to handle them. Took a few videos but can't get them to load on the app?
All in all very happy with the grapple.