Brush Grubber

[Xfaxman]

Can you swap a wedge for that pusher and use it as a splitter?

[I'd imagine the stroke is too short but that would be funny]

 

[Xfaxman]

So the long arm one looks like you have to get close to the tree and swing into it (hard right turn) to then be able to close the jaws, as opposed to the others where you drive straight forward into the tree and close. Do I have that right?

Yes, right. Real easy with the 4 wheel steering on the V417.

 

[5030]

Try to control spinning your tractor tires - every time you spin a tire you momentarily slip the tire on the bead seat - do this too many times and you are chasing an air leak - you will never find.

Not something I do intentionally or often.

 

[kneedeep]

I made a chain grabber, works way better than the brush one

 

[rasnesta]

Seems as though I have a ton of weed tree saplings that are too small for the chainsaw but large enough to yank out so I ordered the 'Brush grubber.. Anyone use one? Do they hold up? Gonna use it behind one of my M9's on the drawbar to yank them out. Got the 'heavy duty' model. Is it heavy duty enough for my 8K pound, 90 horse FWA Kubota or will I destroy it?

I tried it about 30 years ago and decided that getting it to a place that a mower will do the job keeps me happy.

 

[Hermio]

Seems as though I have a ton of weed tree saplings that are too small for the chainsaw but large enough to yank out so I ordered the 'Brush grubber.. Anyone use one? Do they hold up? Gonna use it behind one of my M9's on the drawbar to yank them out. Got the 'heavy duty' model. Is it heavy duty enough for my 8K pound, 90 horse FWA Kubota or will I destroy it?

I bent mine with a 50 Hp Mahindra 5035. But my Mahindra 5035 weighs 10,000+ lb with my attachments.

 

[mediplt]

Best thing I have found in a drum mulcher. They make them to use with a PTO and a 3point hitch. I have access to this one so I go forward. CTL's with forestry heads are available to rent also. I put a set of carbide teeth on it and after the trees are down I can drop it about 2 inches below the dirt and take the roots.

 

[Port Hope]

Seems as though I have a ton of weed tree saplings that are too small for the chainsaw but large enough to yank out so I ordered the 'Brush grubber.. Anyone use one? Do they hold up? Gonna use it behind one of my M9's on the drawbar to yank them out. Got the 'heavy duty' model. Is it heavy duty enough for my 8K pound, 90 horse FWA Kubota or will I destroy it?

I tried the BG a few years ago.
I was always fighting the clevis and the chain hook keeping it connected, so stopped using it.
I went back to my 14ft 3/8" chain that is hammer-loked into a circle.
I sling the chain around the base(twice on smaller stuff), pull it through the circle and pull.
It just seems to go faster when I'm by myself that way.

 

[Dukeisok]

I had a heavy duty brush grubber that worked reasonably well. It is chinese cast steel and i managed to turn it into a pretzal pulling atoo large tree with my f350 in 4wd low. I doubt that model will hold up to a 90hp tractor

 

[ruffdog]

I tried the BG a few years ago.
I was always fighting the clevis and the chain hook keeping it connected, so stopped using it.
I went back to my 14ft 3/8" chain that is hammer-loked into a circle.
I sling the chain around the base(twice on smaller stuff), pull it through the circle and pull.
It just seems to go faster when I'm by myself that way.

When working by yourself, it gets old real quick having to get back off the tractor to reset what you are doing.

 

[TugHillDog]

Brush grubber

I have one of the barbed chain style

It works great! However, as others have posted, it is labor intensive - every pull requires an off-tractor set up. But it is effective! Only put a clevis in your towbar off the back of the tractor and chain to that. OP had mentioned drawbar and, if by that the bar across between the3pt hitch arms, that will not likely withstand the pull forces.

And related to that statement, if anyone has use for a drawbar shaped like a shallow letter C, let me know!

 

[ruffdog]

OP had mentioned drawbar and, if by that the bar across between the3pt hitch arms, that will not likely withstand the pull forces.

And related to that statement, if anyone has use for a drawbar shaped like a shallow letter C, let me know!

I'm sure the OP was talking about the REAL drawbar, the strong bottom one meant for pulling.

 

[5030]

When I refer to the 'drawbar', I'm referring to the one below the PTO stub that is securely connected to the tractor frame. Don't even know what the one between the lift arms is and I'd never want one anyway.

Two attachment points I NEVER pull with is, either of the lift arms on the back or any attachment point on a front loader. I only pull with the drawbar as that is what it's meant for.

 

[arrow]

The chain and pipe method:

Somebody tell me why a stump bucket wouldn’t
be the more efficient tool here

 

[5030]

I tried the BG a few years ago.
I was always fighting the clevis and the chain hook keeping it connected, so stopped using it.
I went back to my 14ft 3/8" chain that is hammer-loked into a circle.
I sling the chain around the base(twice on smaller stuff), pull it through the circle and pull.
It just seems to go faster when I'm by myself that way.

Though I have not used it yet (weather has not been conducive), my plan is to out a clevis on the drawbar and use a grade 70 chain with hooks on each end, but safety wire the hooks to the chain so they don't come unhooked.

 

[5030]

Somebody tell me why a stump bucket wouldn’t
be the more efficient tool here

The Brush Grubber costs substantially less for starters and I have no need for another implement I would not use much.

 

[Smokeydog]

Danuser Intimdator. Pull, pile, transport and repeat. No getting off tractor. Great for evasives like privet, multiflora and Russian olive. Pushing trees away from cab versus pulling toward cab with chain.

 

[2manyrocks]

Just pulling the small trees roots instead of digging an unnecessary larger hole, easy to carry pipe and chain, no risk to loader arms

Somebody tell me why a stump bucket wouldn’t
be the more efficient tool here

 

[ruffdog]

Somebody tell me why a stump bucket wouldn’t
be the more efficient tool here

Maybe there isn't enough room to get the tractor in the area and you don't want to disturb surrounding trees?

 

[crowbar446]

Seems as though I have a ton of weed tree saplings that are too small for the chainsaw but large enough to yank out so I ordered the 'Brush grubber.. Anyone use one? Do they hold up? Gonna use it behind one of my M9's on the drawbar to yank them out. Got the 'heavy duty' model. Is it heavy duty enough for my 8K pound, 90 horse FWA Kubota or will I destroy it?

I got the medium duty one from Northern Tool to use with my 33 hp Case. Its not so much the machine as it is how hard the sapling wants to stay put. I've been able to yank some that were 2"- 3" diameter with no issues - the thing works great though!