Best way to clear unwanted trees from pasture

[My Gym]

The teeth on a Turbosaw are 1" square replaceable carbide steel. They are factory rated at 500 hours, but that is meaningless. It depends on what it is cutting. The bottom corner wears out first and they can be rotated. Junk steel, t-posts, inbedded barb wire, and electric fence posts will chip them. The dangers of clearing trees along fence lines. They are described as mining grade, but I am sure that rocks would dull them faster. Soil contact seems to have no more effect than cutting trees.

I do not usually treat stumps because by the time I cut it slightly below ground level. I can no longer see the stump because of the soil debris. I have on one ocassion spot sprayed the regrowth with roundup.

3"-6" trees are where the turbosaw excells. Too small to effectively pull with an excavator and thumb. Too big to use with skid steer tree puller. Too big for a brush hog. Although the turbosaw can easily cut telephone pole size trees, it is dangerous since you cannot control the direction of the fall.

After Haying and in the early spring, I drive around my property and look for exposed stumps and grind them. I also have a FEL and level depressions as needed. It is also a good time to pickup fallen branches.

 

[radios1]

a large rented forestry type bulldozer would work fine, and be safe, too..

 

[Ed27]

The teeth on a Turbosaw are 1" square replaceable carbide steel. They are factory rated at 500 hours, but that is meaningless. It depends on what it is cutting. The bottom corner wears out first and they can be rotated. Junk steel, t-posts, inbedded barb wire, and electric fence posts will chip them. The dangers of clearing trees along fence lines. They are described as mining grade, but I am sure that rocks would dull them faster. Soil contact seems to have no more effect than cutting trees.

I do not usually treat stumps because by the time I cut it slightly below ground level. I can no longer see the stump because of the soil debris. I have on one ocassion spot sprayed the regrowth with roundup.

3"-6" trees are where the turbosaw excells. Too small to effectively pull with an excavator and thumb. Too big to use with skid steer tree puller. Too big for a brush hog. Although the turbosaw can easily cut telephone pole size trees, it is dangerous since you cannot control the direction of the fall.

After Haying and in the early spring, I drive around my property and look for exposed stumps and grind them. I also have a FEL and level depressions as needed. It is also a good time to pickup fallen branches.

My Gym - I believe earlier you said you owned your TurboSaw for four years and have cut thousands of trees. Are you happy with it? I think a new one cost $5,200. What do you do with the trees after you cut them? Push them in a pile and burn them?

 

[My Gym]

I use some for firewood. I place some in gullies for erosion control. Mostly I pile, let dry and eventually burn. The turbosaw was the cheapest solution to what I needed done that could be operated with equipment that I own (3038e tractor). I started cutting trees ground level with chainsaw. Too slow, too hard, destroys chainsaws and chains. I had planned on purchasing turbosaw, using it, then selling to recoup most of investment. The ROP on my tractor has saved my life while cutting a power pole size tree. I now chainsaw large trees and cut the stump with the turbosaw. I have used the turbosaw as a stump grinder on 3' diameter stumps to get them to ground level. Slight tilt to the saw and carve away at it. Short bushy 4"-8" trees with strong lower limbs keep the saw from cutting the trunk. There is another thread about the turbosaw on this forum. I own the 3200 saw with the grapple but just chain it up. My tractor does not have rear remotes and it has not been worth the 1500.00 to add rear remotes.

 

[Xfaxman]

I am surprised no one has recommended using a tree puller on those small trees: tree puller at DuckDuckGo

 

[Ed27]

I use some for firewood. I place some in gullies for erosion control. Mostly I pile, let dry and eventually burn. The turbosaw was the cheapest solution to what I needed done that could be operated with equipment that I own (3038e tractor). I started cutting trees ground level with chainsaw. Too slow, too hard, destroys chainsaws and chains. I had planned on purchasing turbosaw, using it, then selling to recoup most of investment. The ROP on my tractor has saved my life while cutting a power pole size tree. I now chainsaw large trees and cut the stump with the turbosaw. I have used the turbosaw as a stump grinder on 3' diameter stumps to get them to ground level. Slight tilt to the saw and carve away at it. Short bushy 4"-8" trees with strong lower limbs keep the saw from cutting the trunk. There is another thread about the turbosaw on this forum. I own the 3200 saw with the grapple but just chain it up. My tractor does not have rear remotes and it has not been worth the 1500.00 to add rear remotes.

Yes!! No cutting big trees with a tractor saw because you can't control what comes down on your head! After you cut those big trees with a chainsaw, it would be awesome to use the TurboSaw to get the stump to ground level. Another question for you - when you use the TurboSaw on 3-6" trees and leave the stumps in the ground, and after the stumps decay, do you have any issues with running horses or cattle on the land? Seems like stumps that size will not matter?

 

[Ed27]

I am surprised no one has recommended using a tree puller on those small trees: tree puller at DuckDuckGo

Tree pullers are great but do not work so good on Bradford pear tress. The wood of Bradford pears is pretty weak compared to other trees. When you grab the tree to pull it, the tree can just shred. The top part comes down but a broken pointy stump can be left in the ground.

 

[Xfaxman]

Tree pullers are great but do not work so good on Bradford pear tress. The wood of Bradford pears is pretty weak compared to other trees. When you grab the tree to pull it, the tree can just shred. The top part comes down but a broken pointy stump can be left in the ground.

I think that would depend on the tree puller design. I never had one shred.

Mine gets a good grip on the trunk:

 

[Ed27]

I think that would depend on the tree puller design. I never had one shred.

Mine gets a good grip on the trunk:

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Cool! After you pull the tree, do you use your FEL to push some dirt in the hole and pack it down?

 

[Xfaxman]

Cool! After you pull the tree, do you use your FEL to push some dirt in the hole and pack it down?

Some dirt comes up with the roots:

Most falls back in the hole when you shake the tree and I drive on it to pack it down: