brush from ice storm

[workinallthetime]

lets here or see some of your best ideas for pulling brush. i gots lots to move tomorrow

 

[Aquaman]

Matches!!!!!

 

[john_bud]

google whole tree chipper with 60' boom.


Might be a tad expensive at $2-300,000, but you will get done quick!

jb

 

[MrJimi]

Tooth bar and maybe a grapple would do you good
Jim

 

[Erik_in_Hoyt]

I'm planning on some quality time with chainsaw and pallet forks myself.

 

[SkunkWerX]

Our last big ice storm was probably 8 years ago. My back yard looked like a warzone. You couldn't walk more than 10 feet without having to climb over limbs and debris. It was 2 solid acres of kindling.

Chainsawed big stuff, in place.

Used the Rear grader blade facing backwards. Pushed stuff around and out of the way , so I had paths to drive thru.
Then some more pushing with the rear landscape rake facing backwards.

Chainsawed stuff into roughly 6 foot lengths.

I didn't have an FEL, so, put on my home-made carry-all forks. Piled as much as I could on the carry-all and got the stuff moved off the lawn area, into the woods.

Anything 2" diameter and up got cut to 18" pieces for the woodstove.
I don't normally burn stuff that small, but, it was a convenient way to get rid of it.

I even bush-hogged over some of the scraggely stuff, which reduced the piles some more.

 

[loulou61]

After Katrina I used chain saw , wood splitter , grader box on my 1520 Ford tractor. Help from the neighbors and did it little by little. I like the box because the extra weight makes it easier to push backwards. Also used good 20' log chain for heavy pulling.

Lou
South Louisiana

 

[Toolguy]

For pulling brush I use a 5/16" chain and the logging hitch I made for my 3PT receiver hitch. Gets all the slack out of the chain and allows for a close hookup to lift whatever I pull.

For pushing brush and loading it I recently made these brush forks for my loader. Really adds a lot of capacity for lightweight, bulky materials. I have been using it to clear out the deadfalls from my woods this winter. Turns the loader in a much more usefull tool for that kind of work. Good luck.

 

[workinallthetime]

For pulling brush I use a 5/16" chain and the logging hitch I made for my 3PT receiver hitch. Gets all the slack out of the chain and allows for a close hookup to lift whatever I pull.

For pushing brush and loading it I recently made these brush forks for my loader. Really adds a lot of capacity for lightweight, bulky materials. I have been using it to clear out the deadfalls from my woods this winter. Turns the loader in a much more usefull tool for that kind of work. Good luck.

sweet set up on the forks, could ya give me some close up pics of those when you get a chance and size of material. good plan !!!!

 

[Toolguy]

Thanks. In the Kubota O@O section I have a post called "Brushfork Mod for my B3030". It is on page 3 right now. A couple of clarifications to the materials list is (1) The size of the steel tube along the back of the bucket. It is 1.5" X 3". (2) The actual lenght of the 4" channel is 38.5" from the tube. That makes the forks protrude from the bucket 24". If you have any more questions feel free to ask. Hope it helps. Ice storms sure do make a mess.