Clearing 5 year growth

[sawtooth]

I’m looking to clear grown up fields and have a 80hp massey cab tractor and extra heavy duty 6’ land pride brush hog. The growth is 5-7 years and some of the trees are up to 4” in diameter. Would I be OK using what I have or should I really be looking at a skid steer with front heavy duty gutter? Don’t really want to tear up my tractor but I do have a front loader and could mash down all the material before running over it. Thanks

 

[Diggin It]

some of the trees are up to 4” in diameter.

How many and how close together? A good rotary cutter should clear grasses and brush fine. If the trees are sparse enough, work around them and take them down later. If it's like the place I was considering where the trees are dense enough to make it difficult to walk through, you'll need a mulcher.

 

[oosik]

A picture might help. Use your bush hog on anything 2" or less. Cut the remainder with a chain saw and finish with a stand alone or PTO driven chipper. Or if the big ones are thick - get a mulcher as previously suggested.