Clearing a new field

[MESSMAKER]

That was one of my Grandpa's favorite sayings.

"Life's easier if you plow around the stumps."

I like that:laughing:

 

[mkane09]

Is that a backhoe on your signature picture? Use the backhoe to knock the bigger trees down and out, front edge of your bucket for ripping out the smaller trees...

mkane09

 

[Bob Ha]

I cleared an old field of (mostly) spruce trees last fall. The worst ones are the smallest (<1") and the largest (>8"). All the rest I just pushed over with the FEL bucket until some roots popped up, then I lowered the bucket and just pushed the rootball horizontally out of the ground. When I got my toothbar (and, later, my grapple rake) this process became even easier and tore up a smaller area of turf for each tree... the grapple rake was almost essential for the clean-up operation! I have a huge windrow of uprooted trees to burn this winter after snow covers the grass in the field.

BOB

I do cedars the same way with my FEL. Push them over with FEL and then put bucket on roots and push. They pop right out, just takes a few minutes per tree and off to the next one. We have two tractors, one 4wd and the other is 2wd. 4wd works better but 2wd can do same job just a little longer. oops I forgot 2wd's are worthless.

 

[POC]

I'll try to push them out with the FEL, but it is so DRY here. Our clay has turned to concrete.....