Moving brush

[Hummer]

I bolted a couple pieces of 6 foot long square tubing to the outside of my bucket and use them to scoop up brush piles and move them. The long "forks" allow me to carry a good size pile of brush, but I would not use them as a substitute for real forks when lifting pallets. Give it a try. It's cheap and you won't have much invested if it doesn't work for you.

See ya.

 

[KiotiJohn]

As others have stated, I've used my clamp on pallet forks on the loader bucket to load long pieces, and then pile smaller pieces on top. You do tend to lose some. Also I load with just the toothbar, being able to pick up quite a bit, and then by hand, put smaller stuff on top. While doing that, I usually grab as much as I can with my landscape/rock rake and drag that with me as I carry the rest in the loader. Other times I've laid out a rope and tied it around the pile and then to the drawbar. I just do whatever comes to mind at the time and what seems to fit the occasion. Best of luck, John

 

[polecat]

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[GrayBeard]

I made a set of pallet forks that are fixed at 42" center to center on an angle iron that slips over the front lip of the bucket.
After several attemps to move my piles, the problem was that I lost to much brush until I got to the final destination.
I then made a set of 3 intermediate teeth that slip between the main forks. The additional teeth are .75" sch. 80 black iron pipe.
I use 3 bolts to attach to the main forks in about 5 minutes.
No more problems and at 36" long it holds a bunch of brush.
GrayBeard

 

[ns_in_tex]

You will find lots of good info on this site.
Read a lot & find the way you want to go.

If you don't have a tractor yet, when you get one, be sure to get a front end loader with a quick attach so you can aquire different implements & change them quickly to suit your job.

Sounds like you have a lot of work to do and having the right forks or brush grapple with the bucket removed will increase the amount of work you are able to accomplish.

25 yrs ago, I purchased a 59 ford dump truck for 500.00. Have since spent more than that on it, but was one of the best investments I ever made. Is not road worthy, just use it on the farm.

Attached is a set of forks I made to use.

 

[ns_in_tex]

This is a small clearing in the woods, I make a large pile. When it is raining & I expect it to rain all day, I light the pile & burn it.

One load on the forks.

 

[ns_in_tex]

This is a different set of forks I built with a grapple.

I built this set later (shorter so could unload in dump truck easier).

There are other brush grapples on tbn that appear to me would work even better.

 

[Bird]

Jim, I've sure unloaded lots of trailer loads of brush using two chains like you described.

 

[Poncho]

JCA....

I actually did the same thing as JimR. I piled roots, brush and logs onto my 5'x10' utility, pulled it with my tractor to where I wanted to unload and then pulled the tow straps up and over the pile to unload. later I went back with my box blade and pushed everthing tighter to burn.

 

[Poncho]

ns n tex... is that a 2" receiver under the front of your tractor?