MTL Post and Tree puller

[Smokeydog]

Danuser Intimdator has been a blessing in taking back ground from evasives from fence rows, woods, roads, trails, creek, ponds, around buildings with both a small and larger tractors. Being able to excavate to break the roots and ground multiples its effectiveness. Reaches up to break off some limb head slappers too. Reducing time, manpower, and fuel maintaining property helps justify the cost. Been on the property 50 years and don’t plan on leaving anytime soon.

 

[caver]

I have an MTL and am happy with it. It sure beats getting on and off tractor with a brush grubber. You have to be careful as it will just cut small trees in half. It takes a little feel and experience. Too much crush and it breaks, not enough and it skins the bark. Pulling after a good soaking rain really helps.

 

[HawkinsHollow]

@dlctcg I can get a 7500 lb mini ex with a cab and thumb for the weekend for about $600 delivered. Thanks for giving your experience with the puller and that is a smokin' deal on one. I might have to check the auctions this weekend.

I just watched some Youtube videos and now I am even more excited to got this thing. I can't wait to do some serious invasive removal.

@Smokeydog thanks for the insight. Go Vols!!

 

[Torvy]

Danuser Intimdator has been a blessing in taking back ground from evasives from fence rows

Dang! Autocorrect makes it even harder. At least my trees stay in one place.

 

[HawkinsHollow]

Going to pick-up my tree puller after work today. I am excited, I have wanted one for a while now. I just see this as the perfect situation for my woodlot. Carefully plucking out the crap trees from between the nice ones, I can't wait to use it. It has been dry here so I do not expect to see any miracles until we start getting a little bit of moisture back into the soil. I have watched just about every video with one of these things on YouTube University and I now have a Masters Degree in tree pullers. All joking aside I think it has given me a fair understanding what this implement, on my machine, in the right conditions will allow me to do. And I love it! Pictures to come!

 

[Torvy]

Watching to see/read how it goes. My place is mostly trees.

Also could use something like this:

Precision Manufacturing Mini Clip Tree Shear Attachment

Precision Manufacturing's Mini Clip Attachment requires only 1,200 pounds of lift capacity and 2,500 psi hydraulic pressure.

www.rurallifestyledealer.com

 

[HawkinsHollow]

Watching to see/read how it goes. My place is mostly trees.

Also could use something like this:

Precision Manufacturing Mini Clip Tree Shear Attachment

Precision Manufacturing's Mini Clip Attachment requires only 1,200 pounds of lift capacity and 2,500 psi hydraulic pressure.

www.rurallifestyledealer.com

I like the idea of getting roots and ALL. Lots of these invasives will re-sprout from a stump and that is just annoying. Other reasons I am not into the tree shear is stumps and stobs created by that process, bad for bush hogs and tires.

 

[Torvy]

I agree, but I have some younger pines that are too big to pull and too many to chainsaw. I'm also 'weeding' my forest, not creating pasture. I would definitely need both. Haha

 

[HawkinsHollow]

@Torvy - Another reason is I think this is a more useful tool and it can pull fence posts.

 

[HawkinsHollow]

I agree, but I have some younger pines that are too big to pull and too many to chainsaw. I'm also 'weeding' my forest, not creating pasture. I would definitely need both. Haha

You might be surprised how big of a tree a tractor your size will pull.

Weeding your forest, I like it!!

 

[Torvy]

I need to put posts in not pull them.

I'm not saying get the mini clip instead. I'm just saying I could put both to good use for different jobs.

 

[Smokeydog]

That’s a tree cutter that want hurt your tires and Bushhog. Used $1,200.

 

[HawkinsHollow]

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That’s a tree cutter that want hurt your tires and Bushhog. Used $1,200.

Saw one of those on marketplace, it was more than $1200. Better have some poison to keep the maples, privet and mimosas from resprouting.

 

[2manyrocks]

The cheapest of those new is something like $10-11,000.

Taking advantage of the lower temps in middle Tennessee, I used the Terramite BH to dig out some trees of various sizes this morning. Compared to a couple months ago, I'd rate the digging at 4x harder than a couple of months ago when there was still some moisture in the soil and much worse than this Spring when the ground was loose.

I'd recommend that you temper your expectations because the results you can achieve in these dry conditions after the summer heat has thoroughly baked the soil will be much different than next Spring.

 

[Smokeydog]

Trees are a constant threat of completely taking over the my hillside farm. Everything grows kudzu fast. A ripper on a small backhoe certainly speeds up the stump removal process. One of many tools for plant defense. Success is only temporary from the green aliens. Sure miss my cows and goats.

 

[2manyrocks]

About three weeks ago, I saw kudzu coming up in a couple of places where it had never been before. I might have inadvertently transplanted it with the backhoe or maybe the birds dropped some seed in some of the loose soil I had been working. It got a dose of milestone + brushtox.

 

[DaBear3428]

for small stuff 1"-2" i use the root rake on my grapple to push and clear them fast and then take the grapple using the curl function to lever anything that does not clear out of the ground. the larger ones i push over at 5' above the ground then hook the root ball with the root rake and then lift them into a pile. i learned the hard way not to push them over and then grab them from the side and pull. this was from an 8" that i had pushed over but the tap root was still intact, i had issues with access so instead of taking my time and clearing a path to get a better angle on it i grabbed it from the side rolled the grapple under and pulled, not a great idea.

 

[Jrasband]

I have pushed over several 6-10" tree's with just a double hay spear. Spears are mounted on the bottom of frame 3' apart from each other, frame is very heavy duty.

I pick at the roots and break up what I can on the uphill side of the tree where I will push.
Than I put my loader as high as it will go and see if I can get the root ball to pull out, if not I break the roots up more.

 

[HawkinsHollow]

I'd recommend that you temper your expectations because the results you can achieve in these dry conditions after the summer heat has thoroughly baked the soil will be much different than next Spring.

Yes I totally understand about the hardness of the soil this time of the year, I plan on starting small while I get the hang of it. But you know how it is around here though, only takes a couple gully washers to moisten that soil right up. I am in no hurry for appreciable rain, I have a good amount of dirt work to do. The rains will come.

@Smokeydog RIGHT!? It's like a jungle around here. Constant struggle. Love that ripper!

 

[Jrasband]

About three weeks ago, I saw kudzu coming up in a couple of places where it had never been before. I might have inadvertently transplanted it with the backhoe or maybe the birds dropped some seed in some of the loose soil I had been working. It got a dose of milestone + brushtox.

Kudzu doesn't go to seed... If it did we would all see it a lot more than we are use to.