Tree puller

[melanelly]

Been reading lots of threads where guys are pulling brush and trees with verious devices. Just ran across this on a equine sight. looks like it might be an easy build but think it might need some reinforcement for the bucket edge.
Quick Attach Wood Post and Tree Puller

 

[creekbend]

Hopefully you can fabricate a similar one yourself. I agree that it might need some reinforcement. The listed price seems a little high. Just my opinion.:tractor:

 

[Baby Grand]

My first thought is that I can see someone pulling out a 2000# pole which, once out of the hole, starts to tip aft, hopefully hitting the raised ROPS and not the operator's head. Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see anything in the design that would prevent a tree or pole from falling toward the operator, other than the weight of the pole. I guess as long as you don't accidentally lower the FEL so the pole touches the ground it should hold on? Then there's the whole issue of deadwood up top falling on the operator ... looks like some careful thought about how it gets used is needed.

 

[melanelly]

Baby Grand; I agree 100% :thumbsup:Changing the angle of attack and/or some kind of secondary bracket or somenthin to at least attach the tree or pole to the uper bucket lip might offer a little protection in that regard. This thing was designed to pull fence post.

 

[boggen]

it has it merits. it might be nice for say place on a backhoe bucket. or regular fel bucket. but i would have to pass on this thing.

backhoe with a thumb. or excavator with a thumb. would be my choice hands down. more so if hydrualic thumb and toothed bucket.

i would more likely end up choose a bush grubber or tree grubber than this thing. atleast for me. trying to run down a old fence line. were you only have a few inches of play this way or that way. would be a pain in the rear. atleast with a bush grubber or tree grubber. you can hook a chain to it. and if need be around bucket of the FEL. and being able to swing the grubber back and forth as needed quickly and easily without being tied to only a few inches of play.

my other concern is, grabbing a old wooden post with this thing. and having the 2 side blades. wedge themselves fairly snug into the post (example corner post that is larger and deeper into the ground). resulting in a sledge hammer and a few beats or at worst cutting the post out of this thing.

do not get me wrong. i would most likely use it if i did not have anything else. i might opt for it. if i had say just pallet forks on front vs a generally duty bucket. and i was able to slide and lock the forks closer together. and then just slip the blades over the forks, for pulling posts.

*ughs* i really do not like my post with negitivity. but. i simply think there are better options out there. and pulling a old fence line or putting in a new fence line. 2 people makes things 3 to 4 times faster than just one person.

 

[k0ua]

Here are my thoughts on the pulling device: I think it would work fairly well for wooden post pulling, but not so much for trees. Notably for the reasons already stated, about the falling tree or limbs etc. Also you cannot pull trees straight up with most CUT size tractors FEL's if the tree is very large. As far as a post getting stuck, I am not sure that would happen because if it is stuck you just put a little down pressure on the post and the unit will "unfold" and loosen the post. I would think you would latch on to the post up a little higher than the balance point so more of the post is below the grab point than above so that gravity will keep the post vertical so that it doesn't fall on your shiny hood as it tips over

James K0UA

 

[sfjohnson]

I was thinking of getting one of these to pull up the numerous white pines i have on part of my property. they are 6 to 10 feet tall or so. I've been just pushing them over with the front loader and digging/pushing out roots with the front end loader, but that has not been all that effective and it has been very time consuming. generally the ground is wet out there and I can't get enough traction to pull them out roots and all.

 

[Canada_CT230]

What about a tree grubber?

 

[sfjohnson]

I've used one of those brush grubbers with the teeth that you attach to the tree and pull with a chain. it works on the smaller trees most of the time, but for the bigger ones my wheels tend to just dig into the ground with it being wet. I was hoping the puller would allow me to just pick the tree up out of the ground and avoid the traction issue, but wondered if anyone had any experiences with it.

 

[Carykong]

white pines under 10' tall ,right? We are talking diameters under 5",right? I would top the tree with a light chainsaw and leave enough stump to hook your box blade over the stump. You could easily work around the stump with the rippers and pop the stump out of the ground with a box blade and a few nudges with your bucket. No tractor is complete without a box blade.

 

[KansasFarmer]

This is what I use.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnEGPk6NQh0]Tree Spade Demo - YouTube[/ame]

I can uproot trees in 6" - 8" diameter fairly easy.

 

[hr3]

Made this for the back of my tractor.. works great..