Tree Pullers

[Dadnatron]

If you tried to use both, you would be lessening the effect of the added hydraulic cylinder. But perhaps, even so, it would add enough to break the tree free. I would guess, as you say, that it would have a diverter/electrohydraulic connection.

 

[PILOON]

The first puller shown looked to me that all the trees were dead for a while as there was a very small dry root ball, but I could be wrong as it could be the species.

I home made a quick and dirty tree extractor a couple of years back.
I consisted mainly of one 16" heavy duty 'clamp on tooth' similar in concept to clamp on forks.
I used an old truck axle for the tooth.
Procedure was to tilt the FEL slightly and drive the 'tooth' under the root ball then with the bucket heel on the ground for good leverage I would simply tilt and pop out the saplings.
Note I do say saplings and not large trees.
Also I did not use on species that are known to have deep tap roots.
I popped mainly soft woods like balsom and cedar.
If I recall the limit was in the 2-3" range.

My big tooth also likes to pop out foot sized rocks occasionally.

 

[Doofy]

I think my big mistake was allowing willows to grow to large in big clumps. 10-15 6" trees in a 8' wide clump! Man-oh-Man, spent over three hours yesterday with the little backhoe trying th dig them out and what a mess! Massive, intertwined root systems that run at least 20' in all directions! Not thinking any kind of tree puller would help with this Knarley mess. Dynamite might work but they are to close to the house!

34 degrees and raining this morning so I am running out of time for this year. Hope I can at least get some of the mess cleaned up before snow.

 

[4570Man]

If you tried to use both, you would be lessening the effect of the added hydraulic cylinder. But perhaps, even so, it would add enough to break the tree free. I would guess, as you say, that it would have a diverter/electrohydraulic connection.

I wouldn't use it on a tractor. One of 3 things are going to happen. The tree is going to uproot. The tractor is going to be lifted off the ground. Something is going to break before the tractor gets lifted off the ground. It's inevitable that 1 doesn't always happen. A skid steer is a lot more likely to survive being lifted off the ground be the SSQA plate.

 

[Xfaxman]

If you tried to use both, you would be lessening the effect of the added hydraulic cylinder. But perhaps, even so, it would add enough to break the tree free. I would guess, as you say, that it would have a diverter/electrohydraulic connection.

I wouldn't use it on a tractor. One of 3 things are going to happen. The tree is going to uproot. The tractor is going to be lifted off the ground. Something is going to break before the tractor gets lifted off the ground. It's inevitable that 1 doesn't always happen. A skid steer is a lot more likely to survive being lifted off the ground be the SSQA plate.

Just put the loader in float until the roots come up.

 

[Doofy]

Still trying to determine the Tractors capabilities. From all the comments, I don't think I'll be rushing right out and buying a Tree Puller any time soon. Need more research for sure. They look so promising,though!

 

[4570Man]

Just put the loader in float until the roots come up.

Float doesn't affect the curl. That's the part I'd be the most worried about.

 

[Xfaxman]

Float doesn't affect the curl. That's the part I'd be the most worried about.

Curl has no problem lifting the front of my loader. :laughing:

 

[4570Man]

It's a different force. The tree puller it lifting the whole machine. Not just the front.

 

[Doofy]

I sure would like to see the hydraulic foot in action. It does appear that it would lift the front of the tractor a couple of feet off the ground. Perhaps it only lifts 10-12 inches to assist in breaking the rootball free.