Where do you hook your chain for pulling trees?

[Tractorrr]

I put a 2 inch ball on the draw bar and hook the chain around the ball and then the stump.

 

[Fallon]

Also R1 ags & to a lesser degree R4 industrial tires are directional. Better traction going forward than reverse. Putting load on the beefy rears is better than on the weaker front axles too.

 

[CobyRupert]

I put a 2 inch ball on the draw bar and hook the chain around the ball and then the stump.

 

[s219]

How big are these trees, and what type? Even with a 12' high stump, pulling may not work -- I suspect you will run out of traction unless it's a real small tree.

 

[boggen]

ropes, cable, chains... tell ya know, do not make a running start (slack in chain) you will snap it all. and it will come flying back at you, and either kill you or sever something from your body.

if ya pulling with a rope/cable/chain, set tractor at an angle. so if rope/cable/chain does snap, hopefully it will snap straight out, and not angle at you.

and of course use shortest amount of chain possible between what ever ya trying to pull and tractor.

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backhoes are awesome, ya do not tear up entire tree at once, ya use the backhoe, to rip up the smaller roots underground. some of the roots may want to go soft on ya and not tear/rip apart. but that is how it is. if a root is to big, move backhoe over a couple feet, to tear up the smaller roots.

you will most likely push/pull the tree over a few times in different directions till ya get some experience in dealing with the roots. some times pushing it back and forth may be only way to get backhoe bucket onto a root and tear/rip it apart. it would be nice to have a hydraulic thumb, that was more likely a large machete blade to it for dealing with roots. but *shrugs* ya use what ya got and ability of the machine to tear up some roots.

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when it comes time to pulling the trees to were ever. take the 3pt backhoe off. and pull via draw bar. 3pt hitch backhoes are made to come off for a reason.

and like others have said, be ready for possibly flipping the tractor backwards onto itself if something snags and tires bite in (foot on a clutch or hand on a clutch, and brakes. again keep chains as short as possible. and never do a running start.

 

[Egon]

How big are these trees, and what type? Even with a 12' high stump, pulling may not work -- I suspect you will run out of traction unless it's a real small tree.

Fully agree with that comment unless a real big tractor is involved.

 

[Baby Grand]

Use the backhoe if you can't have the drawbar on when the backhoe is installed.
When I pull a chain from the drawbar, I use a shackle & grab link:

This makes hooking up to the chain quick & adjustable.

 

[lzicc]

These are pine's, anywhere from 6" to 16" in diameter. I would dig around the roots to pull the stump out, but it is easier if I can dig some of the roots then pull roots and all with the tractor using the tree as leverage. I like that idea with the shackle and DB.

 

[Garycw]

Not too much experience with this , but I first cut tree down with chain saw leaving 4-5' stump. 15' chain around trunk to draw bar. Leaving slack in chain I use a series of snap jerks. NOT not full out W. O. T. I let the inertia of the tractor snapping chain tight to break it loose bit by bit. Being careful to engage clutch after snap. I've Never tried to pull a whole tree over and never will

 

[s219]

Pines have a deep and thick taproot. You can get 6" pines out by pushing with fel hydraulics up high if roots around base have been cut with axe and the ground is soft. Bigger than that and I would use the backhoe to dig and loosen rootball, then push up high. Backhoe is ideal for this, the best tool.