I built a grapple for my skid loader it is shaped like an egg and hinges at the top opens up about 5 ft and will clamp down tight.I built it for cutting firewood but a friend borrowed it for clearing some brush you just grab ahold of it and jerk it out of the ground and shake off the dirt.I have about $1200 invested a factory built one is $4000 to $6000.
Skid Steer with tree shear?
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Big Muddy rancher
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Denny said:
Can you get us some pictures Denny?
Please
Big Muddy rancher
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burnt said:Big Muddy rancher said:the_jersey_lilly_2000 said:
I thought they were Christmas trees.
Well, well! Somebody must have told you what a tree is!! :wink:
I saw some fancy silver ones in Walmart one time. :lol: :lol:
Yeah...it was a Marshall. Thanks, Stretch, I just couldn't remember the name of the thing. It was excellent for going under a fence and cutting trees. I could raise it and cut high except I nearly tipped forward doing that :shock: It was a little slow but very good in cutting anything I wanted cut.
TexasBred
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the_jersey_lilly_2000 said:
lol, you're right on most of those. But the ones that did the work on our place would grind an 18-24" truck thru about 4 feet of the ground, then grind that 4 foot stump down below ground level and then just run back and fourth over the main part of the tree until there was nothing lft but shreds....I guess the only limitation was "how big a tree do I want to take on". One on a Bobcat probably should be limited to 12" or less. They work fast and don't tear up the gound.
the_jersey_lilly_2000
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Was it a tree shear...or a stump grinder?
I've got a huge pine tree in front of the house.....we've been talkin about takin it down...but there are power lines on two sides......
Mr Lilly's uncle has a tree shear he said we could use to do it. So if and when we finally decide to get with the program and take it out...I'll sure post pictures.
I've got a huge pine tree in front of the house.....we've been talkin about takin it down...but there are power lines on two sides......
Mr Lilly's uncle has a tree shear he said we could use to do it. So if and when we finally decide to get with the program and take it out...I'll sure post pictures.
TexasBred
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the_jersey_lilly_2000 said:
No it's not a stump grinder. Designed to cut down and completely grind up whole living trees, including the stump..Look at the small one I posted with the link earlier.
the_jersey_lilly_2000
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I looked at the link, but don't see anything there that does the stump removal. ??? Just an atachement that will cut trees. I must not be lookin in the right place LOL
Hello Everyone:
I came across your posts here tonight about tree clearing and etc. I guess I would have to say I'm a bit intrigued by what your experiences are with the tree sheers and etc. I've seen many advertised but have never used any of them. I do most of my work with a hand held 372xpw Husky saw and a 953 Cat track loader in my clearing operations in additon to milking cows.
I'm still young yet, so I guess I'll tote a saw for a while, and work towards upgrading my capabilities, but for now that Cat was the clear deal for me, no flat tires, and less expensive than a mulcher or for that matter a lot of shears or feller bunchers.
I came across your posts here tonight about tree clearing and etc. I guess I would have to say I'm a bit intrigued by what your experiences are with the tree sheers and etc. I've seen many advertised but have never used any of them. I do most of my work with a hand held 372xpw Husky saw and a 953 Cat track loader in my clearing operations in additon to milking cows.
I'm still young yet, so I guess I'll tote a saw for a while, and work towards upgrading my capabilities, but for now that Cat was the clear deal for me, no flat tires, and less expensive than a mulcher or for that matter a lot of shears or feller bunchers.
TexasBred
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Grunex said:Hello Everyone:
I came across your posts here tonight about tree clearing and etc. I guess I would have to say I'm a bit intrigued by what your experiences are with the tree sheers and etc. I've seen many advertised but have never used any of them. I do most of my work with a hand held 372xpw Husky saw and a 953 Cat track loader in my clearing operations in additon to milking cows.
I'm still young yet, so I guess I'll tote a saw for a while, and work towards upgrading my capabilities, but for now that Cat was the clear deal for me, no flat tires, and less expensive than a mulcher or for that matter a lot of shears or feller bunchers.
You're saying you cut everything with a chain saw, then push the stumps up and pile?? Are you buying timber or clearing land?
Here's some before and after pics. of some places that were cleared with tree shredders. The bigger ones work great on rubber tired articulated tractors.
http://www.fecon.com/bullhog/before-and-after.asp
We have a JD Skid steer and one of the Turbo saws. We have severe cedar problems in our area and I really suggest a saw over a clipper. Not only if you get some practice can you be faster about cutting you can do a much better job and making sure the stumps are flush with the ground to prevent costly tire repairs on your truck later. One benefit to a clipper is you can pile small trees while cutting.
About two years ago I took an old very heavy duty 5' "Bush Hog" with stump jumper out of the barn - - - -it had not been used for several years as I bought a 15' Woods batwing.
I turned the gear box around - - put a hydraulic motor on it and made a quick attach plate for it. I also cut about 3' of the left side of the deck out to allow the debris to exit. I had never noticed but the blades protrude about 2" from the front of the unit when straight forward.
By centering trees on the unit I can go over anything up to 3" in diameter with out slowing down and can cut about 5" trees with little problem.
I normally cut the tree then back up and lift the bush hog about 2' then tip it down till the blades are just touching the ground and shave the stump leaving it level for future work.
If I then slowly move over the tree I leave nothing but splinters.
I'm sure there are units available but I had everything I needed so I built my own. When I bought the bush hog new in 1972 it was guaranteed to go over anything a 56Hp tractor would drive over with out damage to the bush hog.
The 7753 BobCat I use it on has no problem with it. My kids say running it is more fun than a roller coaster - - - for a couple of hours then it becomes work again but my fence rows have never looked better!
I turned the gear box around - - put a hydraulic motor on it and made a quick attach plate for it. I also cut about 3' of the left side of the deck out to allow the debris to exit. I had never noticed but the blades protrude about 2" from the front of the unit when straight forward.
By centering trees on the unit I can go over anything up to 3" in diameter with out slowing down and can cut about 5" trees with little problem.
I normally cut the tree then back up and lift the bush hog about 2' then tip it down till the blades are just touching the ground and shave the stump leaving it level for future work.
If I then slowly move over the tree I leave nothing but splinters.
I'm sure there are units available but I had everything I needed so I built my own. When I bought the bush hog new in 1972 it was guaranteed to go over anything a 56Hp tractor would drive over with out damage to the bush hog.
The 7753 BobCat I use it on has no problem with it. My kids say running it is more fun than a roller coaster - - - for a couple of hours then it becomes work again but my fence rows have never looked better!
Sorry to not get back very soon, I've been gone due to family matters. most of the work in our area is line fences and ponds, some grading, and erosion control. I work with farmers to implement their forest mgt. plans and in general assist in dealing with exotic species and etc. As for my methods, well I cut mostly the larger trees with a saw and cut whatever I can from them in order to make firewood/logs, the smaller stuff is pushed to a pile and burned or buried. I have one guy in my area who does use a mulcher for his clearing and fencing work, but for the most part around here there are way too many fences to just mulch through the area and too much barbed wire to ignore.TexasBred said:Grunex said:Hello Everyone:
I came across your posts here tonight about tree clearing and etc. I guess I would have to say I'm a bit intrigued by what your experiences are with the tree sheers and etc. I've seen many advertised but have never used any of them. I do most of my work with a hand held 372xpw Husky saw and a 953 Cat track loader in my clearing operations in additon to milking cows.
I'm still young yet, so I guess I'll tote a saw for a while, and work towards upgrading my capabilities, but for now that Cat was the clear deal for me, no flat tires, and less expensive than a mulcher or for that matter a lot of shears or feller bunchers.
You're saying you cut everything with a chain saw, then push the stumps up and pile?? Are you buying timber or clearing land?
Here's some before and after pics. of some places that were cleared with tree shredders. The bigger ones work great on rubber tired articulated tractors.
http://www.fecon.com/bullhog/before-and-after.asp
As for your questions, my business is strictly clearing and the above mentioned, I do not buy or sell timber, but if you have some nice white oak or etc that is cut as part of the process, I strongly urge the landowners to market the logs in order to recoup their clearing costs as well as selling any firewood that they do not need. I've done some jobs where the landowner wants all the wood he/she can get from the work done and so only a handheld saw will work in these situations.
I am familiar with the Fecon brand of mulcher head for skidloaders, and it seems that most of the clearing companies on [/url]www.heavyequipmentforums.com like the fecon brand although I've never used one muself, I think if I was to buy one I'd look into a fecon..
grunexlandclearing.com
Ben H
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btw, I believe Fecon makes bobcat's mulcher.