tree grubber.

[Nat]

Several people have mentioned these, so I thought I would post some pics of the most recent one I made. I made one 25 years ago and cleared 5 ac. with it and an old WD Allis Chalmers.

 

[beenthere]

Looks great. Do you have some pics of the grubber in operating position and results afterward? Limit to the size tree grubbed would be?

That WD with the hand clutch would seem to be ideal for using behind one of your grubbers. A foot (regular) clutch might take a beating, but I suspect the new HST would work well with one.

 

[Nat]

I made this with scrap junk I had laying around.
Just back up to a small tree with the lift lowered till the tree is in the notch , then raise the lift and back up at the same time and the tree pops out. This is a 2" poplar

 

[Nat]

Here you can see the p[oplar with it's tap root hanging under the puller

 

[Nat]

You can see that I put a 2" reciever in so I can move trailers around. The pipe with the plate on top is to move my 5th wheel camper around. I have to take the toolbox out of the truck and then install the hitch, so this makes it easier

 

[Nat]

Here is a close up of the 5th wheel hitched

 

[Nat]

Here it is with the 5th wheel raised ready to move

 

[Nat]

I also made me a set of forks for the loader. I used 2 X 2 Sq tubing with 1/4 " walls. The bucket has holes already so I just driller and tapped the tubing, and thread 2 -1/2" X 1 1/2" bolts thru the existing holes into the tubing.
Neither of these projects took very long and both will made life easier for me, so I will have more porch time

 

[Nat]

Beenthere, The size tree it will take out varies with the type tree, soil conditions, and size of tractor. With my 3000 Ford, and in our NC red clay I can easily take out a 4" black pine, poplar, wild cherry, cedar, ect. Oak, Hickory, sweet gum is tougher, maybe 3". I cleared a 2 acre Plum thicket and lot's of them were over 4", course the roots run right on top of the ground.

 

[circleTfarm]

what diameter trees will it remove how large or just small saplings ?

 

[beenthere]

Very handy looking tool you made there. And real clever with the 5th wheel option. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

I was thinking about a 4" tree, depending on soil, tap root, etc. Thanks for confirming.

 

[Charles Park]

Any interest in selling the tree grubber? If not, could you provide me with some information so I might have one made. Thanks. Charles Park in Houston.

 

[wfontjr]

well i had saved this link for over a year, finally got a welder, 3 pt connection and a few pieces of iron, going to the land this weekend and see how well it works, thanks for the idea

 

[teg]

Let us know how it works, good or bad... good luck!

 

[Nat]

WFONTJR, looks good on the tree grubber. I hope it works as well for you as they have for me. later, Nat

 

[POC]

I'm so glad I ran onto this thread...I'm clearing out a bunch, bunch of little trees...i'll have to look into making one of these.

 

[Rolf Nilsen]

If the tree is solidly rooted, I believe the front of the tractor will come up even with down pressure from the back wheels?

Sounds a bit scary to operate?

I also have a need to remove some smallish, and some largish trees..

 

[LD1]

If the tree is solidly rooted, I believe the front of the tractor will come up even with down pressure from the back wheels?

Sounds a bit scary to operate?

I also have a need to remove some smallish, and some largish trees..

This is a pretty old thread. But there is danger inherent with any equipment. Given that the attachment is close to the hitch, Not sure there is much danger in flipping, unless pulling from the 3PH.

And not sure on other tractors, but when hooked in close to the pins like that grubber, I exhaust lift capacity before the front end comes up. I have a root ripper (looks like a dozer ripper shank), and pop the relief on the 3PH before the front raises.

 

[Rolf Nilsen]

Indeed old. Sorry about that!

I just stumbled over the link posted today on: Homemade Tree Grubber
That guy is scouring the internet for DIY projects and collects links on his site.


The backwards motion together with the lift is perhaps what makes this efficient as a tree/brush pulling tool?

 

[Xfaxman]

There was a commercial version that was similar, but it had a hydraulic toplink and a pivoting foot.

I bought a used one about twenty years ago, don't have pictures from back then, but since I keep everything, I still have it.

I added a plate at the top so it can be turned around, it would pull any cedar tree that the MF 240D that I had back then could drive over.