Best way to get rid of 1 to 5 inch diameter inch trees to clear access road?

[Diggin It]

That gets old after a couple hundred trees.

The OP's machine is large enough to probably tip over any 4" tree, then pop the root ball out with forks or a spike, push it off to the side, then on to the next.

It gets old after a couple of dozen, but ...

The roots hold the ground together and give your vehicles better floatation and traction, especially if you have soft ground. Ripping out the roots leaves you a big muddy mess and you make ruts fast.

 

[MossRoad]

It only leaves a big muddy mess if you have big muddy soil.

 

[PowerTracManiac]

Well my update is that the machine has plenty of power to push trees over with the loader bucket. Some of them just bend/break and don't get ripped out of the ground. Coming back with the grubber/chain works to pull them out but setting the parking brake, getting off, adjusting grubber, parking brake again gets old quick for one person. However, I am making progress and no issues with the tires getting holes so I am happy.
I have a 4 in 1 bucket and stump grinder I need to get working now to pick up and clean up some of the mess I have made. Maybe I can grab some of the stubs with the 4 in 1 bucket and just rip them out of the ground with that. The loader is very strong on the machine.
I will post a separate thread on for help on 4 in 1 bucket/stump grinder hydraulic connections.

 

[ponytug]

FWIW: I have found that with the PT 4n1 bucket, if you clamp the stump and then push forward, you get the advantage of the stiff bull dozer blade, I.e. less likely to bend the bucket blade.
All the best,
Peter