brush from ice storm

[workinallthetime]

lets here or see some of your best ideas for pulling brush. i gots lots to move tomorrow

 

[Aquaman]

Matches!!!!!

 

[john_bud]

google whole tree chipper with 60' boom.


Might be a tad expensive at $2-300,000, but you will get done quick!

jb

 

[MrJimi]

Tooth bar and maybe a grapple would do you good
Jim

 

[Erik_in_Hoyt]

I'm planning on some quality time with chainsaw and pallet forks myself.

 

[SkunkWerX]

Our last big ice storm was probably 8 years ago. My back yard looked like a warzone. You couldn't walk more than 10 feet without having to climb over limbs and debris. It was 2 solid acres of kindling.

Chainsawed big stuff, in place.

Used the Rear grader blade facing backwards. Pushed stuff around and out of the way , so I had paths to drive thru.
Then some more pushing with the rear landscape rake facing backwards.

Chainsawed stuff into roughly 6 foot lengths.

I didn't have an FEL, so, put on my home-made carry-all forks. Piled as much as I could on the carry-all and got the stuff moved off the lawn area, into the woods.

Anything 2" diameter and up got cut to 18" pieces for the woodstove.
I don't normally burn stuff that small, but, it was a convenient way to get rid of it.

I even bush-hogged over some of the scraggely stuff, which reduced the piles some more.

 

[loulou61]

After Katrina I used chain saw , wood splitter , grader box on my 1520 Ford tractor. Help from the neighbors and did it little by little. I like the box because the extra weight makes it easier to push backwards. Also used good 20' log chain for heavy pulling.

Lou
South Louisiana

 

[Toolguy]

For pulling brush I use a 5/16" chain and the logging hitch I made for my 3PT receiver hitch. Gets all the slack out of the chain and allows for a close hookup to lift whatever I pull.

For pushing brush and loading it I recently made these brush forks for my loader. Really adds a lot of capacity for lightweight, bulky materials. I have been using it to clear out the deadfalls from my woods this winter. Turns the loader in a much more usefull tool for that kind of work. Good luck.

 

[workinallthetime]

For pulling brush I use a 5/16" chain and the logging hitch I made for my 3PT receiver hitch. Gets all the slack out of the chain and allows for a close hookup to lift whatever I pull.

For pushing brush and loading it I recently made these brush forks for my loader. Really adds a lot of capacity for lightweight, bulky materials. I have been using it to clear out the deadfalls from my woods this winter. Turns the loader in a much more usefull tool for that kind of work. Good luck.

sweet set up on the forks, could ya give me some close up pics of those when you get a chance and size of material. good plan !!!!

 

[Toolguy]

Thanks. In the Kubota O@O section I have a post called "Brushfork Mod for my B3030". It is on page 3 right now. A couple of clarifications to the materials list is (1) The size of the steel tube along the back of the bucket. It is 1.5" X 3". (2) The actual lenght of the 4" channel is 38.5" from the tube. That makes the forks protrude from the bucket 24". If you have any more questions feel free to ask. Hope it helps. Ice storms sure do make a mess.

 

[Westendorf-RR]

This tool will be the envy of the neighborhood, you'll clear the brush in no time at all with a pair of these... No chains, not getting off the tractor time and time again... Just grab and move trees, logs and brush to the burn pile. Plus you leave all the dirt behind. Its also a real nice back aid - you can saw logs and limbs standing up and it takes the pressure off branches so the chain saw doesn't bind up. See more at Front-End Loaders by Westendorf: loader for tractor, shade canopy, wagons, manure & landscaping equipment. Smallest unit starts at around $800 for set of two.

 

[workinallthetime]

This tool will be the envy of the neighborhood, you'll clear the brush in no time at all with a pair of these... No chains, not getting off the tractor time and time again... Just grab and move trees, logs and brush to the burn pile. Plus you leave all the dirt behind. Its also a real nice back aid - you can saw logs and limbs standing up and it takes the pressure off branches so the chain saw doesn't bind up. See more at Front-End Loaders by Westendorf: loader for tractor, shade canopy, wagons, manure & landscaping equipment. Smallest unit starts at around $800 for set of two.

seem kind of westendorf specific with no details on how to attach. will this work with my b3030 w/ the quick attach option? let me know

 

[Westendorf-RR]

We have fit quite a few Kubota loaders, which model loader do you have? Currently we fit the 2710, BF-500, LA-302, 402, 480, 513, 680, 723, 950 and 1251. We fit new models all the time, we'll just need a few dimensions. If you have the skid steer adapter on your loader, the BC-7700 model is the version for you.

 

[rox]

Well our best method is very low cost. Get yourself some Blue poly tarps and pile on the brush and jsut hand drag it to the burn pile. We jsut did a massive pruning for 2 years of 1,400 olive trees and that is hwo we did it. Use a good lopers to lop off the branches. Anything lopped you throw on the tarp and hand drag to a burn pile. If the branch is to big for the lopers it stays on the limb. We ahve a littly 3PH carryall/cart and my hubby throws the wood in there and takes it to the wood pile. As he ahs time he attacks the woodpile and cuts it down to fireplace size.

Actually brush is not all that heavy to drag on a tarp and plus it is actually good excercize. I fill the tarps and drag and my husband mans the fire. I am afraid of the fire so this works best for us. It is possible to move acers and acers of brush on a tarp, beleive me I ahve doen it and it really isn't allt hat bad. Just takes effort is all. Then if you can believe it I hand rake everything to get up all the small sticks. We lay down nets for harvsting the olvies and the small sticks wreck the nets. Teh ahrdest part is just to start. Ideal is to have 2 or more people working as a team, makes the work more pleasent.

 

[cowsrus]

This tool will be the envy of the neighborhood, you'll clear the brush in no time at all with a pair of these... No chains, not getting off the tractor time and time again... Just grab and move trees, logs and brush to the burn pile. Plus you leave all the dirt behind. Its also a real nice back aid - you can saw logs and limbs standing up and it takes the pressure off branches so the chain saw doesn't bind up. See more at Front-End Loaders by Westendorf: loader for tractor, shade canopy, wagons, manure & landscaping equipment. Smallest unit starts at around $800 for set of two.

How about fitting other brand loaders such as a JD148. The idea of no extra outlets or valves/hoses is very appealing

 

[Westendorf-RR]

How about fitting other brand loaders such as a JD148. The idea of no extra outlets or valves/hoses is very appealing

Yes, we fit the 148 loader. The larger BC-5000 is the recommended unit. Front-End Loaders by Westendorf: loader for tractor, shade canopy, wagons, manure & landscaping equipment. This unit is quick attach and the female adapter is built into the BC-5000. You will need the male couplers for the end of your loader arms. This 5000 unit is heavier than the 3000 and 4000 units which don't require quick attach. The built-in adapter strengthens the attachment for use on the larger loaders and allows quick change between bucket and grapple without having to get off the tractor to lock them in place.

 

[ChuckinNH]

Well our best method is very low cost. Get yourself some Blue poly tarps and pile on the brush and jsut hand drag it to the burn pile. We jsut did a massive pruning for 2 years of 1,400 olive trees and that is hwo we did it. Use a good lopers to lop off the branches. Anything lopped you throw on the tarp and hand drag to a burn pile. If the branch is to big for the lopers it stays on the limb. We ahve a littly 3PH carryall/cart and my hubby throws the wood in there and takes it to the wood pile. As he ahs time he attacks the woodpile and cuts it down to fireplace size.

Actually brush is not all that heavy to drag on a tarp and plus it is actually good excercize. I fill the tarps and drag and my husband mans the fire. I am afraid of the fire so this works best for us. It is possible to move acers and acers of brush on a tarp, beleive me I ahve doen it and it really isn't allt hat bad. Just takes effort is all. Then if you can believe it I hand rake everything to get up all the small sticks. We lay down nets for harvsting the olvies and the small sticks wreck the nets. Teh ahrdest part is just to start. Ideal is to have 2 or more people working as a team, makes the work more pleasent.

That is one of those "why didn't I think of that" things. I may try that tomorrow here. I'm sure the tarp would slide easily on the snow, but I'm not sure about wading through it pulling the tarp. First trip has to be the hardest, right? I have some trimming to do, and still am without a tractor.

 

[RedDirt]

We didn't get your ice storm but got slammed pretty hard on the west coast last week. Most of our "damage" was a lot of wind blown branches; mostly small and fairly light stuff. For this type of clean up (after the snow is gone) I'll use my 2cuyd bucket. This is a high volume/light load plywood "bolt-on" bucket. Pretty easy and inexpensive to build. Less than $100 if you buy all materials and less than one day to build.

I posted building it here: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/112403-2cuyd-leaf-bucket-scut-works.html

And using it for fall leaf gathering here: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/112402-big-bucket-leaf-moving.html

If you have a lot of long branches to move (and don't have forks), for a "quick fix tool" I'd consider just "C" clamping a couple of 2x6 "forks" onto the FEL ("sandwich" the bucket bottom w/2-2x6's, long-reach "C" clap in front and maybe drill/bolt in back---or---just bolt a couple of 2x6 "forks" to the FEL bucket sides).

 

[workinallthetime]

well clean up is done, I found that my 7" long teeth on my tooth bar worked great. I was able to do some hauling but mostly was able to roll the brush to the pile. This had kind of a broom effect on the way and did a great job of cleaning up. I think a graple would be the best thing for this job as it would speed things up so sometime soon I may purchase one.
have a good one all

 

[gemini5362]

We have fit quite a few Kubota loaders, which model loader do you have? Currently we fit the 2710, BF-500, LA-302, 402, 480, 513, 680, 723, 950 and 1251. We fit new models all the time, we'll just need a few dimensions. If you have the skid steer adapter on your loader, the BC-7700 model is the version for you.

What kind of price range is the BC-7700 in.