Brush grabber type - which one?

[M59]

I have ongoing needs to pull garbage trees around the property to keep things neat and have been slacking off on this to the point where I really need to start attacking this. We're talking about small trees up to maybe 2-3" max and clumps of small stuff mainly, buckthorn, poplars, basswood, and other misc junk/weeds. I haven't used one of these before and it looks like 2 main styles: 1. the Pincher style, and the Chain loop style, like the pics below

Please provide some estimate of the amount of "stuff" you need or want to get rid of and keep under future control and also how much time you want to spend now and into the future.

I personally use the backhoe with thumb and pluck out everything up to 6" dia. but you have other choices such as a quick attach set of tree jaws.
These rely on the FEL curl function so loader arms sit on ground and you curl up to pull out unwanted stuff.
Some suggested sites to give idea on renting an attachment:

Intimidator Tree Puller | Danuser

www.danuser.com

Tree Jaws Tree Puller

Tree Jaws Tree Puller is made in the USA by Grace Manufacturing. See photos, features, and specs on this heavy duty tree and fence remover.

treeterminator.com

Tree Puller - CMP Attachments

Tree Puller Our hydraulic tree puller jaws make easy work of uprooting small trees, removing posts, and tearing up brush & roots with your skid steer. An oversized clamping cylinder and unmatched build quality ensures this simple attachment stands up to years of use for your forestry, farm, or...

www.cmpattachments.com

I've never used choker chain or a pinch type thingy since they are both time consuming and the pinch type thingy only closes under load. How as a one person operation are you going to affix it to a tree and then walk back to tractor without thingy falling off trunk?

Hope this helps.

 

[Smokeydog]

The pipe bites and pinches the sapling or group of sprouts.
Danuser Intimdator is just too much fun.
Piranha toothbar on bucket very effective in pulling underbrush out of the ground. Can clear areas faster and cleaner than a grapple. Can’t carry debris as well. In all cases the ground conditions effect results. Try to do most clearing in early spring.