Brush Grubber

[Montana Rick]

View attachment 2994026
Hard to beat a chain and piece of pipe. Often use pipes on both ends of chain. Pipe bites the tree. If small trees are close, can pull several at a time. Easy to undo after pulling. Tried a grabber but didn’t work as well for me.

Spring cleaning around pastures and roads now before leafing out. Pulling encroachment trees, breaking off overhanging limbs and hauling off with Danuser Intimdator is pretty much hands free. A few trees and limbs will need to be polesaw cut.

What a great idea! Thank you for sharing as I need to remove lots of sister alder trees that just seem to proliferate. Rick

 

[shock]

Check these: Buckthorn Puller

View attachment 3046073

The long arm style is what I have:

View attachment 3045875

My Thread: Tree Puller?

What types of trees and diameter do you normally pull with it? What size skid loader?

 

[joecdeere]

Been doing the pipe and chain my whole life, I even went back a few years ago and cut teeth in the pipe end to make the bite even better on the slick “gum” tree’s and shrubs

 

[Xfaxman]

What types of trees and diameter do you normally pull with it?

Mostly cedar and oak up to 7 lnches

What size skid loader?

Not a skid loader, the Bobcat V417 is a compact telehandler.
Here is a dead oak tree:

It broke:

Here is another dead oak tree:

Took it to the pile in the ravine:

Here is a 5 inch by 15 foot cedar tree:

 

[Davenj4f]

Seems as though I have a ton of weed tree saplings that are too small for the chainsaw but large enough to yank out so I ordered the 'Brush grubber.. Anyone use one? Do they hold up? Gonna use it behind one of my M9's on the drawbar to yank them out. Got the 'heavy duty' model. Is it heavy duty enough for my 8K pound, 90 horse FWA Kubota or will I destroy it?

 

[Davenj4f]

Seems as though I have a ton of weed tree saplings that are too small for the chainsaw but large enough to yank out so I ordered the 'Brush grubber.. Anyone use one? Do they hold up? Gonna use it behind one of my M9's on the drawbar to yank them out. Got the 'heavy duty' model. Is it heavy duty enough for my 8K pound, 90 horse FWA Kubota or will I destroy it?

I've used one for years. It works, slips at times, but has been effective enough to have made getting it worthwhile. But I like the chain and pipe setup. Might make one.

 

[shock]

Mostly cedar and oak up to 7 lnches


Not a skid loader, the Bobcat V417 is a compact telehandler.
Here is a dead oak tree:
View attachment 3048789

It broke: View attachment 3048790

Here is another dead oak tree:
View attachment 3048791

Took it to the pile in the ravine:
View attachment 3048904

Here is a 5 inch by 15 foot cedar tree:
View attachment 3049565
View attachment 3049616
View attachment 3049757

Holy smokes! It must be holding up well! You buy the HD version?

 

[Xfaxman]

Holy smokes! It must be holding up well! You buy the HD version?

I do not remember if there were two versions of the Long Arm puller back in June of 2013 when I bought it, but would have ordered the HD version.

 

[ning]

I do not remember if there were two versions of the Long Arm puller back in June of 2013 when I bought it, but would have ordered the HD version.

View attachment 3051692View attachment 3051693

Can you swap a wedge for that pusher and use it as a splitter?

[I'd imagine the stroke is too short but that would be funny]

 

[shock]

I do not remember if there were two versions of the Long Arm puller back in June of 2013 when I bought it, but would have ordered the HD version.

View attachment 3051692View attachment 3051693

So the long arm one looks like you have to get close to the tree and swing into it (hard right turn) to then be able to close the jaws, as opposed to the others where you drive straight forward into the tree and close. Do I have that right?