Vines...

[k0ua]

I use my grapple attachment "grabber" I made to pull them out of the trees.

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums...d-grapple-bush-grabber.html?highlight=grapple

Post 33 has some grape vine pictures.

 

[IHDiesel73L]

We have grape vines and bittersweet that take over trees in CT. Once you cut out the bottom of the vine, they will dry up and die pretty quickly, but that makes them harder to remove as they will break easier and then you can't reach the higher vines. Can you pull them off with the tractor? Wrap it around the hooks on your bucket it you have them, or use a Grubber tool on a short chain.

I use my grapple attachment "grabber" I made to pull them out of the trees.

Not sure what the vines are like in your area but pulling the vines green that I have with the tractor could easily result in snapping the crown right out of the tree if not pulling the whole darn thing down. In addition to grapevine and poison ivy I've got some kind of nasty stuff that will actually braid and spiral around itself as well as trees and other vines-kind of looks like wisteria minus the pretty flowers. It averages anywhere from 2-4" thick and the bigger stuff you could darn near cut to length and split for firewood. From what I've been reading you have to find the "sweet spot" where the vines are green enough to not to just break a few feet from where you grab them but dead enough to lose their grip higher up. I'm going to try to get everything cut over the next two weeks or so and then start yanking in October/November and see what happens.