What attachments should you use on a tractor to clear land.

Reddogs · Jan 27, 2022

EverythingAttachments said:
Wicked Toothbar is a very reasonable addition to greatly strengthen and increase your bucket's ability to push over and rip up rubbish. I'll provide some visual feedback from customers!
Travis

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Now we are talking, were can I get one of those for a Kubota...

Reddogs · Jan 27, 2022

Gee Ray said:
You keep asking the same question in different forms. There is no magic way to clear the land. Your tractor has it's limits. Use it within it's limitations and you can get a lot of the clearing done. However it means you get off the tractor and cut down and remove what you can. It is going to be a lot of work. If you do not have the time or energy then you must pay someone else to bring in big machines to do it quickly.

Your L3301 is not designed to run a mulcher nor is it a bull dozer. About the best you can do with it is to cut down the trees and brushes, then stack the materials and burn it. If you are not allowed to burn then you must haul it to the dump. You can purchase a stump grinder for it's designed purpose. However if I remember right you have a gear drive tractor which will not hold up to the small and slow movements needed to operate the grinder. The HST would have allowed you to do this task.

This is a tool that might work if you had a HST. It would still be slow but it will cut down a lot of brush.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFLAr4hCGUA

It will remain an on going project to keep the plant life in Florida at bay. Your L3301 will be OK at running a bush hog to keep the plant life under control.

If your goal is to keep the brush away from your house you might look into buying or renting goats. They will require a bit of good fencing but they will quickly remove the undergrowth with in the trees of your property.

As I see it you must pick a goal and look at the options.

1) Invest a lot of time and energy to cut and haul away or burn your plant life with chainsaws and a grapple, then work on the stumps.
2) Sell the L3301 and buy a machine to do the work. A forestry muncher is a whole lot of money.
3) Rent the machines to do the work if you have the skills to run the machines.
4) Pay a contractor to do the work.
5) Build some fence and let the goats do the work for you. It will not get rid of the trees but it will remove the fuel for the fires.

JMHO

Well, Ive been using my JD 790 that way for 20 or more years, so didnt think the Kubota would be a lesser tractor.

Have tractor did travel · Jan 27, 2022

Reddogs said:
Well, the 'boss' gave me a 'budget', so got to work with what I am given, but she did agree for a attachment(s) to clear out the different acreage and lots we have to deal with.

Reddogs, You have a budget, but did not share with us. Why not ? That would probably skew the responses you receive.
I have the same problem as you. I bought a mini excavator and a Rud Mfg. forestry mulcher. I had other jobs for the mini-ex - I've torn down two building and am about to begin excavating the bank, behind a bank barn, that is slowly collapsing under the horizontal pressure of the bank.

EverythingAttachments · Jan 27, 2022

Reddogs said:
Now we are talking, were can I get one of those for a Kubota...

Here's the link https://www.everythingattachments.com/EA-Wicked-Tooth-Bar-for-Tractor-Buckets-p/eta-wtb.htm

We need to know the tractor model number, along with:

Exact inside bucket width?
Overall width of bucket, which includes the welded on edge?
Thickness of the welded, lower cutting edge?

I made this video to explain the measurements.
Travis

Reddogs · Jan 27, 2022

Have tractor will travel said:
Reddogs, You have a budget, but did not share with us. Why not ? That would probably skew the responses you receive.
I have the same problem as you. I bought a mini excavator and a Rud Mfg. forestry mulcher. I had other jobs for the mini-ex - I've torn down two building and am about to begin excavating the bank, behind a bank barn, that is slowly collapsing under the horizontal pressure of the bank.

If you have a 'boss', you have a budget..welcome to married life...LOL.

Rustyiron · Jan 27, 2022

Red there's a lot of answers here, don't take them the wrong way.
With 30/35 hp your tractor can be a lot of help but lots of hp and weight are necessary for this to be a job done from a seat alone. I have zero experience with forest fire clean up, but an idea of what you're dealing with and your desired results ie; pasture, park like or simply walkable would also help us to know.
Are you in a state that will limit your ability to burn?
Will they be up in your business as far as erosion concerns?
Hilly/flat?
We'll definitely give you our 2 cents that will hopefully be useful if we know a little more.

jjeff · Jan 27, 2022

Have tractor will travel said:
Reddogs, You have a budget, but did not share with us. Why not ? That would probably skew the responses you receive.
I have the same problem as you. I bought a mini excavator and a Rud Mfg. forestry mulcher. I had other jobs for the mini-ex - I've torn down two building and am about to begin excavating the bank, behind a bank barn, that is slowly collapsing under the horizontal pressure of the bank.

off topic, but curious Is that a RUT forestry mulcher? What's the specs on a yanmar V10 mini? weight and aux hydro flow. Finally how does the Mulcher work on it?

Reddogs · Jan 27, 2022

EverythingAttachments said:
Here's the link https://www.everythingattachments.com/EA-Wicked-Tooth-Bar-for-Tractor-Buckets-p/eta-wtb.htm

We need to know the tractor model number, along with:

Exact inside bucket width?

Overall width of bucket, which includes the welded on edge?

Thickness of the welded, lower cutting edge?

I made this video to explain the measurements.
Travis

Good deal, looks like that is a easy add on to the bucket.

Reddogs · Jan 27, 2022

Rustyiron said:
Red there's a lot of answers here, don't take them the wrong way.
With 30/35 hp your tractor can be a lot of help but lots of hp and weight are necessary for this to be a job done from a seat alone. I have zero experience with forest fire clean up, but an idea of what you're dealing with and your desired results ie; pasture, park like or simply walkable would also help us to know.
Are you in a state that will limit your ability to burn?
Will they be up in your business as far as erosion concerns?
Hilly/flat?
We'll definitely give you our 2 cents that will hopefully be useful if we know a little more.

I've had to fight runaway fires 3 times so we arent going to try that, but as for terrain, its south florida flat as can be. They watch any changes to the land real intense, but we can clear when a fire damages the trees and terrain, and with 3 there is ample opportunity right now.