What's your technique for removing trees/brush with your grapple? Here's mine....

[Richard]

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I get that's in a loop.... but it's hysterical none the less.

 

[two_bit_score]

I get that's in a loop.... but it's hysterical none the less.

Makes it more hysterical.

 

[tacticalturnip]

I'm going to go ahead and give this thread a bump, it's got some good information.

 

[Xfaxman]

I'm going to go ahead and give this thread a bump, it's got some good information.

Since you bumped it, I will add to it.

A mostly dead little tree on the back of the dam where we used to live:

Pushed it over with the Gorilla Grapple by extending the boom:

View from the seat of the root ball still half in the ground:

Grappled the roots and pulled it up:

It is out of the ground:

The grapple has a good grip on it:

Took it and the top that broke off to the burn pile:

 

[Piston]

Here is another option…

 

[Piston]

This is quick 45 second Timelapse showing the excavator pushing over some white pines

 

[Gordon Gould]

This is quick 45 second Timelapse showing the excavator pushing over some white pines

That seems to work !! How big are those pines ? By the way - Nice EX.

gg

 

[bcs001]

I'm on a large very wooded property that I have been slowly opening up. In the original post by Piston, he mentioned that some trees which were "very stable" required a little loosening around the roots. I also use a similar technique on 6"-10" dia. trees but have found some species have a center tap root WILL NOT budge even when digging around the perimeter. Those just have to be cut and the stumps either removed by more extensive digging and pulling or stump grinding.

Some of trees here that are "stable" have a radial root system that can be loosened. My most effective method that I have not seen mentioned yet is to use a heavy duty sub soiler to tear thru some of the roots. On the larger roots, I hook them with the the sub soiler then lift with the 3 point to break them.

Always helpful to see how others attack these common projects many of us perform with the variety of equipment.

 

[Piston]

That seems to work !! How big are those pines ? By the way - Nice EX.

gg

Mostly between 10”-24” with the occasional outlier.

 

[tradosaurus]

I've got a MX5400 and there is no way I'm pushing a tree over, roots and all.
And I'm talking trees that a 6" diameter.