[AT] Spam> Clearing scrub brush

[Cecil R Bearden]

I have a bunch of scrub hackberry and Bois D'Arc trees that have grown 
up due to not grazing cattle for a long time.  My 110B Cat trackhoe 
takes them out really easy now that the ground is soft.  Piling them up 
and then dozing out of the way is the real problem as I have to rebuild 
the cylinders on the Case dozer or overhaul the D6 .

Cecil in OKla


On 1/23/2016 12:22 PM, Mike M wrote:
> Thanks for the insight, looks like I'm in for a big project; I think
> I'll try making several wraps with the chain and see if I can get it to
> bite. The stuff I have growing grows in clumps and gets to a certain
> height, then starts back towards the ground. If I can get the majority
> of that out, the rest I should be able to brush hog. My brush hog is a
> John Deere model, but is considered light duty, I would be shearing pins
> left and right. I would have been able to get started, but we've had
> some really cold nights, and not much snow, so ground is pretty frozen.
>
> Regards,
> Mike M
>
>
> On 1/23/2016 8:07 AM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
>> Sounds small enough to mow it down with a heavy bushog. The drawback to that
>> is you have the stumps sticking up for a few years making walking difficult
>> and potentially causing trouble for tires. If there isn't much overgrowth,
>> pull them up one at a time using a chain or the grabber you mentioned, 2
>> people would make this go easier. Anyone got a root rake style blade on a
>> dozer nearby? To me that would be the best as it would remove tree and
>> roots. Then harrow/disc the land to get it level. If the trees are scattered
>> about, a heavy duty weed eater with a brush blade does a great job on small
>> stuff. 2" is kind of pushing it, and you have to deal with the stumps. Maybe
>> make something to go on a FEL? Wonder if you had a rear 3pt scoop if it
>> would work? You'd have to set it to dig under the root and then pry it out
>> with the hydraulics. If it worked there would still be a lot of handwork
>> moving debris and then you would have lots of holes to contend with.
>>
>> John Hall
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mike M
>> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 12:45 AM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: [AT] Spam> Clearing scrub brush
>>
>> I have about 2-1/2 acres of land to clear for pasture, that is over
>> grown with scrub brush; here in Michigan that consists of  1"-2" "trees"
>> about 10-12' tall, that have taken over, and it's _thick_. I see ads for
>> grubbers to pull this brush out by the roots (Northern Tool), but they
>> run about $75 and it looks like it's a one by one process, which would
>> take forever.  I would be interested in learning any old school tricks
>> for pulling this stuff out.  Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mike M
>>
>>
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