[AT] Spam> Clearing scrub brush

Mike M meulenms at gmx.com
Sat Jan 23 11:34:16 PST 2016


Oh, I forgot to mention the thorny locust trees that have taken over as 
well, I will surgically remove these, as I've grown to have healthy 
respect for them..

Mike M

On 1/23/2016 1:47 PM, Cecil R Bearden wrote:
> 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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