[AT] Clearing scrub brush

[Mike M]

I like that idea Brian, thanks. I bet I could fabricate something that 
would clamp on my bucket and pull the trees straight up out of the 
ground. Not quite as easily as an excavator though!

Mike M


On 1/23/2016 3:01 PM, Brian VanDragt wrote:
> My dad is a land clearing and excavating contractor and he made this tool
> that fastens to his excavator bucket for pulling out fine brush.  Using the
> regular bucket and thumb would make a mess of the ground taking this small
> stuff out.  If you have a tractor with a loader, maybe you could make
> something like this that clamps to the bucket or even a three point hitch
> version.
> Brian
>
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> 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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