OldGuyDIY 2.0 $18 DIY Brush Grubber In Action Pulling Trees Making ATV Trail Best Homemade Grabber
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
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I saw one of your other videos that showed the device but didnt show it in action. Actually seeing how you used it was fantastic. Great tool, thankyou! Now I've got to rummage through the shop and find some pipe!
You are welcome. I am confident you will be pleased when you put it to work. This tool puts the tree or shrub in the Bulgarian pretzel hold so it will not slip. The up force, whether provided by a tractor loader or three point or a tire under the chain at the tree, and the weight and power of the pulling vehicle will determine how large a tree you can displace. Have fun.
Great tips man thank you!
You are welcome.
SO COOL 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸
Thank you.
Have you tried your grubber mounted low on the tree with the chain over a tire? Pulling the tree up first. I've seen big stumps pulled out using that method.
Yes, I have. My tractor is so light that I don't gain much. Hooking the grubber low, running it over a tire and then pulling with a 6,000 pound suburban allowed me to pull several trees I couldn't budge with the tractor.
That shorty/whip chain is the plug
Really nice I will copy your design, i think a piece of rebar will work well for the pin.
Thank you. I agree, rebar less than 3/8" diameter should work well. A framing nail will also do the job. The pin is only under load until you start to take up the tension on the chain. I used the dowel, a pencil would also work, because I don't want to risk leaving a small piece of steel in the woods to be run over or stepped on later.
Thanks.
Our group of a dozen or so individuals maintain hundreds of miles of single-track dirt bike trails in West Virginia. We are constantly maintaining, clearing, and creating trails. These are side-of-mountain inaccessible paths to anything but dirt bikes, mountain pedal bikes, or old-school hiking.
Our tool of choice? A folding boot saw for an out-of-pocket cost of $30.
I have cut literally hundreds of such small trees off at ground level manually.
Is there a reason for the full root ball removal of a pull process? Seems to me, a whole lot of extra work for no benefit. But, maybe I'm missing something?
The reason I take the root ball is to eliminate the possibility of a four wheeler or tractor puncturing a tire on the little bit of stump that remains after cutting down a tree. It is less work and expense to remove the root structure than it is to recover a stranded vehicle and repair or replace the tire. I applaud your willingness to take out hundreds of small trees with a hand saw. At this point in my life, a chainsaw is my tree cutter of choice. When using a chainsaw, I normally cut an inch above ground level to ensure that my chain doesn't make contact with the dirt, thereby more quickly dulling the chain. In my experience, leaving a 1" trunk stub invites punctured tires in the future. Thank you for asking.
@@OldGuyDIY Gotcha!
I was wondering if my 25 hp Kubota could handle this, but it looks like it can! My fenceline has loads of brush, but i can’t really hold a chainsaw for too long or get down to get them. This might do the trick (roughly same trunk size).
If you can put tension on the tree trunk, lifting up with the front end loader or rear three point, and you are patient and go back and forth a few times, I suspect you will win the battle of man v tree. Good luck.
Would work a lot better if you were hooked closer to the ground
I hooked it up high for additional leverage. I was unable to dislodge trees this size with my little tractor when hooked at ground level.