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Best method for uprooting shrubs and small trees
Posted on 4/13/24 at 10:18 am
Posted on 4/13/24 at 10:18 am
What have you found to be the best way to uproot old shrubs or small-trunked trees, assuming you can get a truck or ATV to them? I’ve been on the lookout for a used (cheap) nylon chocker with loops sewn in the ends. Rope with running bowline doesn’t seem to get good purchase because the knot itself gets in the way.
This post was edited on 4/13/24 at 10:20 am
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Posted on 4/13/24 at 10:59 am to turkish
Saw this last night on You Tube using 2 7/8 drill pipe drops:
LINK
Northern Tool also has several brush grubbers - that drill stem setup gets the job done.
Good channel - check out his solution to sqiurrel (spelling) in attic
LINK
Northern Tool also has several brush grubbers - that drill stem setup gets the job done.
Good channel - check out his solution to sqiurrel (spelling) in attic
This post was edited on 4/13/24 at 11:10 am
Posted on 4/13/24 at 11:31 am to turkish
whatever you do to pull it, put a log near the base to help it pull upwards. make a big difference. you can also use a Cable Winch Puller/ComeAlong sometimes when you can't get a truck or tractor to it. not sure what an atv will pull to be honest. would probably have to be pretty small.
Posted on 4/13/24 at 1:20 pm to OYB
If you don't have access to heavy wall pipe and are just pulling with a 4 wheeler look around for a piece of backyard galvanized fence post - there will be plenty in Slidell tornado path.
Posted on 4/13/24 at 4:15 pm to turkish
I use a tow chain (with hooks) and my tractor. Make a double wrap with the chain and then hook it to the chain going to the tractor bar
Nothing works better and I’ve tried it all. Yanking up tree volunteers at my place is a full time job
wait for a soaking rain or several days of rain, then yank. It’s 10x easier then
Nothing works better and I’ve tried it all. Yanking up tree volunteers at my place is a full time job
wait for a soaking rain or several days of rain, then yank. It’s 10x easier then
This post was edited on 4/13/24 at 4:18 pm
Posted on 4/13/24 at 4:58 pm to cgrand
Problem is sometimes shrubs are involved. Have crawl all up under em to wrap the chain tightly around the base and hook it. Thats why I’ve been looking for something that tightens on itself.
Posted on 4/13/24 at 5:45 pm to turkish
I would add that running an 18 volt sawzall with 12 " blade around the plant circumference works wonders (if you can get to it) when your pulling machine is lightweight.
And on those bushy shrubs - get your wife to help you
Just Kidding
And on those bushy shrubs - get your wife to help you
Just Kidding Posted on 4/13/24 at 8:25 pm to turkish
I’ve done it plenty times with a tow strap with loop ends. Run one end thru the other loop and put it around the bush and then the end goes over your trailer ball. Pull slowly and the lasso tightens around the bush. Works great and you don’t have to frick with dangerous chain.
Posted on 4/13/24 at 8:52 pm to Duck Island
I watched my neighbor pull up shrubs with a tow strap & a chevy truck. It was pretty cool seeing the water spray up in the air when the main water line was pulled up with the shrub roots 
Posted on 4/14/24 at 8:26 am to turkish
quote:A dyneema soft shackle might work.
I’ve been on the lookout for a used (cheap) nylon chocker with loops sewn in the ends.
Posted on 4/14/24 at 11:12 am to awestruck
Harbor Freight has slings under $20 - Yellow and lighter duty purple.
Posted on 4/14/24 at 6:24 pm to weadjust
Yikes. How does one determine if there’s a wrapped root around a line? Could be a gas line, too. I’d like to get a huge sago in the middle of my garden removed at some point if a landscaper wants to come yank it. Otherwise I’ll be paying for it to be done. Now this has me thinking I might just cut it down and keep it trimmed short.
Posted on 4/14/24 at 7:56 pm to turkish
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Best method for uprooting shrubs and small trees
A few pounds of tannerite should do the trick.
Posted on 4/14/24 at 10:10 pm to Dixie2023
Sago palms don’t have a big or strong root system. You can call 811, they will mark the underground utilities.
Posted on 4/14/24 at 10:13 pm to Duck Island
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I’ve done it plenty times with a tow strap with loop ends
Same here, or a timber hitch with a good rope. If you use a shovel and dig down cutting the roots two feet from the base, that helps.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 6:23 am to Dixie2023
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How does one determine if there’s a wrapped root around a line?
As someone else said, just call 311/811 and they’ll mark your yard. You can flag the area you’re working, and they focus specifically on that area.
If it’s close, or you’re over anxious, I’d also use the sawzall and just get to work by hand as much as you can. We had a bunch of bushes used for the property line, and it was close to the neighbors gas meter. So we just chopped them at the base, used a shovel to dig around and find the big roots, sawzall w 12” blade around the perimeter, then roll it around to find the roots underneath and just pull them up
Posted on 4/15/24 at 8:35 pm to Weekend Warrior79
Thank you. I’ll make note of what you both said here.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 9:19 pm to turkish
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Problem is sometimes shrubs are involved. Have crawl all up under em to wrap the chain tightly around the base and hook it.
Beat those shrubs with a long pole before crawling under them. I got lit up by yellow jackets one time pulling some overgrown shrubs from in front a house I once owned.
Crawled under and started moving things around and they hit me a dozen or so times before I could get from under the bush.
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