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tree pulling clamp?

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j. bean

09-27-2007 06:41:11




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I"m clearing a pasture and have a bunch of scrub pines to remove. Many are small enough to take out with a brush hog, but others are larger and I would like to remove them, roots and all. A friend of mine said he has seen an ad for a clamp that fits around the tree, and then you connect a log chain to the clamp and pull the tree out root and all. I"m talking about 2 to 3 inch diameter trees, not huge ones.

Anyone know of such a device? Any other thoughts or ideas on how to do this?

Thank you.

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brad siegmund

09-30-2007 05:37:27




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 Re: tree pulling clamp? in reply to j. bean, 09-27-2007 06:41:11  
they used to use a heavy board or log about 4-6' long? and notched or grooved on top. lean this against the tree. rope the tree low and run the rope up over the board through the notch and on to your tractor TOW BAR. When you pull this way it tends towedge the tree right UP and OUT roots and all. If the rope snaps it won't kill you like a chain or cable could.



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brad siegmund

09-30-2007 05:37:21




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 Re: tree pulling clamp? in reply to j. bean, 09-27-2007 06:41:11  
they used to use a heavy board or log about 4-6' long? and notched or grooved on top. lean this against the tree. rope the tree low and run the rope up over the board through the notch and on to your tractor TOW BAR. When you pull this way it tends towedge the tree right UP and OUT roots and all. If the rope snaps it won't kill you like a chain or cable could.



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Sunspot

09-28-2007 11:07:39




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 Re: tree pulling clamp? in reply to Grub, 09-27-2007 06:41:11  

ebolch said: (quoted from post at 01:55:17 09/28/07) I have what you are talking about. it is built like a set of ice tongs. A cable between the handles tightens the jaws, the harder you pull, the tighter they bite.


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Blue3992 (N Illinois)

09-27-2007 21:10:39




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 Re: tree pulling clamp? in reply to j. bean, 09-27-2007 06:41:11  
This probably goes without saying, but be careful.

Lots of folks have gotten hurt chaining tractors to trees. Do a search on these forums for "stump pulling" and you'll see what I mean.



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Final Word

09-27-2007 16:31:01




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 Re: tree pulling clamp? in reply to j. bean, 09-27-2007 06:41:11  
Make a loop out of chain, (bolt ends together or use a cold shut).Place the loop around the stump and put one end of the loop through the other end. This is what you pull on. The harder you pull, the tighter the loop gets around the stump.



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RayP(MI)

09-27-2007 14:22:28




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 Re: tree pulling clamp? in reply to j. bean, 09-27-2007 06:41:11  
Northern tool?



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RayP(MI)

09-27-2007 14:22:22




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 Re: tree pulling clamp? in reply to j. bean, 09-27-2007 06:41:11  
Northern tool?



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RayP(MI)

09-27-2007 14:22:21




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 Re: tree pulling clamp? in reply to j. bean, 09-27-2007 06:41:11  
Northern tool?



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ebolch

09-27-2007 10:55:17




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 Re: tree pulling clamp? in reply to j. bean, 09-27-2007 06:41:11  
I have what you are talking about. it is built like a set of ice tongs. A cable between the handles tightens the jaws, the harder you pull, the tighter they bite. Mine has a flat plate on one of the jaws that will swivel out and bite into real small trees. Like others said, make sure you have enough cable to keep from getting hit on the head when the trees start to fall. The hardest part is getting up and down off the tractor to move the cable and hook up to the next tree. Works better with two people.

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glennster

09-27-2007 08:56:27




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 Re: tree pulling clamp? in reply to j. bean, 09-27-2007 06:41:11  
if you have a loader, wrap the chain around the base, keep the loader low and pull straight up, tree should come up root ball and all for smaller trees. old timer showed me that, works pretty good.



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Sunspot

09-27-2007 08:42:07




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 Re: tree pulling clamp? in reply to j. bean, 09-27-2007 06:41:11  
I use a slip hook on the tree. The only problem I have is sometimes the pine trees snap off at the ground. I’d rather be able to pull the roots and all.

I’m thinking of using the drawbar to pull straight up. That is if the bar don’t bend.

Bob, I’ll check out your idea. Thanks for the tip.



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ric1

09-27-2007 08:35:56




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 Re: tree pulling clamp? in reply to j. bean, 09-27-2007 06:41:11  
i use what they call the loggers hook take a 3/8 chain go aroung the tree back around the chain and hook it back into itself just like a slip knot the more you pull the tighter it grabs the tree works great for me



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Bob Kerr

09-27-2007 08:31:26




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 Re: tree pulling clamp? in reply to j. bean, 09-27-2007 06:41:11  
I just use plain ol log chain. I wrap the hook end under the log and then wrap the hook end around the chain going to the drawbar. It is basily a slip knot that way and the harder you pull the tighter it gets and is easy to get losened back up than wrapping it several times. You can also go to the tractor photo section where I posted a log loading device I made. You can use that to pull tree stumps out also. It will give a more vertical lift depending on how you have the a frame set.

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TimV

09-27-2007 07:38:11




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 Re: tree pulling clamp? in reply to j. bean, 09-27-2007 06:41:11  
We've got one that's older than the hills. It has an additional smaller set of jaws bolted to the main set that you can swivel out to get additional grip. It works fine on small stuff provided that you use a long enough chain so the top doesn't smack you when you pull the tree out. Problem is that if you use a long chain it tends to slip as you're pulling sideways on the tree instead of upward.

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Ken Crisman

09-27-2007 07:07:29




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 Re: tree pulling clamp? in reply to j. bean, 09-27-2007 06:41:11  
I made a cinching chain years ago . I bought a big 1/2 in. high tensile bull ring & used a chain repair link & added it to about 20 ft. of chain . That way I"m hopefully far enough away from the top hitting me . Its worked great for more than pulling down trees .HTH ! Please be careful & use your head for more than having a top land on it . God bless, Ken



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CWL

09-27-2007 06:49:34




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 Re: tree pulling clamp? in reply to j. bean, 09-27-2007 06:41:11  
I use a 3/8" log chain with a clevis on one end instead of a hook. Wrap the chain around the tree several times starting with the clevis on the opposite side of the tree that you are going to pull from. Then run the hook end of the chain through the clevis and hook to the draw bar. As the chain pulls down the clevis will let it cinch into the tree for a good grab. Works great about 98% of the time. Sometimes it will still slip on really small trees.

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Richard Carlson

09-27-2007 07:29:14




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 Re: tree pulling clamp? in reply to CWL, 09-27-2007 06:49:34  
I put a grab hook on a 5/16 chain and wrap the chain around the tree a couple of times and hook the hook fairly tight and pull away. works most of the time. I've pulled a lot of cedar trees this way.They pull easier after a rain.



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