Who has used a Skid stear with tree shear attachment?

[Mace]

A tractor is on my bucket list... Just waiting on funds little by little

[CentexRancher]

Backhoe would eat right through that cedar no problem. Would probably not even need to use the backhoe on the dead ones, just the loader..... On another note, dont see why not use a dozer, land looks rough and hard anyways. Doesnt look like nice soft soil.... I say doze, it will look the same if not better than it does now who knows the dozer may bring up some nice dirt instead of all that rock.

[Mace]

Up top for all y'all cedar clearers

[JeffJ]

In rocky country a dozer will make any spots with good grass a mine field of rocks. We had a dozer for ten years. We sold it and bought a tree shear. Best decision ever.

[Mace]

JeffJ can the tree shear cut the stump short enough to run a brush hog over?

[Hvac]

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[glen]

I have 10 acres and I have cleared most of it with a 50HP tractor with loader. I bought it used and it isn't in the best shape but it starts and pushes. On large cedar I just take the bucket and put it up high and push until I loose traction (usually breaks some roots loose) then goto the other side and push over. On small cedar (less than volleyball size) I just drive over with loader set about 7 feet up.

[stx]

A good skid steer with a shear would be your best bet for a place like that. You should be able to clear it all in about a weekend. You can just latch on to the dead cedars with the shear and pull them right out with little disturbance. The live ones you can cut off at or below ground level.

[Mace]

P.M. returned HVAC

[huntresss]

We had a bunch of cedar in our pastures when we first bought them and have had some dozed and some cleared with tree shears. Both have their pros and cons. The nice thing about cedars is that they have a very shallow and compact root system, so don't leave huge holes like the hardwoods did. The dozer cleared all the brush, but also scalped off much of our topsoil, making it hard to grow good grass in those pastures. They also pushed a lot of dirt and rocks onto the brush piles, making them hard to burn and level after the burn. The shears on the other hand only removed the larger trees and left small brush that we had to go back and cut. We had the guy running the shears cut the trees off just below ground level. There was oj visible stump left, and we were able to brush hog over it. He also stacked the brush piles, which had no rocks or dirt, so we could burn. Those piles burned to the ground and required no further work. Also, since we hired both the dozer and bobcat work out, the tree shears were much less expensive in the long run. Good luck to ya, and congrats on the new land!

[BTGuard]

Only think I have to say is if you get a skidloader with rubber tracks, watch out for stumps. A 3" cedar stump can pop right through a rubber track

[CentexRancher]

I have no experience with one but I have seen adds around the hull country for the "cedar eater"... maybe give them a try

[Wayno]

Wouldn't something like this work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KmChCEITe8

I want to rent this just to drive it...and I don't even have any land to clear.

[JeffJ]

JeffJ can the tree shear cut the stump short enough to run a brush hog over?

Yes. We typically will shred a field after we get the cedar cleared out. If you have a stump over a couple inched tall you are doing it wrong.

[Mace]

Yes. We typically will shred a field after we get the cedar cleared out. If you have a stump over a couple inched tall you are doing it wrong.

Thanks for the info ... Actually rented one from the local rental shop... It was a beast...