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Finally going to have to do something with some of the pastures as far as getting rid of trees. I have enough to do to justify buying a skid steer with a tree shear or similar cutting device rather than hiring it done, and then possibly I could pick up some extra work in the summers when bills are long and income is short.

I have run a Bobcat quite a bit loading bales of cardboard, shredded paper, etc, but the Bobcat the City has is a smaller model that will only lift about 1200-1500 pounds.

What are the pros and cons of various makes and models, (Bobcat, Cat, Deere, Case, etc.)

Anyone have advice on cutting devices? The Bobcat dealer rents out a Wichita Tree Shear. I need something that will cut at or nearly ground level, as we may decide to hay some of the pastures again in the future, and sickles and guards can get expensive.

What do you have, or what would you recommend? Tracks or tires? Thoughts?
 
the_jersey_lilly_2000 said:
Didn't Haymaker have one of those attachements for his????
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i think so...that pic came up last night on the side of the index page. i checked it out, nice lookin' outfit
 
Whitewing said:
What's the tree shear thingy look like and do they all have 'em?
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it is just an attachment, that would fit most, if not... the more common skidsteers(new holland, bobcat, etc.)
 
the_jersey_lilly_2000 said:
http://www.sidneyattachments.com/?gclid=CKOA5t_Ypp4CFQEhDQod-mSZmQ

Some pictures for ya Whitewing.
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Thanks JL. I was being really lazy. :? :oops:

I´m wondering about attachments to pick up rocks. Are thre?
 
the_jersey_lilly_2000 said:
Yeap ....

http://www.equipmentland.com/categories/attachments/rock_picker/index.shtml
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You're fast. I was looking but wasn't having much luck. :?

Rocks I've got. :p
 
Yes,I have one.........yes they work good,yes tracks makes em better but that dont mean you caint stick one ask Denny :roll: I like the tracks for stackin brush piles tight,just run over em,till they are good and tight
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http://www.treeshears.com/ranchaxe14/default.htm

good luck
 
Have seen several folks use one of these on their place and the electric coop came thru our place a few years ago clearing underneath a power line right of way with a much larger one. They ground up trees as large as 18 inches in diameter.

http://www.wikco.com/brushmulcher.html
 
Bleared 400 acre in a month, cedar and thick, when you get the hang of it everything goes fairly quick, try to stay away from the foot controled shear activation, the same foot, twice a tree sure makes the a** go numb by 9 or so the rest of the day is tough and next to impossible to trade feet. the tires with out air really held up good probaby 2-3 years in really tough rocks, stumps. the atttachments for the skid steers are really useful down here the pear rake gets a lot of use :)
 
I have a John Deere skid steer. I rented a tree cutter this summer and can't for the life of me remember the name of the thing. It was heavy..real heavy. Two big hydraulic cylinders. The one thing I learned is: make sure you have high flow hydraulics. You've got to have high flow for a tree clipper/cutter/saw. Renting the clipper was a much more affordable option than buying. Less than $200 for the weekend as opposed to $6-8 thousand.
Tracks would be nice but my JD dealer told me to leave the bolt-on tracks alone as they would be hard on the transmission. With tracks, I could have gotten more trees cut in some very inaccessible places. I'd sure be lost without my skid steer.
 
We have one on a Bobcat that works real good. Think saftey with these all the time. Ours jumps and bumps and has tipped over once. They are very difficult to use on slopes, holes and hills. Using these in thick brush one can cut out but can not get out of the cut trash.
I like it to pull up bushes and scrub trees and ceders buy the roots. Using the bucket is the best however they also make a brush pusher but by the time one unhooks it back and forth its more truoble thanits worth.
Maybe the short wheel base on the bobcat is out problem. They can spin on a dime.
 
DejaVu
I have a John Deere skid steer. I rented a tree cutter this summer and can't for the life of me remember the name of the thing. It was heavy..real heavy. Two big hydraulic cylinders. The one thing I learned is: make sure you have high flow hydraulics.
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Is the one you are talking about a Marshal Saw? A friend of mine has one and it has nearly worn him out running over all the pastures they have. It is on an S-300 and it has grouser tracks on it.
I see several kinds of the "tree cutters" around here Marshal saw, Dymax, Longford machine saw, and a couple that I can't remember. Depends on size of tree which I would be the most likely to want the bigger ones (8" & up) the Dymax and the Marshall saw do a fine job on. For the smaller ones (especially 4" or smaller) I would give the edge to the longford machine saw. Hope this helps..
As far as what brand what is the closest dealer that has the best service? The first thing a tree cutter learns is that the tree game is hard on stuff. I would personally pick a Bobcat as that is my most familiar and closest mechanic/parts. Not to mention that I have seen how well a bobcat can take the abuse. Not to say the others don't but personal experience has to give the edge to Bobcat.

http://www.marshalltreesaw.com/

http://dymaxinc.com/
 
Wow TexasBred, that's the lowest price I've seen on those mulchers. I was looking at the TimerAxe ones for about $45K (PTO). I hired a guy with one on a skid loader last year, took a little longer then I had hoped, but did a good job. He charged something like $700/day. I got a quote from a guy with one on an excavator at like $210/hour, plus transportation one way. This year I bought a root grapple for my 640 loader and cut 4800' of fence line about 20-30' back to the stone wall before installing permanent fence. We cut it all by hand then used the root grapple to stack it. That took way longer then I planned. The guy helping me left a few too long and I had one go in my tire. I rented a tracked skid loader, worked good but with the wet conditions at the time I slipped a track. It didn't have a door on the cab, I wouldn't recommend that, I almost got a stick in the face. I like the mulchers, keep in mind you'll use a lot of fuel. They make them for forage harvesters, if you had a lot to do, finding someone to hire would be the most efficient.

I've had an eye on this thing
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http://www.turbo-saw.com/tractorsaw.htm

I think I was quoted something like $5500, plus shipping to me was around $1000, but that was when fuel was high.
 

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