Atv

[treespec]

Does anyone here use ATV's for tree work? I do, and they're excellent for back-yards w/limited access.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I know a couple of people doing it. I used a cart to drag brush when I was working at the golf course.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

My ATV is used on almost every job that we do. ON the back I have a rig to haul brush and logs. The front end has been worked over too. The winch is tucked under the front rack, there is a t-shaped bollard for rigging welded to the center of the heavy duty bumper and there is a concrete filled counterweight that can be removed with two pins. If I had to give up machinery, I would give up my chipper before I would let go of my quad.

A couple of weeks ago I had to flop an eight inch diameter pine. When it was on the ground, I choked the whole tree and dragged it to the chipper in one piece. There was only two tiny twigs left to clean up and I didn't have to bust my back to move the tree.

Tom

 

[Timothy Kasulin]

great ideas Tom have a small bucket loader I use that easily fits in most yards but i wonder if there is some sort of grapple I can use to fit the 3 point hitch do you know of any thing

 

[buckkillr8]

Tom did you make the t-shaped bollard on the front? I'd like to see a picture of how you did it

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I want a picture of the converted School Bus!

 

[sgreanbeans]

we used a gator, a riding mower and a zero tuen to do that stuff, however non ever produced great results, i think we will get a qaud this year

 

[DDM]

Oooo a toy you can write off! Hmmmm it probably would be easier to write a quad off than the go-cart my daughter wants.