Pics of more of the brush piles created by the dozer. You'll see these are more or less whole trees that were knocked down as they cleared in order to build the fence. It looks like they were just pushed into the trees on our property. Again, we probably have 8 or 10 of these.
Question: What if we used the tractor and some heavy cable to drag each tree to someplace we can "process" them? Would a 30 hp. tractor pull a '60 tall tree with a big, ugly root ball? Is it safe?
What if the cable "lets go?" Can it snap back and hit you?
Again, we're new to all this and trying to figure out how to deal with the carnage left behind by the previous owner.
Thanks for the guidance...
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Use the tractor to pull from the pile, snip 'em to manageable length to skid.
30hp and a low gear will move them, but ya wont be skidding them.
You might end up having to buck a few in the pile, and that is damn dangerous, so work around that best you can. Shifting logs in a pile squish people to a bloody/snotty pulp. Never take a pile at face value, between gravity and spring tension, piles are just waiting to release tons of energy in some direction or another.
Cables do whip, so do chains. Avoid shock loading either one, and attach as low as possible on the draw bar, and NOT the lift arms.
Use good 70 grade chain and shackles, and avoid cheapo chineese steel rope.
Lots of times, skidding backwards comes in handy and can be safest.
Good luck to ya, and have fun with it.
Stay safe!
Dingeryote