I have an over abundance of very large cedar trees. I have a 30HP MFWD with a front end loader and a 5 foot medium duty brush hog. Cedar trees up to 4 inches I brush hog. On hilly pastures I do not have plans for cultivation, I chain saw the cedars at ground level and leave the stump to rot. In three to four years the stump will decay. On level fields in need immediate cultivation, I remove the entire cedar tree. I have been digging under the roots from the trees drip line to the trunk with the FEL. The tractor stops and the tires start to dig in when I hits the cedar trunk. I then push over the trees with the FEL, shake the tree to remove soil from the root ball and back blade the soil into the hole and tire ruts. The entire tree root balls and all is dragged off to the burn pile. On really large cedar trees, trunks in excess of 12 inches of which I have many, I have to excavate completely around the tree and then push from all directions with the FEL several feet off the ground to topple the tree. This procedure is time consuming and hard on my equipment. <br>The new plan is to first sub soil completely around the tree and then push the cedar tree to expose the root ball and then dig under the root ball with the FEL. In order to get close enough to the tree to hit the roots with the Sub-soiler, I anticipate that I will have to de-limb the bottom six feet of the trunk. Not really a problem because cedars in excess of 12 inches have commercial value and needed to be delimbed for market. I will let you know how the sub-soiler method works out.
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