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High Tensile Pulling Chain

.RC.

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What do they do to clean up the mess left behind? It's definitely a fast way to knock it all down but what a mess left

Run a fire through it a year or two later. In that sort of country, you are better off leaving it where it is rather then raking it all up.

Raking it all up makes the ground go hard due to the death of all the little creatures and organisms that normally live off rotting vegetation keep the soil soft, the rain can not penetrate the hard soil, then you start to get bare patches, and erosion. You then have to resort to deep ripping or something to loosen up the soil. That country is pretty poor quality.
 

old-iron-habit

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You rang......?


Thanks for posting the video Nige. It was interesting to say the least. Quite a difference from pulling one way or both. When pulling for cattle food like a couple years ago during the drought do they just pull one way, so the vegetation grows back faster?
 

old-iron-habit

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Actually it was more directed to them. I should have asked in a separate post. I am sure someone will respond. But then again, maybe I assumed that with your vast knowledge that you humbly share with us, that you do know everything. :D:D
 

Queenslander

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The timber in the clip, like most other here, has no nutritional value to stock.
The idea of pulling a second time at 180 degrees is just to flatten it as much as possible and maybe hook a little more out of the ground.
Mulga, which grows in the drier regions of SW Qld. and NW New South Wales, does have some nutritional value and is a valuable livestock feed in times of drought.
Usually only about 3 days worth is pushed or pulled at a time to keep in front of hungry stock.
 

epirbalex

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Akitio
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Must say I'm rather envious of chain pulling on flat ground . Using a gravity roller to clear steeper ground is slow work compared to wandering along beside another dozer off into the sunset .
 

Tones

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Ubique
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Epirbalex, a gravity roller would have been more challenging or frustrating fun in your part of the world. :D
For those of you who you may not understand, that country is as steep as a hens face
 

epirbalex

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Epirbalex, a gravity roller would have been more challenging or frustrating fun in your part of the world. :D
For those of you who you may not understand, that country is as steep as a hens face
It's still is challenging . I've upgraded from my 17-A to a D155. Extra funny being dragged off a ridge backwards with the D7 . Been a few times I've had to go look for the roller after a broken cable or after the winch jumped out of reverse and lost the end of it before I changed the winch brake from dry to a wet one .



at the end of the run the roller is running up a slope for a little way
 

FarmWrench

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Chaffee NY
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I miss scrub puller.

Would a chain work on sumac trees in the rather moist Western NY area?

We picked up a Bush hog 4.5" rated mower. We can't burn stuff now due to environmental rules.
 
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