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Gas-man · 12-13-2010, 07:57 PM

Hopefully this is the correct forum for this post.

I'm sure everyone here has thought of this already, but I discovered an easy way to pull up bushes. Follow the link >>> YouTube - Bush vs Winch #2

I also found a new way to destroy your sprinkler plumbing.

Roughshod · 12-13-2010, 08:25 PM

What kind of a Barbie Jeep winch needs a snatch block to pull up a tiny bush? I've accidentally uprooted MUCH larger stuff that on a single line!

jeep937 · 12-13-2010, 08:27 PM

I'm gonna do this now!

sprout4two · 12-13-2010, 08:37 PM

If you would have rolled your spare tire over to the winch line and ran the line over the tire then down to the bush it would pull it out much nicer.

That way the tire rolls with the winch cable and helps pull the bush tree whatever straight out of the ground.

billybob_81067 · 12-13-2010, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sprout4two

If you would have rolled your spare tire over to the winch line and ran the line over the tire then down to the bush it would pull it out much nicer.

That way the tire rolls with the winch cable and helps pull the bush tree whatever straight out of the ground.

Kinda like pulling a post with a pickup, a chain, and another post... I like your thinkin'!

Gas-man · 12-13-2010, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roughshod

What kind of a Barbie Jeep winch needs a snatch block to pull up a tiny bush? I've accidentally uprooted MUCH larger stuff that on a single line!

I didn't know Warn made 9000lb Barbie winches. If you have the equipment to make the job easier, why not use it?

Quote:

Originally Posted by sprout4two

If you would have rolled your spare tire over to the winch line and ran the line over the tire then down to the bush it would pull it out much nicer.

That way the tire rolls with the winch cable and helps pull the bush tree whatever straight out of the ground.

I didn't think of that. Seems like a good idea, but I don't think the strap would have held on to the bush if it were pulling up on it. It may just strip the branches off.

DILYSI Dave · 12-14-2010, 06:06 AM

I broke a 10,000# tow strap trying to pull out a damn sawgrass bush with the jeep. After that didn't work, I attacked it with a chainsaw until all of the grass was gone and just the root ball was left. Turns out the root ball on a 12' diameter sawgrass bush is rougly 4' in diameter. I'd have had better luck pulling out a fully grown pine tree.

On the upside, letting the exposed root ball sit there for about a year made it very easy to deal with. Dried out and dead, I was able to shovel it out in about 15 minutes.

12-13-2010, 07:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gas-man Still a newbie? Join Date: Aug 2007 Member # 97812 Location: CA Posts: 74	New gardening tool Hopefully this is the correct forum for this post. I'm sure everyone here has thought of this already, but I discovered an easy way to pull up bushes. Follow the link >>> YouTube - Bush vs Winch #2 I also found a new way to destroy your sprinkler plumbing. Last edited by Gas-man; 12-13-2010 at 07:59 PM.

12-14-2010, 06:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
DILYSI Dave Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Member # 87941 Posts: 253	I broke a 10,000# tow strap trying to pull out a damn sawgrass bush with the jeep. After that didn't work, I attacked it with a chainsaw until all of the grass was gone and just the root ball was left. Turns out the root ball on a 12' diameter sawgrass bush is rougly 4' in diameter. I'd have had better luck pulling out a fully grown pine tree. On the upside, letting the exposed root ball sit there for about a year made it very easy to deal with. Dried out and dead, I was able to shovel it out in about 15 minutes. Last edited by DILYSI Dave; 12-14-2010 at 06:08 AM.

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12-13-2010, 08:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Roughshod Wheeler Join Date: Jun 2005 Member # 48513 Posts: 242	What kind of a Barbie Jeep winch needs a snatch block to pull up a tiny bush? I've accidentally uprooted MUCH larger stuff that on a single line!

12-13-2010, 08:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
jeep937 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Member # 103610 Location: Dayton Ohio Posts: 2,217	I'm gonna do this now!

12-13-2010, 08:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
sprout4two Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Member # 31431 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 126	If you would have rolled your spare tire over to the winch line and ran the line over the tire then down to the bush it would pull it out much nicer. That way the tire rolls with the winch cable and helps pull the bush tree whatever straight out of the ground.