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Michael A. Terrell Michael A. Terrell is offline
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Default Pulling rails from the ground


"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" wrote:

Ignoramus14649 fired this volley in
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This is quite clever. Have a leg down from the end of your boom, then
you can really apply enormous force without tipping.


Yeah, but guys have been 'popping' trees for decades with 26HP tractors
weighing 1800lb... you don't need a five ton tractor with a one-ton
counterweight!

I've pulled dozens of adult orange trees from clay-bearing soil with a
1948 Ford 8N tractor. Easy-peezy, if you know how (with NO damage to the
tractor or the driver).



One of my uncles cleared 20 acres of frozen out orange trees with an
old jeep, and some heavy chain. That was in Lake county, and over 30
years ago.

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