Wrap a chain around the base of the shrub, hook the other end to the back of the tractor. You get more root ball, and loosen the soil. Makes cleanup a whole lot easier too. Looks like you had a ton of fun!
@burkhola what would be a good suggestion? I've been just digging them out/using bucket loader on a tractor. Been thinking of attaching some longer teeth to it wondering if that'd make it more efficient
@@WildBillyGardening A tree/bush transplanter (has an inverted cone to get the roots and dirt). Or a dozer with rippers. Also I have seen purpose built machines that could pluck out a whole field in a day or two - not specifically for palmetto, but would work for it. I have no idea who makes them or even what they are called.
Wow brotha you need some gloves on! I'm wincing watching you handle those branches with your bare hands. Anyway. I live in Tampa and I just went to war with a 60ft x 12ft strip of palmettos just on the other side of my fence. I did this 3 years ago but did not know about their resiliency. This time I cut the palms to the dirt. then exposed the trunks and chainsawed slices and drilled holes in the roots. Soaked them in a combination of Triclopyr and Spectracide (weed and grass killer) mix. Back-braking work for sure. But I had an infestation that was threatening to move into my backyard! I'll tend to it now every 6 weeks or so, cutting the suckers down and applying herbicide until they are done-in!!
I’m currently battling a palmetto in my back yard. I’ve cut it back 6 times already and still new growth. I’m working on getting the roots out but it’s such a hard process when you don’t have the right equipment.
I bought a B series, new in 2014. Trust me when I tell you, there are things your gonna want to do that having the backhoe is worth it’s weight in gold! Also check into the skid steer adapter for the front bucket, that way you can latch other attachments on the loader, pallet forks, boom arm etc. The forks are really handy! Put heavy stuff on pallets, easy to move around. 👍
A stick of dynamite might would've helped. Lol. I cleared my deer plot that was full of them. I cut the top with a bush hog then popped the roots out with a turn plow. Of course mine were not as dense as yours. You mentioned a stump bucket. That could be the ticket. Good luck!
They 've been clearing land around me and charge $1500-3000 depending the size and the palmettos grow straight back because they don't go deep enough in the ground. with the machines. 11:44 They have to redo it . I got rid of mine with a chainsaw, hatchet, vinegar, salt and for 2 clusters from hell, I used a bit of clorox bleach with the salt. And no, you can not burn palmetto stumps. I think they can withstand a nuclear attack. It's an amazing plant and the lower part is edible
Had to get rid of tons of palmettos by hand, still have a bunch. They're tough sobs. The best way I found is the to cut the surface level then move the area as they try to peek back up. This kills them eventually. Def better with a tractor though.
Wished I had those saw palmettos growing here they make good shrubs I would of gotten all those roots and planted them if they will grow from the roots
I'm about to get rid of 3 or 4 of em. 1st I cut em down to the ground. Now ima drill'in holes all over them things. Douse em with Kerosene, Lite em up and put a 55 gallon oil drum over em. I'll letyaknow how it goes 👍
Reminds me of when I had to remove a Yucca tree and wrapped a cable around it to pull it out and the steel cable sliced through it like a cheese cutter. When I lived in California no yucca plant in Minnesota. Cool music Haxman.
We had a whole fence line of these nasty palmettos taken out. It wasn’t done right. A guy came in with a machine, cleared and chopped them all at once leaving roots everywhere. He had to come back move piles of debris into back woods. Then another guy came back. He had to pull out so many still sticking up under the dirt. Things still haven’t been leveled right & it cost us $5000!
Wrap a chain around the base of the shrub, hook the other end to the back of the tractor. You get more root ball, and loosen the soil. Makes cleanup a whole lot easier too. Looks like you had a ton of fun!
I was going to say that same thing
For sure, but for me I have so many small palmettos to remove (acres) that I can't be bothered to wrap a chain around every one haha
@@WildBillyGardening
Lol, yeah. There’s better equipment for your job, for sure.
@burkhola what would be a good suggestion? I've been just digging them out/using bucket loader on a tractor. Been thinking of attaching some longer teeth to it wondering if that'd make it more efficient
@@WildBillyGardening
A tree/bush transplanter (has an inverted cone to get the roots and dirt). Or a dozer with rippers. Also I have seen purpose built machines that could pluck out a whole field in a day or two - not specifically for palmetto, but would work for it. I have no idea who makes them or even what they are called.
Wow brotha you need some gloves on! I'm wincing watching you handle those branches with your bare hands. Anyway. I live in Tampa and I just went to war with a 60ft x 12ft strip of palmettos just on the other side of my fence. I did this 3 years ago but did not know about their resiliency. This time I cut the palms to the dirt. then exposed the trunks and chainsawed slices and drilled holes in the roots. Soaked them in a combination of Triclopyr and Spectracide (weed and grass killer) mix. Back-braking work for sure. But I had an infestation that was threatening to move into my backyard! I'll tend to it now every 6 weeks or so, cutting the suckers down and applying herbicide until they are done-in!!
I’m currently battling a palmetto in my back yard. I’ve cut it back 6 times already and still new growth. I’m working on getting the roots out but it’s such a hard process when you don’t have the right equipment.
I bought a B series, new in 2014.
Trust me when I tell you, there are things your gonna want to do that having the backhoe is worth it’s weight in gold!
Also check into the skid steer adapter for the front bucket, that way you can latch other attachments on the loader, pallet forks, boom arm etc. The forks are really handy! Put heavy stuff on pallets, easy to move around. 👍
Oh, that hurts my feelings. I want some of those so badly.
I wanna hang out with you. You crack me up with your humor. Enjoy watching the videos just for the entertainment.
A stick of dynamite might would've helped. Lol. I cleared my deer plot that was full of them. I cut the top with a bush hog then popped the roots out with a turn plow. Of course mine were not as dense as yours. You mentioned a stump bucket. That could be the ticket. Good luck!
I would love to have one of those palmettos
They are hard to transplant around here. My one palmetto seems to be declining in size although it is 20 years old.
They 've been clearing land around me and charge $1500-3000 depending the size and the palmettos grow straight back because they don't go deep enough in the ground. with the machines. 11:44 They have to redo it . I got rid of mine with a chainsaw, hatchet, vinegar, salt and for 2 clusters from hell, I used a bit of clorox bleach with the salt. And no, you can not burn palmetto stumps. I think they can withstand a nuclear attack. It's an amazing plant and the lower part is edible
Well done Haxman, it is a learning curve to operate that Kubota. Your right, that saw is overkill, but i like it.
I figure it's better to err on having too much saw than not enough. 😄
Had to get rid of tons of palmettos by hand, still have a bunch. They're tough sobs. The best way I found is the to cut the surface level then move the area as they try to peek back up. This kills them eventually. Def better with a tractor though.
Send some to me.
Wished I had those saw palmettos growing here they make good shrubs I would of gotten all those roots and planted them if they will grow from the roots
I want some, too.
I'm one of those guys that really doesn't like modern comedy.But that pop tart bit was amazing .
I'm about to get rid of 3 or 4 of em.
1st I cut em down to the ground.
Now ima drill'in holes all over them things. Douse em with Kerosene, Lite em up and put a 55 gallon oil drum over em.
I'll letyaknow how it goes 👍
Actually got a pop tart ad during this
😄
Ratchet rake would have worked great on those palmettos
Reminds me of when I had to remove a Yucca tree and wrapped a cable around it to pull it out and the steel cable sliced through it like a cheese cutter. When I lived in California no yucca plant in Minnesota. Cool music Haxman.
These things are a nightmare no matter what. Thanks!
Certainly happy Idaho doesn't have those trees.
Rent an excavator. Second option, a grapple.
Dam that looks like a lot of work! But you got a cool walking stick out of it 👍🤣🍻
Almost bit off more than I could chew. This job was how I justified the tractor purchase so I had to make it work. 😂
We had a whole fence line of these nasty palmettos taken out. It wasn’t done right. A guy came in with a machine, cleared and chopped them all at once leaving roots everywhere. He had to come back move piles of debris into back woods. Then another guy came back. He had to pull out so many still sticking up under the dirt. Things still haven’t been leveled right & it cost us $5000!
Great videos to help this woman!!! Lol
I love my Stihl products.
That stick is a "devil's walking stick".
Missed an opportunity to say you found Jimmy Hoffa.
Her face with the hokey pokey…. Lol
Hopefully all the rattle snakes ran off here Florida they love palmetto bushes
Could you not burn off the tops and then dig out what's left? Maybe not IDK just an idea.
No. They are very green and full of water. Even when you hit them with an axe they just absorb the impact and hold the axe 😕
Where’s the continuation?
Any snakes ???
no 😄
Now I need a chainsaw.
What state do you live in?
Georgia
I figured. I’m in SC. Coastal? You mentioned no see em’s. 😂
@@relaxingmusicwithnature1952 About 1/4 mile from the marsh. 😁
I knew this was a Georgia accent ....gotta love it.