hey, this is a question i've had on my mind for a long time and have been wanting to ask someone about it (but have been afraid to, worried i'll be thought of as an idiot), hopefully there's someone somewhere who has actual experience with this.
is it possible to pull small (6 or maybe even 8 inch diameter at the base) trees OUT of the ground (roots and all) with a winch?
i don't have enough money to buy a backhoe. i've dug trees out by hand before and that's a lot of time consuming hard work. i was wondering if there might be a cheaper alternative to a backhoe and a easier alternative to a shovel.
these guys make a gasoline powered 12000 pound winch. i'm wondering if 12000 is enough. (i would imagine it is, though i don't want to buy the damn thing adn find out it's NOT.)
does anyone here have any experience with this? or could you direct me to some other discussion group where the guys there would have experience with this?