Clearing Wooded Land with Anchor Chain and Bulldozer

There are a number of advantages to using mechanical land clearing methods. First, it is a very efficient way to remove large areas of vegetation quickly. Second, it is relatively safe for the operators of the machinery. Third, it is a relatively environmentally friendly method, as it does not involve the use of chemicals or fire.

Wilderness Society

Utopia TV Series

Kreig Rasmussen

ZeInfo

Blaine Riley

Oleg Stetsyuk

deBruin Engineering

rtamnsa

AgroRotina

RanchWorx North America

Interpine Innovation

Homan Equipment

David Eira Pire

Mick Matias

steve benifiel

Malinovski

Brian Montgomery

[mikmik]

"Can clear a forested land in a mater of time..." Really? A single man with an axe can also clear a Forested land in *'in matter of time'!*

[evzone]

How is it this can be both satisfying and depressing at the same time.😕

[paulpence]

Think this guy narrated all the videos I watched in grade school during the 1970's...

[hearsemonkey]

What if they were both Killdozers with the chain, driving through town destroying all the corrupt government stuff....

[lonniebrunner]

They did this in North East Arizona and turned nice wooded land into a desert. It's been 60 years and it devastated the area. It will never come back. THANK YOU ARIZ FORST SERVICE. 😢

[woody]

We did this in Canada back in the 1980s, it was used for reclamation of previously logged areas. In the middle of the cables we had a steel ball maybe 3 meter wide and filled it with water. This was an effort to keep the cables from climbing up and over the remaining standing trees. Once all the trees were down, new once were planted. You go there today and it’s a whole new forest.

[edmundsveikutis]

It’s just a pity that trees can’t be planted at this speed .

[jakerazmataz]

I'm no tree hugger, but that is horrifying. I had no idea a dozer was strong enough to do that.

[itwasntme]

“ Forests are often located in areas that are well suited to farming “. That’s some statement !

[GMT_]

I would like to know if the chain technique with the right anchor chain could be used to efficiently quickly de-mine large flat terrain, such as a farm field.

[robertt]

I have heard of dragging an anchor chain behind two bulldozers in order to clear trees and brush. This was done in central Texas at the start of World War II. It was a quick way of clearing the land, and preparing it to raise cattle.

[danforster]

"no koalas were hurt in this clearing operation" Yes, of course we believe you NOT.

[deernutOO]

Watched this exact technique in New Mexico the summer of 1958, clearing mesquite and Pinyon pine to restore range land to production. Also aids seeding to trees.

[randlerichardson]

It amazes me that the big dozers have so much power just to pull the chain like that

[igvtec]

Peter Andrews, Natural sequence farming is the only real way to go to be a custodian and look after your property. Facts!

[slackerdug]

Have to make way for those solar panels and wind farms.

[chris_]

One use of that in the American west is to help clear cedar to allow sage brush and grass growth that benefit mule deer and pronghorn antelope. The cedar trees that are taking over a lot of the sage brush flats used to be kept down by buffalo and provide very little feed for ungulates like deer.

[gregspence]

I've helped clear land for our family farms but I've got where I just hate to see wooded areas cleared. That said, it appears to be an efficient method of doing it.

[DomingoDeSantaClara]

That would be handy for some housing estates.

[Dixon_Yamada]

Barely even mentioned the real hero here who's actually taking most of the punishment, that CHAIN.