Brush Grubber BG-01 Original Brush Grubber Root Puller Gardening Weed Puller Tool for Clearing Brush & Small Tree Stumps w/Gripping Teeth & Jaws

Worked fine as expected. Very well made. Tight mechanism and requires strong hands to operate.

Terrific product. Gets firm grip in sapplings. Does take some strength to pull open when placing on trees.

Works great

Such a helpful a tool in all aspects. I initially tried pulling horizontally with a chain and the boom on my mini excavator, which tended to break the target tree where the clamps come together. Possibly too much force from my boom. I found that lifting more or less vertically is far easier than digging up unwanted trees/saplings. Yes, I can dig them out with the mini, but there are places I can't easily get the bucket in to without disturbing other, wanted trees. The Brush Grubber allows me to be more surgical in removal, plus I don't have to fill in the resultant hole from the bucket. :)

This grabber is awesome! It definitely does what it says--it holds on for dear life, and after using it for several hours trying to pull out a bunch of cream bush stumps around the property I can say it was worth the money. The branch would rip off or my UTV would get pulled via the winch before this thing would let go--the backward facing teeth really grip in when it starts pulling. I am super impressed! I didn't have any issues with the springs either as some mentioned--just be methodical, I would open it using back pressure while it was pushed against my quad/thigh, and it didn't take much effort. The other amazing thing is despite it getting dragged around and over rocks/dirt/etc, it still looks great after several hours, so the finish is meant to last. No complaints with this one!

Received the Brush Grubber BG-01 on Aug 5, 2017 and set about to use it on that day. Had about 15 maple sapling stumps to be removed, the largest being about 2 1/4". The BG-01 was chained off to the back of a small tractor. The BG-01 did well on about 12 of the stumps, but had started to notice it was not gripping and slipping off the few I had left. While some of the stumps were a bit stubborn coming out and not what I would consider 'deep rooted', I found the main arms on the BG-01 had bent which put the teeth out of alignment, thus causing it to be not able to grab a stump securely. Each stump pull I had done was a straight pull from the rear of the tractor and I surmise that the bolts holding the arms were loose from the manufacturer which allowed some twist in the arms which led to the bending. I disassembled the BG-01 and with a sledge hammer was able to pretty much straighten both arms and get it put back together (if you should happen to have to take yours apart, pay attention to what spacing washers go where as there is no diagram anywhere to be found on how it's assembled and some washer placement wasn't readily obvious). It would be wise to check the snuggness of the bolt/nuts to reduce the chance of the arms twisting,Pulling more stumps Aug 14, 2017 and knowing the problem with the bending of the arms was particularly careful, but again the main arm bent. This time I took a picture to post here (red line shows where the arm should be).The concept and design are basically good, but flawed by the steel used on the main arms. Not sure I would purchase this item again knowing the quality wasn't quite what I would expect for the price.

This tool is great. I use it with a nylon tow strap and my pickup truck. Pretty much, if I can get it around the trunk, I can pull it out. The Grubber is really heavy duty and seems well made. I've had a few pretty big volunteer trees that required me giving the truck a little gas to pull them out and the grubber has shown no signs of breaking.I do have some suggestions for use:- Wear Gloves: The little green spikes are kind of sharp and don't feel too good if your finger gets caught under one when snapping it on a tree.- Use a Tow-Chain if you can: I use a tow strap because that's the only thing I have long enough. I have had a few instances where the strap kind of "rubber-banded" the tree into the back of my truck. I don't think this would happen with a heavy tow chain. (Don't hold me this, its just my guess since I haven't tried it.)- Make sure the spikes are firmly set into what you're pulling out: I've had a few times where the Grubber pulled loose and shot up under my truck. I find it works best to get the spikes a little past the widest part of the truck and then tug on the strap to make sure the spikes set into the bark.The only downside, if you want to call it that, is that its very addictive and satisfying to use. Sometimes its hard to stop pulling stuff out. We inherited some property that has had years of neglect and there's a lot of unwanted growth. We're steadily working to get it looking better. I use this to clear all the larger volunteer trees. The places I'm clearing are around structures or in the middle of plants we want to keep, so I have to be selective in what I'm taking out. Its great to see the immediate results and taking out unsightly foliage.