Never seen this done before to remove trees.

That length of chain probably worth more than my old truck

I just needed an excuse to use this meme

maybe there is a more natural way to get to the same result...

Chain logging. Tie an old anchor chain between two dozers and take off.

Decades or centuries to grow Seconds to destroy

Go pick on a tree your own size tractors...

So no one asks why the cameraman refuses to show what's powering the chain.

Makes me think of the orcs in Isengard!

Let it grow, the Lorax is watching

A practice that's not at all uncommon in Brazil—search on YouTube for "correntão".

Dude should GTFO of there. What if the 10-ton chain snaps off?

The comments largely demonstrate the urban/rural gulf. Chain clearing been used in Australia since the 1950, s.

Chain dragging…

Still need to run saws, but you don’t have to worry about any tree strike fatalities.

My 90 year old Dad says this was common in Texas with Mesquite trees. Because of the knarly branch structure, “chaining” tended to uproot them vs just knocking them over.

Australia does it all the time. 2 dozers and a big chain…

I've done this. Smaller trees, but chain was also smaller Older tractors = ton of torque. Chain isn't braking ever. = Tree is variable that gives way Sure, there are stumps in ground, but that's not too hard to fix.

someone watched a snapped aircraft carrier arresting cable cut 12 men in half at once and thought what if we do that on my ranch and then stole the anchor chain to make it happen

@grok what would be the estimated cost for a chain that size?

You end up getting trunks with crazy tensions and cracks in them, so the cleanup after this is dangerous and you can’t do much but burn the wood

Alright guys….get that chain back on the truck and take lunch.

Funny how here and on other platforms everyone gets excited about what folks do on private property. I just cleared 100 acres and removed the stumps to put in blueberries and Christmas trees next year. Folks get mad but rush out to buy live trees and food off the shelves.

I can hear the screams.

The old ball and chain. Powered by two bulldozers

That is some fern gully stuff right there

They did this in Oz in the 19th century. Using traction engines. RE

Why don’t you give the kid a little chainsaw and let him have some fun

It’s a common practice all over the world but this particular vid is from Australia

Queensland farmers love this shit, usually alegal in some cases

Alaska did it like this years ago when they opened up the land.

Looks like a waste of time & fuel Trees still laying there

It’s called chaining And 2D9 caterpillars, dozer or bigger, pull the chain, depending on the vegetation

Kariba Dam 1959

Was once done all the time in Australia.