How to Cut a Small Tree With a Tractor

Cutting trees often requires cutting each tree with a chainsaw, but a tractor with a rotary mower attachment can cut trees smaller than 2-inches diameter. Rotary mowers like smaller lawn tractors, but the blades and mower decks are larger and are pulled behind the tractor. This type mower is ideal for clearing large areas of land. The rotary cutter can cut trees up to 2 inches in diameter because the trees are younger and still flexible, unlike larger trees with woody trunks.

Rotary mower attachment

Instructions

- 1
  Back the tractor up to the tree with the rotary mower in the up position. The mower should line up with the tree.
- 2
  Engaging the PTO drive shaft makes the mower blades turn. Depending on the tractor, the PTO drive shaft may start the blade whenever the tractor drives forward or backward, making this step unnecessary.
- 3
  Lower the mower deck onto the tree. This is done with either a hand lever or a turning knob, depending on the tractor make and model. Prepare for a loud noise as the blades shred the tree.
- 4
  Raise the mower deck when you can no longer hear the tree under the blades and check the cut’s progress. The mower should mulch the tree completely with just one pass, but another pass may be required.
- 5
  Approach the tree from another angle and lower the deck. Continue cutting until the tree is completely gone.

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