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Heavy-Duty Skid Steer Tree Puller
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Introduction
The Xtreme Power Claw Heavy-Duty Tree Puller is a versatile skid steer tree puller attachment for arborists, farmers, landscapers, and anyone looking to conveniently and carefully remove brush, roots, stumps, fence posts, rocks, concrete blocks, and trees up to 12" in diameter. It’s the perfect combination of quality, strength, and durability for the job!
Key Features
This tree puller is strong enough to dig with its jaws open or closed, offering flexibility for various tasks like pulling trees or digging through tough soil.
With a 5-inch hydraulic cylinder generating 59,000 lbs. of force at 3000 psi, this tool delivers all the power needed for demanding jobs.
The perpendicular configuration of the industry’s largest cylinder ensures maximum force is directed into the jaws, making it the most powerful skid steer tree puller available.
Unlike dual-cylinder models that can lose efficiency, this design maximizes the power of one cylinder for consistent, strong pulling force.
This puller removes trees without leaving stumps or roots behind, reducing ground disruption and cleanup efforts.
The greasable 5-inch cylinder reduces maintenance time, ensuring smooth operation and long-term performance with minimal upkeep.
Constructed with a durable 3/4-inch steel frame, this tree puller can handle the toughest conditions and heavy usage.
Heavy-duty saw teeth on both sides help cut through roots, simplifying large stump removal for easier clearing.
Pull trees and roots in one swift motion, eliminating extra steps and speeding up your workflow for faster land clearing.
The 1-inch thick jaws can dig and grab roots, bushes, logs, and more, making it a versatile tool for multiple tasks.
Pull trees and vegetation entirely, avoiding the need for burning or stump removal, and streamlining land clearing.
The 46-inch wide jaw opening allows for moving large materials like trees, stumps, and logs with ease.
Specifications
A tree puller earns its place on a job by replacing three or four other passes. With 59,000 lbs of cylinder force behind a 46 inch jaw, the Xtreme Power Claw pulls the whole thing out, root ball included, instead of cutting it off and leaving you a stump to deal with later.
Trees up to 12 inches in diameter come out in one motion. Below that, the same jaw works as a sapling puller on the thin regrowth that takes over a fence line or a pasture edge, and because it grips rather than cuts, the sapling comes out with its roots instead of coming back next season.
Used as a skid steer stump puller, the 1 inch thick jaws close on a stump and the dual-sided saw teeth cut through the roots holding it down. That is the difference between a tree root puller and a grinder: grinding leaves the root mass in the ground, pulling takes it with you. On land that is going back into production or under a building, that matters.
As a brush puller the jaws close on multiple stems at once, so clearing a thicket is a matter of grabbing and lifting rather than cutting, stacking and burning. Nothing regrows from what you have removed entirely.
The same grip that holds a trunk holds a post. Wood or steel, set in dirt or in concrete, the Power Claw pulls it straight up without digging around it. It handles rock and broken concrete the same way, which makes it useful long after the trees are gone.
Pulling rather than digging leaves the soil largely intact. There is no crater to backfill, no stump to grind out later, and no burn pile to manage, which is why this ends up being a one-attachment answer for land clearing, fence line maintenance and property reclamation.
Tree pullers look similar and perform very differently. Four things decide whether the one you buy handles your ground or fights you on it.
Size the jaw to your largest regular job, not your average one. A 34 inch jaw is common on this class of attachment. The Xtreme Power Claw opens to 46 inches, which is what lets it take a full 12 inch trunk with room to grip low on the base where the leverage is, rather than pinching high up where the tree can snap and leave the roots behind.
Grip is what separates pulling from slipping. The Xtreme Power Claw runs a 5 inch hydraulic cylinder producing 59,000 lbs of force at 3,000 psi, and the cylinder sits perpendicular to the jaws so the force goes into the grip rather than being lost in the linkage. It is a single-cylinder design on purpose: dual-cylinder pullers split their force and lose efficiency. In sandy soil almost anything works. In dry clay or rocky ground, force is the whole game.
Force alone does not tell the whole story: your skid steer also has to deliver the flow this cylinder needs to work at full strength. Check your machine's rated auxiliary flow and pressure in the operator manual, not the pump's theoretical output, and confirm it against what the Xtreme Power Claw calls for before you buy. This is not published as a single number because it varies by hydraulic configuration, so the safest step is to send us your make and model and we will confirm the fit before you order.
A tree puller spends its life taking shock loads. The Xtreme Power Claw is built on a 3/4 inch steel frame with 1 inch thick jaws and heavy-duty saw teeth on both sides, and the 5 inch cylinder is greasable so maintenance is a grease gun rather than a teardown. Look at plate thickness and weld quality before you look at price.
Reviews
Manufacturing
For the Xtreme Power Claw, up to 12 inches in diameter. That figure depends on more than the attachment though. Soil is the biggest variable: sandy and loose ground releases a root ball far more easily than dry clay, and in rocky ground you may need to work the tree back and forth to break the roots before it lifts. Your machine matters too, because the pull comes from the skid steer's weight and breakout force as much as from the jaw. Grip low on the trunk, close to the ground, where the leverage is best and the trunk is least likely to snap.
That is the whole point of it. A tree puller grips the trunk and extracts the tree with the root ball attached, which is what separates it from cutting or grinding. A stump grinder chews the visible stump down below grade and leaves the root mass in the ground. A saw leaves you a stump. Pulling takes the whole thing, so there is nothing left to regrow, nothing to grind later, and nothing to work around when the ground goes back into use. The Xtreme Power Claw also carries heavy-duty saw teeth on both jaws to cut through the anchor roots that hold a stubborn root ball down.
Yes, and it is one of the jobs it does best. Wooden or steel posts, set in dirt or in concrete, get gripped and pulled straight up without digging around the base. Because the jaws close on 1 inch thick plate with 59,000 lbs behind them, a post set in a concrete footing generally comes up with the footing attached. That makes fence line replacement a one-machine job rather than a digging job.
Size and force. The Power Claw handles trees up to 8 inches with a 12 inch jaw opening and comes with a push bar as standard, which suits smaller machines and lighter clearing work. The Xtreme Power Claw handles trees up to 12 inches with a 46 inch jaw opening and a 5 inch cylinder producing 59,000 lbs of force. If you are clearing saplings and brush on a fence line, the Power Claw is enough. If you are pulling mature trees, stumps and posts set in concrete, take the Xtreme.
Most likely, but check two things first. One, the attachment mounts on a universal quick attach plate, so confirm your machine has one. Two, and more importantly, confirm your machine's rated auxiliary hydraulic flow and pressure against what the attachment needs. Also check your skid steer's rated operating capacity, because the pull comes from the machine and a light machine will lift its own back wheels before it lifts a big root ball. If you are unsure, call us with your make and model and we will confirm the fit.
It depends on whether the tree is still standing. A tree puller works on standing trees, saplings and brush, and takes them out roots and all in one motion. A stump grinder works on what is already been cut down, chewing the stump below grade and leaving the root mass in place. If you are clearing land, a puller does the job in a single pass and leaves nothing behind. If the trees are already down and you have stumps to deal with, that is grinder work. A lot of crews carry both, but if you are clearing standing growth, the puller is the faster and cleaner tool.
