- Read an Extractigator review in the Noxious Times! -
Christopher Young uses The Extractigator for “Primarily Scotch Broom” and rates it a “5” on a scale of 1-5 for removing this shrub.
Christopher says:
“You can do a bunch of broom at once, since the plants grow so close together. Just stuff all those trunks into the jaws
and pull away. My 110 lb wife pulled out a 2" diameter, 10' tall Scotch Broom by herself by leaning back on the handle.”
“It's a great invention. We've already cleaned a 1/3 acre piece of property we recently purchased in Boulder Creek, Calif. that
has had Scotch Broom growing unchecked for the last 5 years, so some of the stalks were over 2" thick & they came right out with
little effort. There is no way we could have gotten them out by the root without the Extractigator. Thanks for sharing
your great idea with the rest of us.”
Steve & Carol Postier
Hi,
I thought that I would probably be writing this letter based upon what I read on your website.
The Extractigator is great!
I researched your competitors and chose your tool for removing buckthorn from five acres. I thought that the Extractigator was going
to be the better unit for the price. The tool exceeded my expectations. It is well made, the leverage on the plant is great and it
is a bonus to me to be buying something that didn't have an overseas "made in..." label.
As soon as mine came in the mail I ran
out to try the Extractigator, but
before I went to the Buckthorn I thought that I would give it a try on some Lilac shoots that had
been bothering me for some time. Wow. I had struggled getting them out over the years and it has always been tough, but the Extractigator
did it! I knew that the Buckthorn was going to be easy after that. It is.
The Jaws open wide (no bending over), the handle was
comfortable and, as I wrote above, the leverage is great.
This tool is well designed and made with good heavy components.
In
soft soils something needs to go under the bottom plate, but the size is
right. Too big would make the tool heavier and more cumbersome.
Nice going Gatorman and thank you.
Roger Payne
Rochester, MN
Brian Smith uses The Extractigator to remove “Maple saplings, multiflora rose, Japanese barberry and others”, and rates the Extractigator
a “4.5” on a sale of 1-5 for removing these plants.
Brian says “It's a great tool and very well designed. I would like a smaller version
with a handle about 18" for hard to reach areas in my hedges and gardens where the big one is too awkward to operate and that type
of leverage is not required. I think this would be a good seller for gardeners.”
George More is using The Extractigator to remove Buckthorn
George writes:
On a scale of 1 to 5, the Extractigator is a “5 (excellent!!!). I admire the quality of construction, effective grabbing of even the tiny sprouts, power/weight ratio is much appreciated after an
hour or so. One possible improvement would be a short handled version for those woods where the reinvasions are occurring to use on
the tiny sprouts. But for the stage I am at the current model is just right. It makes a huge and daunting job much more approachable
to be holding such a well-designed and well-made tool. Thank you.”
An anonymous customer that uses The Extractigator for European Buckthorn writes…
“Wetting down ground that is hard and dry (claylike)
helps keep the stem/trunk from breaking off at ground line. Short jerks sometimes work better than steady slow sustained force. We like the way the tool can be used to extract a tree without destroying others around it.”
I just found another use for my Extractigator.....................
Had a long sidewalk concrete form secured with wooden stakes driven
hard and deep into the clay ground.
It was taking my boy too long to loosen and pull these stakes when it was time to remove them,
so I got out my Extractigator.
It pulled them with ease and with one bite each.
I love this tool.
(Signed Anonymous)
The Extractigator puller tool has been successfully used to remove Alder, Blackberry, Black Walnut, Blueweed, Boxwood, Broom, Brush, Buckthorn, Burdock, Cherry, Chinese Elm, Choke cherry, Cluster Tarweed, Common Buckthorn, Concrete stakes, Cottonwood, Crepe Myrtle, Elaeagnus, French broom, Garlic Mustard, Giant Hogweed, Glossy Buckthorn, Gorse, Hickory, Holly, Honeysuckle, Invasive plants, Japanese Barberry, Japanese Knotweed, Japanese Bamboo, Juniper, Kochia, Kudzu, Laurel, Lilac, Locust, Maple, Mexican Bamboo, Mulberry, Multiflora Rose, Nettle, Oak, Olive, Persimmon, Pine, Poplar, Privet, Rebar, Russian olive, Salt Cedar, Scotch broom, Shrubs, Siberian Elm, Silverberry, Silver Maple, Stakes, St. Johns Wart, Tamarisk, Thistles, Trees, Tree of Heaven, Weeds, Wild Grape, Willow, and more!!
Weather broke with nice temps and bright skies in February and it was time to go out and play in the garden. I needed to remove
some viburnums and rather tall sweetgum tree saplings along a creek bank which unfortunately had very soft wet soil on steep banks. I tried using my lighter [competitor] product first and the tool just sunk into the soft soil and was just not usable at all. Next I got my old faithful Extractigator which has a longer back foot which anchored the tool a bit against the steep bank, but even
this was not satisfactory. So I climbed out the ravine and retrieved my Extractigator "Big Foot" which I had acquired several
months ago, but not used. So simple to set up that even a Cave Man could have figured out how to attach the addition to the
Extractigator. Wow, the extra foot print size made working under these soft soil circumstances so simple. Next, I took
the Extractigator with the attached "Big Foot" into a really moist swamp area which I had completely given up on trying to clear and
to my surprise, this combination tool truly worked well under the worst of gardening situations. Though light and made from
thick aluminum plating, the new product seems very substantial for its designed work. The "Big Foot" is a great attachment at
a very reasonable cost.
Boris Bauer
Easley, SC
An anonymous customer that uses The Extractigator for…
Broom (Ha! Revenge!) and alder saplings.
And rates the Extractigator
a “5!” on a scale of 1 to 5.
This customer also mentions…”I wish I had this 5 years ago when I first bought my property. Brilliant
idea. Just received the new "big foot" - an excellent solution for damp soft areas.”
Linda A. of Santa Cruz uses the Extractigator to remove…”Broom and small oaks.”
And rates the Extractigator for removing these plants
as…”Excellent!”
John in
“I did try it with some of the small brush I am trying to clean up, and so far it meets all of my expectations.
I also have serious wild grape problems with large root systems. I was able to take out a root about 20 ft long and about 1 1/2 inch
in diameter! In this case, the Extractigator was used to pull out 1 to 2 feet of the root each time I used it.”
Good evening,
My family is reclaiming an old farm in the
Cheers,
Joel Reiter from Minnesota is using The Extractigator to remove…
“Siberian (or Chinese) Elms, from tiny stems to as large
as the Extractigator will grab. I pulled some today with roots over six feet long.”
In removing these species of plants, on a
scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent), The Extractigator performs…
“4-5 -- the only issue I encountered was breaking the stem off due
to the aggressive jaws of the Extractigator. However, when I was using the medium [competitor product] for the same job the jaws
gummed up constantly and peeled the bark rather than pulling the tree. I much prefer the Extractigator design.”
As for comments
about the Extractigator, or suggestions about the performance, or some tips for other people removing the invasive plant?…
“Siberian
Elms grow back immediately when they are cut off at ground level, leaving a bushy top with a big root. It helps to move some dirt
aside to get a lower bite to start, and to rock back and grip the trunk lower as you pull it out.”
Barb H from St Paul, Minnesota is using The Extractigator to remove “Mulberry, Maple, Walnut-any Midwestern tree that takes root due
to prolific seed production of an established tree or that is planted courtesy of squirrels and birds.” On a scale of 1 to 5
the Extractigator is rated at a “ 4 or 5. This is a great tool for even a short middle-aged female. I shopped around to
find a tree service to do the work, but if the job didn'trequire a chain saw they didn't want to do it!”
Alan Johnston of West St.Paul, Minnesota uses the Extractigator to remove Buckthorn.
Alan says that on a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent), The Extractigator is a “5” in performance for removing the Buckthorn.
“It's a simple, but very effective design, and very easy to use. It works great for buckthorn up to 2 inches in diameter. It saves a lot of wear and tear on your back, even for smaller stuff that might normally be weeded by hand. It also works for somewhat larger diameters, but success is more dependent on moisture content of the soil, amount of root entanglement with surrounding shrubs and trees, and leverage you are able to apply. With larger stuff, I find it easier to whack the top off with a saw or pair of loppers to keep branches out of my face when pulling the trunk and roots out.”
Dear Shawn
Just to let you know, the Extractigator with the Big Foot work as described!!! We have a
Jim and Jan
Savage, MN
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