Cindy from Poulsbo, Washington uses The Extractigator to remove “scotch broom, some more scotch broom, and even more scotch broom”
For removing the broom with The Extractigator, on a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent), The Extractigator is “a 6++!! it's so easy now, our teenager doesn't mind being told to go pull broom for awhile. It's almost fun - but not quite as fun as Xbox or paintball. (Or girls).”
“I would say that if they <people removing invasive plants> don't have an Extractigator, I feel extremely sorry for them. The other way to do it is by getting an expensive dozer and therefore tearing up ground even if you didn't want to, or by paying some poor teenager a lot to almost kill himself trying to remove it. (The broom.)”.
John From Wisconsin writes:
Good Morning,
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Extractigator. We are blessed with 27 acres in Door County WI and with that we have many different types of trees and shrubs that want to take over in areas that we are trying to keep free of additional growth. The most aggressive is juniper bushes. A real pain, I call it the underground cancer shrub. We also have some poplar and choke cherry bushes. So as you can see, we have our share of new growth, which we don't mind but want to keep under control. Your product works great on the small growth and if the ground is a little damp I just put a piece of 2 X 10 under the two feet and let it rip. Now if I was twenty years younger the larger ones with a one-inch trunk I would be able to take out, but that is for the tractor or the saw. On a scale from 1 to 5 I believe I can give your product a 5. Keep the quality up and keep the manufacturing in North America.
Thanks,
John
Colleen from North Oaks Minnesota, uses the Extractigator to remove Buckthorn, and rates the Extractigator a 5, on a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
“I love it- lighter weight than the tool I borrowed from someone else and the base is big enough that it doesn't sink into the dirt as easily (with the other tool I used I carried along a board to put under it). Plus I love the name and my friends get a kick out of it as well.”
Rosa Patton and Ron Rozzelle from North Carolina use the Extractigator for removing Elaeagnus.
Rosa writes:
“My husband has been using the Extractigator to clear an invasive shrub here in the south (North Carolina) called "elaeagnus". It is a Chinese invasive that some people still plant as a decorative shrub and its berries are favored and spread by birds. The woods and unmowed clearings in our area are FULL of this thorny, horrible plant and we decided there would be none on our 20 acres of woods. Before the Extractigator my husband was cutting them which did no good since they grow right back. He then started digging them with a pick axe. We took a chance on the Extractigator, having never seen one, but I am thrilled to report that it is the prefect tool for extracting elaeagnus. My husband spent 25 hours with the Extractigator over a month long period and removed hundreds and hundreds of plants. It has saved my husband hours and hours and a lot of energy and the Extractigator has paid for itself tenfold!”
“Just use the tool as instructed and get all of the plant out of the ground. Don't ever plant this plant as a decorative shrub!!!!!
On a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent), “I would give this tool a 5++++++ for elaeagnus!”
“Sure works better than anything else I have tried. Overall very satisfied with your product and this is after lots of use!!!.
Dr. Neil A Fatin in Vancouver Island, British Columbia writes:
“I have purchased and used the Extractigator for two years and have found it to completely do the job it was designed for and with great ease. My neighbour and I have very steep slopes leading down to our houses about 30 degrees and I found pulling out about 400 broom plants could be accomplished in jut two or three hours of little exertion (including plants with roots of about two feet in length and at least two inches in diameter. My neighbouris 83 years old with the same sloping property and he found it to be a breeze to use....good design good engineering and a must for anyone with a wretched broom problem. He was a heavy duty mechanic in his working life and was very impressed with its design and construction. I was a physician in my pre retirement years and being used to high quality instruments and tools of the trade....The Extractigator was no disappointment and lived up to the standards that I was used to......Strongly recommended without any hesitations....it certainly solved my problem easily.”
Marc Cogburn from Arkansas uses the Extractigator to remove Southern hard woods (oak, hickory), willow, and pine. On a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent), The Extractigator is a 5 for removing these trees.
“I am removing stumps that were previously cut and have re-sprouted. In this case it is best to dig just enough to get the tool
around the old part of the stump. If I can get it in the tool, it is coming up!”
Boris Bauer in South Carolina rates the Extractigator a “5+” on a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent).
Boris writes:
“Absolutely wonderful removing sweetgum trees from 12 inches to 12 feet. Takes out mature "burning bush/winged euonymus" with
ease. I have many varieties of viburnums that have seeded throughout the garden. What a joy to be able to pull these plants
out next to mature native azaleas (R. canescens, calendulaceum, prunifolium, etc.)! Poplar trees (liriodendron) seed everywhere,
especially under our mature deciduous hybrid magnolias. These easily come out with the Extractigator. A real pain around
here are cherry trees seeding in the middle of large azalea and rhodendron shrubs. Not a pain any longer. Out they come
without destroying the roots of our mature azaleas and rhododendrons. (are you getting the picture, this tool has been a life
saver). And our number one problem has been black walnut trees (Juglans nigra) prolifically seeding on our grounds with there
long deep roots. For the first time in 25 years I don't fear any longer running into yet another walnut tree which in the past
took a mattock & nurseryman spade to remove (or dangerous herbicides).
Tip - don't go overboard the first time you
use this tool. You will be so enthusiastic over your "weeding" accomplishments that you will spend way too much time the first
time using the Extractigator. You will not only have a sore body (12 lbs is not heavy, but after lifting it up and down 240
times . . . . . . . . . . . . ), but you can also become dehydrated forgetting to quench your body's thirst (beer, lemonade or water
is excellent for this purpose) having so much fun.”
Dave Wolf of Corvallis, Oregon uses the Extractigator to remove Scotch broom and some Hawthorn. When asked “On a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent), how does The Extractigator perform for removing the item?”, Dave replies “ Scotch broom = 6!!!”
“The Extractigator is a great tool. It does what it claims and is easy to use.”
Terry Anderson in Minnesota uses the Extractigator to remove “mostly buckthorn” and says The Extractigator works “excellent!” for
buckthorn and is “very good product!!”
Will Reissner in Washington state writes:
“Dear Shawn:
I wanted to let you know how much I love my Extractigator! It really works just as promised and I have been having great success uprooting scotch broom and alders from some badly overgrown pastures. Everyone who has tried it is amazed at how easily it uproots those pests. In fact, I'm giving an Extractigator to my father-in-law for Christmas.
Cheers"
Kyle Harms, Associate Professor, Louisiana State University writes:
“We use The Extractigator to remove rebar from Pine Savanna
Field experiments. We use the rebar to mark corner posts and at the end of particular experiments The Extractigator works like
a charm to remove them.
I’d give it a 4.5 <on a scale of 1 to 5> since it does a great job, but just shy of perfect since the rebar gets bent a bit in the process. I doubt that there is a perfect solution that wouldn’t bend the rebar. It works great on rebar.”
Tim Baker from Maryland writes:
“Hey Shawn,
1) I use the TOOL on all types of saplings; pine, persimmon, oak, swamp maple, locust,
and others. I also use the Extractigator to pull all sorts of sticker Bushes and thorn bearing plants.
2) <on a scale of 1
to 5, The Extractigator is>… A FIVE ! The TOOL works like a dream come true, easier and better than I read in the sales testimonials.
3)
<suggestions to others trying to remove invasive plants>… Just add water to ease the removal any stubborn plants.”
Thanks to customer feedback like John's, we have created...
We participated in a community buckthorn pulling event at our elementary school and your product was by far the best of the bunch
of puller products! The foot gave much better stability and leverage because the puller didn't rock. We found it very maneuverable
even in the dense buckthorn stands. It was easy enough for the kids to use. The other pullers got jammed up with the mud
- not the extractigator.
I am getting one for the school for the
M Carroll,
Justin Davis uses the Extractigator for “Anything that it can wrap it's jaws around. Tree or shrub - it's coming out - entirely.”
On
a scale of 1 to 5, how does the Extractigator perform?
“I would like to say 5, but it seems like such an insult to the Extractigator
to not give it a 10+.”
“The Extractigator is by far one of the greatest inventions of all time. Removes anything with ease. No gas, electricity, or brute strength is required. It literally turned my potential "forest" into a normal back yard after
years of growth and neglect, all in one day. Small trees, thorny bushes, and crazy plants I've never seen with roots over 2
feet long - everything came out. I only wonder why it doesn't cost more. I spent $160 for $1000 worth of work and I get
to keep the equipment for life for future tasks??? At this point I'm afraid it's some kind of scam (eg., a government spy tool).”
Carolyn L., of Hernando, MS uses the Extractigator to remove “So far, Privet hedge, a Silver Maple tree about 10' tall, Boxwood shrub,Crepe Myrtle bushes, and an 8' long x 3/4" dia. Copper rod that had been driven into 'very' hard ground, as a grounding rod for a
satellite.”
On a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent), The Extractigator is… “Absolutely a "5"! Better yet, deserves a "10"!”
“The
Extractigator does just what it was advertised to do, plus some, considering the copper rod. :) So easy to use .....
Even for this lady only 1 yr shy of 60 years young. And last, but certainly not least, it has been a time and 'back' saver. Thank you for such a great yard/landscaping tool!”
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