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Read articles →This is an owner's real-world property project, not a product review: using a John Deere 4066R with a root rake to push over pine trees encroaching on a power line, then a lengthy DIY repair sequence where a box blade's bent, undersized factory bracing gets clamped, sledgehammered straight, and reinforced with welded angle iron and square tubing. Useful for owners doing land-clearing or fabricating box blade repairs, not for spec or buying research.
Posted by The Kelley's Country Life channel, an owner sharing hands-on property work and DIY equipment repair rather than a dealer or reviewer.
Yes, the video shows the tractor pushing over the biggest tree near the power line with no problem, getting underneath it and popping roots out easily.
Clamp the bent metal with heavy duty clamps to straighten it, sledgehammer it further if needed, tack weld in sections, then reinforce with welded angle iron and square tubing.
The owner says the factory bracing was undersized and not reinforced properly, bending badly just from bumping into a small pine tree stump.
Yes, the next day after welding the owner pushed up several stumps and saw no bent metal or popped welds, calling it a solid repair.
