TSO
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Bought a SSQA "stump-bucket" at an auction last week for a pretty good price, finally picked it up today and tried it out on a couple stumps. I can definitely see how these things can come in handy ... IF ... you have the power to run it. I dug out 4 total stumps. The first was about an 10" Maple stump. I got it out in about 5 minutes and only disturbed the dirt 4-5 feet on either side of the stump which I thought was pretty good. The next 3 stumps were about 7" & 8" stumps. The first 2 took about 8 mins apiece, but the last one took about 25 minutes. Now, as a disclaimer, it's rained the last 10 days out of 9 lately (stupid rain) and the ground is pretty soft, not to mention CLAY
I couldn't get any traction on the last stump and got pretty frustrated and decided to remain bull-headed and get it out... which pretty much destroyed the ground 12 feet on either side of the stump. I almost got it stuck in the muck a few times. But, it finally came out so I guess I won. :confused3:
With that said, I'm not sure if the 4041 is really enough tractor to handle an implement like this. Meaning, I don't know if the loader is strong enough. If it was this much work for 7"-10" stumps, I can't imagine working on a 24" stump. Granted, my "soil" condition is awful right now being so wet/soft, and the dang clay gets really heavy, slick, and sticky this time of year. I may wait a couple more weeks for things to dry up before I give my final opinion --- but at this point I'm thinking I might just put it on Craigslist and see what happens.
Here's some pics in the mean-time. I'll try to get a video up when I can.
I couldn't get any traction on the last stump and got pretty frustrated and decided to remain bull-headed and get it out... which pretty much destroyed the ground 12 feet on either side of the stump. I almost got it stuck in the muck a few times. But, it finally came out so I guess I won. :confused3:
With that said, I'm not sure if the 4041 is really enough tractor to handle an implement like this. Meaning, I don't know if the loader is strong enough. If it was this much work for 7"-10" stumps, I can't imagine working on a 24" stump. Granted, my "soil" condition is awful right now being so wet/soft, and the dang clay gets really heavy, slick, and sticky this time of year. I may wait a couple more weeks for things to dry up before I give my final opinion --- but at this point I'm thinking I might just put it on Craigslist and see what happens.
Here's some pics in the mean-time. I'll try to get a video up when I can.