Jnasystems
Silver Member
- Joined
- Nov 12, 2010
- Messages
- 125
- Location
- Waukesha Co, WI
- Tractor
- 1986 Ford/NH 1520, 1950 Allis Chalmers WD, 2001 NH EC35 (track hoe)
Hello, I have about 3.5 or so acres under some power lines and the power company cleared it and left quite a mess. We were thinking about what we could do with the land that would also be productive and thought that planting corn and pumpkins would be nice. The problem is that there is a bunch of "mulch" (sticks about 2ft to 5th in length and shredded), stumps (mostly 3" and smaller) and rocks (up to 2ft in diameter) to remove before I can plow it. I have 2 tractors I could use, a Kubota BX 2360 with a loader and box blade or a 1950 Allis Chalmers WD with a rear blade.
I thought I would need to buy something to do this job, maybe a sub-soiler. My WD doesn't have a 3pt - would the BX be up to this job? A 3pt for the WD is about $350 and would be handy for other implements so I may get one anyway. Is the sub-soiler even the right implement? Everything-attachments had a video of a root grapple that looked to be the best tool, but I would need to rent a skidsteer to use one of those. How long would it take to prepare the area to plow with a skidsteer and root grapple?
I thought I would need to buy something to do this job, maybe a sub-soiler. My WD doesn't have a 3pt - would the BX be up to this job? A 3pt for the WD is about $350 and would be handy for other implements so I may get one anyway. Is the sub-soiler even the right implement? Everything-attachments had a video of a root grapple that looked to be the best tool, but I would need to rent a skidsteer to use one of those. How long would it take to prepare the area to plow with a skidsteer and root grapple?