stump/root killer

[otis whitehead]

something i have been working on that i think a few of yall might like! A root knife/ stump puller. all hand made in the great U.S.A.

 

[Workstead]

Show us more detail. Tell us how you made it.

Looks great.

Clem

 

[otis whitehead]

I got the idea to make a root cutter to help cut ditches here on the property. The blade that i have would ride out of the cut on the roots. So i had some 1.25 inch plate that had been laying around.

 

[otis whitehead]

I notched the plate and the 4X4 3/8 thick angle iron so could weld both sides.(that first pic on the last post i think you can see the welds) After welding the plate to the angle iron i took a section of pipe and welded it to the plate and the angle iron. Then boxed the angle with a second 4X4 again full welds around the pipe and along all edges.Used 1/2 in plate and drill press to fab my plates for the pins and full pen welded them inplace.i am lucky i have a shop to work in that lets me use the big miller 250 wirefeed welders any time i want.

 

[otis whitehead]

If you look at the end of the point you can see a fatal flaw...A flat spot on the point. Didnt think that little spot would keep this chunck of iron from going into the ground but BOY WAS I WRONG. Ended up cutting a spade point on the end and now it forces itself into the ground like a plough.

 

[jake98]

Looks good! :thumbsup:

 

[teg]

That's STOUT!! Looks like it does the job :thumbsup:

 

[Treemonkey1000]

Looks good. My thought is if you could have made it longer from the 3pt hitch so that you don't have the rear tires in the way for a larger stump?

 

[Baby Grand]

Looks good. My thought is if you could have made it longer from the 3pt hitch so that you don't have the rear tires in the way for a larger stump?

I use a subsoiler (similar idea) to cut roots & pull stumps (< 8") out and at first this tire/stump interference problem was a real show stopper. Whenever I wanted to drop the point to rip up the roots, one tire would start riding up on the stump & tipping the tractor over. So I started cutting the stumps off lower - a few inches above the ground - and that put an end to tippy tractor. Using the 3 point to pull straight up once you have hooked the stump really works unless there's a tap root to China.