wedge40
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Bluehog, when are we going to see it in action?
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Backhoe Ripper tooth design - need your advice
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I just dug out a stump from the driveway ditch at my flip property. I leave a bout two feet of stalk on stumps i know I'm going to be ripping out. This gives me the ability to use the stalk to leverage the stump and roots to see what is still holding the stump in the ground. In this case I was close to a maple I wanted to save on the upside bank above the stump. So I had to not disturb the maple's roots any more than necessary. I find if I can uncover the main roots or the tap root by using the ripper to scrape dirt away from the stump it gives me better ability to position the hoe where it is needed to accomplish the least effort and faster results. Periodically I will use the bucket of grapple to push or pull on the stalk to access what is left to rip. In this case in low range with diff locked I was able to force the stalk over and break the remaining roots by shear force of will and some tractor muscle. I find stumps that I have cut and left for some time will often break free sooner than ones recently cut. This is usually because the stump and roots have begun to die and harden and hard roots are more likely to give way under pressure than live ones, IMPE. New acronym: In My Personal Experience, (IMPE). BTW, getting off the tractor to use a sawzall blade is not allowed! International rules of stump removal prohibit any getting off the tractor or leaving the stump for anything but 1 10 min break per 2 hrs competition time frame.
I have printed your technique as well and will put it in my manual tube on the tractor... so along with yours' & IslandTractors' description I have a pretty good idea on how to attack my chores. Putting it into practice will be interesting... I have a week to accomplish my goal of about 24 stumps. Most of these have been cut down for some time so they are dried out which should assist in easier removal. I will get pics and video and hopefully I'll get decent at this by the end of my weeks vacation. Thanks again for the input and suggestions!
After all completed work the scale tipped at 101 lbs.
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Saturday morning, October 26th is the christening! I have a 300 mile trip to my property in NM and I have to remove one stump right away as it interferes with our tent screen location... so it will be first thing in the morning. But that's a whole week away... I'm jacked at getting to stick it in the ground. :jump:
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Well I completed the bore to size on the horizontal HAAS... made them the same as my bucket which is 1.260" (.010" pin diameter clearance). The closest bores to the spindle had the interrupted cut of the locking bolt clearance holes for the bucket pins. So I circular interpolated those with an endmill to size them. The further bores I completed with a boring head and although it took longer due to rigidity of the tool... got it done and to size. Hind site... should have left more stock in the bores before welding! Then I sand blasted it. Here are those pics.
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I just picked up one of those machines at Harbor Freight.... Good price and they let me use a 20% off coupon too. Mine came with an espresso attachment too.
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Hey Island we are friends from blue hogs work just bustin balls so maybe you check your sensitivity at the door this isnt russia.
wedge40
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Island I'm in HF now, can't seem to find this thing? Guess I'll look online. LOL Shippings gonna suck though.
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Sorry. I had to come to the defense of a fellow TBNer.
But I am shocked that he still lives in his mother's basement.
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I understand that there was an exchange of comments that was removed by the moderator. Seem my "so called" friends ( with friends like these... enemies seem more like allies ) decided to have some fun... as they called it :irked:. Thanks for sticking up for me
Once again "consider the source of that statement" NO I DO NOT LIVE IN MY MOTHER'S BASEMENT :hissyfit: OMG... you have no idea what it like to be with these guys for 8 hours a day! I call it "purgatory" and my sentence is minimum of 8 more years... with good behavior!
Here are the two head :jester: (left to right)
John R. (aka J-Rod) Jimmy G. (aka "Dennis the Menace" )
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I understand that there was an exchange of comments that was removed by the moderator. Seem my "so called" friends ( with friends like these... enemies seem more like allies ) decided to have some fun... as they called it :irked:. Thanks for sticking up for me
Once again "consider the source of that statement" NO I DO NOT LIVE IN MY MOTHER'S BASEMENT :hissyfit: OMG... you have no idea what it like to be with these guys for 8 hours a day! I call it "purgatory" and my sentence is minimum of 8 more years... with good behavior!
Here are the two head :jester: (left to right)
John R. (aka J-Rod) Jimmy G. (aka "Dennis the Menace" )
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You have our sympathy and condolences.
