2TonCommon
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I'm planning to help my brother remove a large number of tree stumps after his trees have been harvested and I'm looking for input and advice on the most efficient methods to accomplish this.
I'm dealing with about 1.5 acres of stumps. Most of them will be under 12" in diameter. All of them are conifer (Fir, Hemlock, Pine). The trees were pretty densely packed, so there may be some entanglement of the root systems. The stump cut-off height will probably be in the neighborhood of 12 to 15 inches off the ground.
My equipment is a Mahindra 2816 HST (28 HP) with a FEL, and various 3 point attachments (box scraper, grader blade, boom lift, etc). I'll be operating on a mild incline of about 5 degrees in a loam, clay, dirt and small gravel terrain.
My plan so far is to expose as much of the roots around each stump w/ my FEL and have some strong young men w/ axe's cut the exposed roots. Afterwards, I would scoop out as much dirt from around the base and keep attacking the roots until the stump begins to visibly move when pushed w/ the FEL. Once I got to that point, I could either attempt to break it away from the ground by lifting & pushing w/ the FEL or strap it w/ a logging cable and tug on it by pulling downhill.
I have a single point ground-breaking implement that I can hook up to the 3 point hitch which should be able to cut through the smaller roots. I know the old-time farmers would use a leveraging device mid-way between the stump and the tractor to apply significantly more pulling force, but I think that would require the stump to be much taller than the 12 to 15 inches I'll have to work with. If renting a specialized 3 point attachment might help, I'm all ears.
I'm betting that someone in this group has done this before and has perhaps discovered a reasonably efficient way to accomplish this so your input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I'm dealing with about 1.5 acres of stumps. Most of them will be under 12" in diameter. All of them are conifer (Fir, Hemlock, Pine). The trees were pretty densely packed, so there may be some entanglement of the root systems. The stump cut-off height will probably be in the neighborhood of 12 to 15 inches off the ground.
My equipment is a Mahindra 2816 HST (28 HP) with a FEL, and various 3 point attachments (box scraper, grader blade, boom lift, etc). I'll be operating on a mild incline of about 5 degrees in a loam, clay, dirt and small gravel terrain.
My plan so far is to expose as much of the roots around each stump w/ my FEL and have some strong young men w/ axe's cut the exposed roots. Afterwards, I would scoop out as much dirt from around the base and keep attacking the roots until the stump begins to visibly move when pushed w/ the FEL. Once I got to that point, I could either attempt to break it away from the ground by lifting & pushing w/ the FEL or strap it w/ a logging cable and tug on it by pulling downhill.
I have a single point ground-breaking implement that I can hook up to the 3 point hitch which should be able to cut through the smaller roots. I know the old-time farmers would use a leveraging device mid-way between the stump and the tractor to apply significantly more pulling force, but I think that would require the stump to be much taller than the 12 to 15 inches I'll have to work with. If renting a specialized 3 point attachment might help, I'm all ears.
I'm betting that someone in this group has done this before and has perhaps discovered a reasonably efficient way to accomplish this so your input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
