radioman
Super Member
:laughing: nearly spit my coffee over this but yeah I agree! Thank goodness for TBN!! :thumbsup:
Backhoe BX24 1 - tree stump zero
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:laughing: nearly spit my coffee over this but yeah I agree! Thank goodness for TBN!! :thumbsup:
Deano
Veteran Member
Some guys still use theirs this way!!:laughing:
radioman
Super Member
I know I don't! :laughing:
Deano
Veteran Member
Me neither!! I think if Kubota saw how I used mine at times...they would NOT approve!!
radioman
Super Member
pshaw !!!! its a tractor after all.... not a Cadillac.:laughing:
RaydaKub
Veteran Member
bx24 said:
We have about 4 hours of a spade, crowbar and pick axe into this. We are about 3/4 done. This tree is down at about a 15 degree angle uphill on a 10 degree slope. I've gotten above it on the hill and under it with my bucket and tipped it up to about a 45 degree angle. There is about 10 feet of trunk left on it. I've had the tractor balanced on the rear wheels, lifting the trunk up and pushing forward so that the trunk and rear tires form a very stable tripod. But I can't push/lift it any further yet because of the remaining root that goes straight up the hill. Hopefully this week...
sngleshot
Member
Not sure if this belongs in this thread or not but I am planning on tackling the job of stump removal.40 foot Maple with 2 foot diameter stump. I have a BX 24 with FEL and BH. I am still experimenting with the BH at this time and learning how to use it, digging holes and drain lines is actually fun now. I find that it has a lot of power but that it tends to move the tractor a lot when up against immoveable objects. I have the outriggers planted firmly and down far enough to lift rear wheels almost off the ground (I was told not to do that) and the FEL firmly planted into ground with down pressure. The BH still shakes and moves the BX all over the place. I am thinking maybe i need to add weight to the tractor or start taking smaller bites more frequently. Opinions or comments welcome. I was also wanting to ask what RPM I should use for working the BH? Thanks in advance for any ideas as I am new and still learning somewhat.
RaydaKub
Veteran Member
BX2230 1 - tree stump 0 :thumbsup:
You guys and your weenie backhoes! Here's my stump I just yanked out. OK, it wasn't quite 10 feet, but about 6 plus the ball from the hole. I put my pick axe in the pics for perspective. The camera is as close to level as I could eyeball it, but suffice it to say that with this much bone dry loose soil on the slope, it is difficult just to walk up this. What made this even more fun is the numerous 3-12 inch rocks that were piled up at the base of the tree. You couldn't dig anything without hitting a rock first. After you found one, they were constantly under foot. I think they were multiplying like rabbits.
I dug about 20 shovels with my spade, then chopped about 20 times with the pickaxe to get that last big root and it finally relented to go from 45 degrees to straight up. Then I wrapped a tow strap around it an pulled it over and down the hill.
I had to try to roll it over to get my strap off and I could barely lift it enough to roll it with 200 lbs of fluid, 100 lbs of wheel weight, 275 lbs on the 3ph, and 200++ lbs of me on the seat. Oh, and it was 96 degrees with a heat index of 105.
Bah!-ckhoes. Who needs 'em? :laughing:
You guys and your weenie backhoes! Here's my stump I just yanked out. OK, it wasn't quite 10 feet, but about 6 plus the ball from the hole. I put my pick axe in the pics for perspective. The camera is as close to level as I could eyeball it, but suffice it to say that with this much bone dry loose soil on the slope, it is difficult just to walk up this. What made this even more fun is the numerous 3-12 inch rocks that were piled up at the base of the tree. You couldn't dig anything without hitting a rock first. After you found one, they were constantly under foot. I think they were multiplying like rabbits.
I dug about 20 shovels with my spade, then chopped about 20 times with the pickaxe to get that last big root and it finally relented to go from 45 degrees to straight up. Then I wrapped a tow strap around it an pulled it over and down the hill.
I had to try to roll it over to get my strap off and I could barely lift it enough to roll it with 200 lbs of fluid, 100 lbs of wheel weight, 275 lbs on the 3ph, and 200++ lbs of me on the seat. Oh, and it was 96 degrees with a heat index of 105.
Bah!-ckhoes. Who needs 'em? :laughing: