Backhoe Digging stumps

[/pine]

dynamite seems to work

When exactly was the last time you used that method? did you get it at Home Depot?...was this before or after the Patriot Act ?

 

[20 20]

When exactly was the last time you used that method? did you get it at Home Depot?...was this before or after the Patriot Act ?

:laughing: :laughing: I've never used it but my grand folks did, of course this was back when America was a free country.

I could see it now "SALE SALE SALE" come on down to your local Home Depot and get a case of dynamite. Half off if you're missing limbs :drool:

 

[Reg]

I didn't get the part about high centering on a stump.

Anyway, I start by scratching around at a tangent to a circle about 1/2 way out to the drip line.
If the drip line isn't obvious I just guess based on the size of the stump and (believed) species.
If the roots there are too thick and tough I go out a little farther.
If they aren't TOO tough I can sometimes split them with a bucket tooth, but it is usually quicker to just move out a bit.
I work my way around like this, at some point the stump usually spins in the hole, maybe only a little, but it is the sign I watch for.
I rarely have to go all the way around and I try not to, since that usually involves going into the dug hole - at least for large ones it does.

 

[rsnik]

Thank you AKfish, jensinsph, eepete, pine, 20 20, MarkV and Reg for your hospitality to a newbie. My jaw dropped when I saw that you had all responded.

MarkV: You are right. I am always pushing the machine back at any time with the hoe to keep it away from the stump; I could likely have lifted and pushed the stump hung machine back with the hoe.

Reg: What you are saying is spot on. Like you say I dug trenches further out on all sides and moved in closer. Then I tried to spin or rock the the stump with a repetitive motion. I was rocking it with a combination of curling the bucket and booming up when it let loose.

Aaarghh! I am going to try doing pictures again.

 

[Carl_NH]

rsnick,

Another trick I use (I have a B21 TLB) for trees 8-10" at the butt, is to leave a 3-4' stub of the tree out of the ground then dig around the tree say 12-18" down and a 36" dia hole around the stump to get the top roots.

Then put the BH bucket over the top of the 3-4' stump and use the leverage of the BH bucket and the 3-4' stub to break loose the root ball. It works better than trying to muscle and claw at the root ball.

With the leverage 3-4' up you can usually dislodge the tough ones (oak and others) much easier with this method.

Nice pics by the way... have fun.

 

[biggerten]

Oh yeah, digging stumps. Fun.:thumbsup:

 

[taborekle]

rsnick,

Another trick I use (I have a B21 TLB) for trees 8-10" at the butt, is to leave a 3-4' stub of the tree out of the ground then dig around the tree say 12-18" down and a 36" dia hole around the stump to get the top roots.

Then put the BH bucket over the top of the 3-4' stump and use the leverage of the BH bucket and the 3-4' stub to break loose the root ball. It works better than trying to muscle and claw at the root ball.

With the leverage 3-4' up you can usually dislodge the tough ones (oak and others) much easier with this method.

Nice pics by the way... have fun.

tip: Cut the tree off further from the ground, say 5 or 6 feet, and use the FEL and the tractor to push against the top of the tree. The added height is leverage to push it over and expose the tree bulb.

 

[Treemonkey1000]

Oh yeah, digging stumps. Fun.:thumbsup:

Hey I am going to have to call the Safety police on you for not having your outrigger down in that picture. :confused2:

 

[jenkinsph]

Hey I am going to have to call the Safety police on you for not having your outrigger down in that picture. :confused2:

I was thinking that I wouldn't wan't to stand there and do that either.

 

[biggerten]

I can't remember exactly what I was doing at that point, I know I had already had the stump ready to be moved, having rolled it around some. I usually use one of the outriggers as a step while getting off/on the backhoe (it's 3pt mounted).

I think I got exasperated with my step son standing there and got down to hook the chain up myself. I just can't recall.

But the tractor wasn't going anywhere, you can't see it but the FEL was nailing/lifting the front of the tractor off the ground, and the other outrigger was down.

Anyhooo what's done 'tis done. I'll have to be more aware in the future.

As for the stump, it didn't survive the burn pile, although most of what you see ended up cut, split and dried for our fire ring.