Backhoe Felling a tree with a backhoe

[Dewave]

I've been doing this for a couple weeks now and find it easier then any chainsaw. Mucho easier! Felling a tree by chainsaw and then digging it up by backhoe is ten times more difficult then by felling a tree with backhoe and then cutting it up. Other then the obvious of being out of the way, why haven't more people mentioned this before. Am I missing something?

I have pics if ya wish?

 

[DK35vince]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I have pics if ya wish? )</font>

Do you really need to ask /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
Of course we want pics /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[KiotiJohn]

<font color="#FF641A">I was thinking about the backhoe yesterday when I was pushing down a camphor tree after I pulled it over some with a chain. I used the loader, but I'd rather use the backhoe if I could ever get it delivered. Still backordered till March /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif I used to watch a friend do that Dewave, with a really big trackhoe. He could have a tree down and out in about 5 minutes. John</font>
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[Dewave]

I did this tree in 15 minutes, but I got lucky and found the sweet spot right off the bat. Stumps can take twice as long! Here is the tree before.

 

[Dewave]

lol that didn't re-size very good, but sure made the tree look big lol, /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Anyway 2 important steps are 1) first dig is the direction ya want it to fall

 

[Dewave]

dig

 

[Dewave]

main roots snapped so pretty much done but better to be deep on the side you want it to fall

 

[Dewave]

now to the opposite side and part 2 of the important steps... watch the tree!! Usally I can make them learn before they fall but I found the sweet spot on the second bucket and down it went. piece of cake

 

[Dewave]

another view

 

[Dewave]

Then I move it out of the hole with BH