Good bye to stumps

btolle · Nov 9, 2004

( It might be called a racheting chain fall.)

When I was working in the oilfields in West Texas about a hundred years ago we called them 'coffin hoists'.

Northern Tools calls it a 'Lever Chain Hoist'.

Bill Tolle

gugy · Nov 9, 2004

Bill,
It's funny you said that. (Coffin Hoist)
An old timer was watching me work and he called it the same thing.

SCB · Nov 9, 2004

Around here we call it a "come-along"

penokee · Nov 10, 2004

Impessive job and tractor. Were you able to sell the oak logs or use for firewood? A good oak log in this area may go for several hundred dollars. Some of the best firewood also. Final comment - would your hand operated device be the same as we refer to as a "Hand Winch" or do you know if that's something different. My L3130 is a nice machine for in the woods, but a little too big around buildings and on narrow trails. Would be nice to also have one like you have - mama would never go for that.

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LeRoi · Nov 10, 2004

"Coffin Hoist" that's what the old timers called it when I was a young power lineman. I always wondered why they called it that until we got some new ones in, and the brand name on the box was the Coffing Hoist Company.
Now you know the rest of the story.
Leroy

frank_f15 · Nov 10, 2004

around here we call it the same thing, sure is a hady tool tho

gugy · Nov 10, 2004

No Penokee it's not the same as a hand winch.The logs are going to be firewood for my daughter.
I bought the BX-22 because I have small parcels of land.At my down state house I can drive the tractor through some gates to get to the rear of the house.Also it's easier to trailer from one location to the other.

davidseaquist · Nov 10, 2004

Thanks for sharing your bx22 story. I also have a bx22 it has been a good tractor. David

LBrown59 · Nov 19, 2004

( I finally finished my stump/tree removal project. It almost had me stumped! But Kobota(BX-22) came thru with flying colors.
The little tractor that can do.So Guys please don't knock the small tractor.Some times bigger is not better. Enjoy the pictures. )How big of a root will the hoe on your bx22 go through???

LBrown59 · Nov 19, 2004

( Tdog,
Over a period of time, I will say it took about a week.
8 oak trees the biggest meassured about 23" at the stump
The smallest about 6' all were about 35/40 feet tall.The big one took two days to remove. All were removed with the BX and a 3 ton lever chain fall. )

 What did you do with the tree trunks??