williekioti
Gold Member
The add states the following;
250-300 pound root-ball weight (approximate)
Use for most 2-3” trunk diameter trees
Use for most trees/shrubs up to approximately 8 feet tall
A 3" Oak or Hard Maple is going to be well over 8' tall, probably approaching 15-20'. Now add a damp 32" root ball. Still think it'll fit into the lifting capabilities after adding 650 lbs for the implement? I personally wouldn't put that on my 30, probably would want a 50 hp or larger ag sized tractor. The other consideration would be; are you digging in nursery stock or are you harvesting wild grown? It is much more difficult digging wild trees with competing roots from larger trees, rocks, clay deposits, etc... I think if you tried to harvest a 2-3" hardwood in the wild with that setup on a small tractor you'd just lift the back of the tractor up or hit relief. Remember, you're not just lifting wieght off the ground, you are extracting something buried in it.
That said, it is a cool set up for the correct machine. I wouldn't mind a 24-26" setup for my machine if it centered the wieght a little closer to the pivots, wieghed a smidge less and had QA. It appears that this one pins on, no QA. I have been moving a bunch of small cedars and spruces around my property, a 24"er would be perfect for this.
I don't mean to sound so negative on this, I like the principle just think it's too much for a CK20 or 25/30 for that matter.
250-300 pound root-ball weight (approximate)
Use for most 2-3” trunk diameter trees
Use for most trees/shrubs up to approximately 8 feet tall
A 3" Oak or Hard Maple is going to be well over 8' tall, probably approaching 15-20'. Now add a damp 32" root ball. Still think it'll fit into the lifting capabilities after adding 650 lbs for the implement? I personally wouldn't put that on my 30, probably would want a 50 hp or larger ag sized tractor. The other consideration would be; are you digging in nursery stock or are you harvesting wild grown? It is much more difficult digging wild trees with competing roots from larger trees, rocks, clay deposits, etc... I think if you tried to harvest a 2-3" hardwood in the wild with that setup on a small tractor you'd just lift the back of the tractor up or hit relief. Remember, you're not just lifting wieght off the ground, you are extracting something buried in it.
That said, it is a cool set up for the correct machine. I wouldn't mind a 24-26" setup for my machine if it centered the wieght a little closer to the pivots, wieghed a smidge less and had QA. It appears that this one pins on, no QA. I have been moving a bunch of small cedars and spruces around my property, a 24"er would be perfect for this.
I don't mean to sound so negative on this, I like the principle just think it's too much for a CK20 or 25/30 for that matter.
