Is five hours alot for one stump???

[Thomas]

Dang,that's one heck of stump...guess you also grow good crop of rocks in Maine also.

 

[tawilson]

Thanks for the replies guys. Patches, I take it easy on the hardware, seems with rpm's around 1800, movements are less jerky and still good power. I am really surprised with the power of the hoe for a small unit. Took my time and was careful, that means getting on and off the tractor alot. But getting better on the controls and feel the next one will come out quicker. Will definately hardface the teeth on the bucket as well as the toothbar that I made. It is unbelievable how much ledge and rocks are around here, you cannot make one scoop without bringing up rocks or hitting ledge.

You never know about stumps. I've dove into a few large pine stumps I figured would take hours only to find mother nature had done my work for me and they popped right out. I just replaced the bucket teeth on my backhoe. They aren't to bad, $17 bucks apiece or something like that. Where I need hardfacing is between the teeth on the cutting edge of the backhoe bucket. It's showing wear there, and probably a lot of it is from ripping on roots.

 

[Iowachild]

Five hours alot? Heck I have one I've been working on for five years off and on. Of course that's with a shovel, axe and mattock!

Your ground looks very similar to mine. Great job!

 

[GerardC]

"Is five hours a lot for one stump"?

Not if you're having fun!!

 

[PaPaGus]

"Is five hours a lot for one stump"?

Not if you're having fun!!

Now that is the right answer

 

[BobRip]

Not sure how I am going to get it to my dump area, as I don't think I will be able to lift it with the loader, but I'll figure something out.

Try using a power washer to wash off some of the dirt and this will make it lighter. A lot of the weight may be the dirt.

 

[glmf]

I did get the stump to my dump area today but what a project. I had it laying on its side like in the first photo and picked at it with the backhoe to get the dirt and rocks out of it. Then chained it to the bucket, still wouldn't lift it, but was able to drag it like that, the 300 yards or so to my dump area. Now I just need to deal with the hole and all the rocks,,,,need a D3 for a week or so!

 

[diesel426]

why not just rent a stump grinder.

 

[yellowdogsvc]

If you can't get a grinder in there, try one of these.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Extreme-Stump-Bucket_W0QQitemZ200094946024QQcmdZViewItem

I bought one a few months ago for a skid steer and the leverage and bucket width make easier work on large oak stumps in rock. I think I paid $900 delivered and I won't be bending any more 6' rock buckets!

 

[Skyco]

I've often wondered if it would be possible to fabricate a special root cutter like a subsoiler that could be quickly attached and detached from the hoe bucket itself as I find I waste a lot of time digging out roots that I am sure I could slice through with a single 12" long tine.

Have you seen this-http://www.bro-tek.biz/ripper_tooth/

I made my own version recently- works great at ripping out roots...