Pics of first stump removal with a BX24

[thavil]

I thought I bit off more than me and my BX24 could chew after I started this project but with patience and a good axe, I was able to remove this stump. The roots ended up being longer and wider than I thought. I probably should have dug further out from the stump but with little experience, I didn't think of that until after I was almost done.

If it wasn't for RayCo's post awhile back, showing the large stump he moved with his tractor, I probably wouldn't have tried moving this stump with the FEL. It looked too large to me for my small tractor but once I got it in position and strapped up, the FEL picked it up with no problems.

I forgot to take pictures, while digging the stump out with the BH, if anyone is wondering why there isn't any BH work pictures.

 

[ChuckinNH]

Feels good when you do something like that for sure! Just another testament to what these tractors CAN do. Now all you have to do is find another place for the stump.....

 

[thavil]

Now all you have to do is find another place for the stump.....

I was thinking the same thing after I moved it to my burn pile. I left it there for now but I have no idea if I will try to burn it or do something else with it. Maybe bury it and get more BH experience under my belt!!

 

[BigD23]

I thought I bit off more than me and my BX24 could chew after I started this project but with patience and a good axe, I was able to remove this stump. The roots ended up being longer and wider than I thought. I probably should have dug further out from the stump but with little experience, I didn't think of that until after I was almost done.

If it wasn't for RayCo's post awhile back, showing the large stump he moved with his tractor, I probably wouldn't have tried moving this stump with the FEL. It looked too large to me for my small tractor but once I got it in position and strapped up, the FEL picked it up with no problems.

I forgot to take pictures, while digging the stump out with the BH, if anyone is wondering why there isn't any BH work pictures.

Congrats thavil...4 more and you'll be an Ace! Digging stumps with your backhoe sure takes your mind off the daily reteric........

Don

 

[Egon]

Nice pictures.

It is surprising what the little tractors can do. In my case I'd drop the stump on my lakeside fireplace and watch it burn during the evening.

A picture of my little tractor attacking a stump with attached tree.

 

[stupakmike]

I am new here with the kubota bunch. I have been following these post for quite sometime and find them very educational. I also have a Bx 24 and just love the tractor. Tractors are not new to me being that I grew up on a large dairy farm in northern WI. Stumps seem to be so cool to dig out and I will attack any with the BX24. What to do with the stump? What I do is put the stump to the side of the hole...Dig a bit deeper and then bury the stump in the same hole. Works great for me.

 

[thavil]

Congrats thavil...4 more and you'll be an Ace! Digging stumps with your backhoe sure takes your mind off the daily reteric........

Thanks BigD23. I totally agree with taking the mind off the daily reteric. I work with computers/servers all day long at work and this is very relaxing for me.

It is surprising what the little tractors can do. In my case I'd drop the stump on my lakeside fireplace and watch it burn during the evening.
A picture of my little tractor attacking a stump with attached tree.

I wish I had a lakeside to have a fireplace next to. Nice picture you have there. Not sure I trust myself yet with that job.

What to do with the stump? What I do is put the stump to the side of the hole...Dig a bit deeper and then bury the stump in the same hole. Works great for me.

Not sure why I didn't think about that myself. I have no need for the stump, so burying it in place seems the best thing to do. I will either need to attempt to widen the hole a little (large roots still in the ground) or chainsaw some of the large roots still attached to the stump to make it fit better. Thanks for the common sense idea and your picture of your stump removal.

 

[ejnichol]

More often than not, I will cut with chain saw the stump as flush to the ground as possible. If the remaining stump can be cleared with mower deck while cutting grass or generally not in the way of other vehicular traffic then I'm done.

I've done the dig around and chainsaw cut root prodedure but it is just too time consuming for what is gained. Trying to remove a large pine with central tap root is way beyond the bx24 and the time is money argument.

If a large bh can be rented that can make short work of stump removal, then thats the route I would take.

Some really small stumps can be plucked out with the bh or pushed out with the fel.

 

[asylum575]

I've pulled quite a few stumps with my BX so far. Patience is the trick. Work your way around then get all excited when it moves a bit. You know your close and finish the job. I find pulling stumps very soothing. They say a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work. Must have been said by a fisherman without a tractor. Seat time rules.

 

[RayCo]

Nice pictures.

May I suggest that you purchase a chain? Using a strap to pull things like that can be a bit dangerous, as you're essentially creating a slingshot aimed directly at yourself and the tractor. Luckily, my brother gave me this advice before anything ever broke on me. He reminded me of the time that someone was pulling his IHC Scout out of some mud via a strap attached to his grillguard. The steel broke, and the grillguard launched about 50 feet and cut a 4" tree into two pieces. Luckily, no people or monkeys were in the tree.
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