Pulling down sycamores and other tree removal

k0ua · Jan 19, 2012

Here is my war with a fair sized and deeply rooted tree stump.
the last and first page have pictures. I pulled it over with my L3400HST but there was a little digging involved:laughing:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/owning-operating/219557-stump-yard-wars-4.html

James K0UA

McGeesEquip · Jan 20, 2012

This tread got me to thinking about this piece of equipment. I was wondering how something like this would work on a nice size tractor.

After watching the video, the concept of the design is really simple and could be scaled down for smaller units.

The ROOTHOG.

rsewill · Jan 20, 2012

[QUOTE="I then used my FEL with tooth bar and dug all around the stumps. The depth was around 1 foot deep. We hooked up our chains again and the stumps still wouldn't move. My tractor is 45 hp--37.5 pto. We were pulling downhill and still were not successful. Both stumps are still there. [/QUOTE]

I guess if I had gone down a foot around each I would have taken the chainsaw into the hole and cut them below ground, then used something to eat the rest of the stump away or just buried it.

creekbend · Jan 20, 2012

rsewill said:
I guess if I had gone down a foot around each I would have taken the chainsaw into the hole and cut them below ground, then used something to eat the rest of the stump away or just buried it.

Those are my future plans. My friend is going to bring a load of dirt. It has been so wet here lately, so it has to dry somewhat. Every time we plan to do it, more rain. I would rather have the rain instead of drought though.