Stump pullin'.....

[Jabroni]

Some guys like having a picture taken with their Black Marlin, or a big elk. For me, this has been my personal "white whale". I've worked on this stump for several days trying to get it to budge. Several times, I was tempted to push the dirt back in the hole and give up on it. I finally had to get in the hole with a digging bar and expose the tap roots that were under the large support roots that provided good shielding. I then got my trusty limb saw and cut as many as I could get to. Then using the hoe, I literally twisted the stump in the hole breaking the remaining small roots and dragged it out of the crater that I created. I have a few more of these, only larger, and I'm debating whether or not to take them on.

 

[familyman]

Breaking roots that size can be tough on our smaller backhoes. I'd suggest the ripper sold by bro-tek.

 

[fireplum]

I would go rent a L39 pull 1 stump with it.
Then you could show the boss that you need a bigger machine
And more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$4

 

[btolle]

After tackling a couple of pine stumps a lot smaller than that I called the stump grinder in and had the rest ground off a few inches below ground.

Unless you just want to make a time consuming hobby of stump pulling I would consider a stump grinder.

Bill Tolle

 

[MOPAULY]

Here's a stump I pulled last weekend. Took about 2 hours from start to finish, with help from my chainsaw. Worst part was pulling it out of the ground, gave the BX fight. Felt good to get it out

 

[Thomas]

Slow and steady win the race they say...in your case its true,sure hope that's the last biggest stump you needed to remove.

 

[Youare]

Don't it feel good to see that thing laying on top of the ground. After a victory like that it doesn't make much difference how much fight was in that stump, you had more determination and you won!

The amasing thing is how small of a root can keep a stump in the ground.

Good job.

Randy

 

[Jabroni]

Breaking roots that size can be tough on our smaller backhoes. I'd suggest the ripper sold by bro-tek.

Already got one on order!

 

[ejnichol]

After tackling a couple of pine stumps a lot smaller than that I called the stump grinder in and had the rest ground off a few inches below ground.

Unless you just want to make a time consuming hobby of stump pulling I would consider a stump grinder.

Bill Tolle

+1 I agree 100 %

The first day I used my new bx24 stumps were high on my list. After 45 minutes spent on two stumps. One really small hardwood still partually a live cut flush last year, another heartpine old, dead a year. I realized the bx24 backjhoe is best for digging dirt, stumps are mostly out of its league.

The best strategy is did out around it (by hand is faster) and cut flush with chain saw or just hire someone with a stumpgrinder.

All I did was heat up the tractor with the rams getting warm/hot to touch.

 

[Erik Graham]

Gents;

After having watched my brother-in-law tackle a similar sized stump with his B-20, I now have a better understanding of what the term "being stumped" really means.

Cheers, Erik