stump speech

easygo · Nov 23, 2010

Man that stump has to be close to three feet in diameter. It must have put up a heII of a fight.

Willl · Nov 23, 2010

It must have put up a heII of a fight.

Just kept picking at it, would have been alot easier had it not been for all those potatoes in my way.

easygo · Nov 24, 2010

It seems that the trunk of the tree is a bit larger diameter then the rear wheel of your 790. And those rears are fair size.
I know what you mean about those "potatoes". I have more then I care to deal with.
Did you turn it into firewood?

jake98 · Nov 24, 2010

Hydraulic cylinder just arrived, waiting on the chain and shackles. I'm gonna have to get a couple yokes made for attaching them to the cylinder ends. Andy's setting me up with some long hoses and connectors. Let the games begin..

beppington · Nov 24, 2010

Yes! Keep those updates comin'!

jake98 · Nov 28, 2010

It seems to have a natural place to ride, thought I'd have to make a cradle but looks like a rope around it will do.. the weight of the cylinder plus the hundred something pounds of chains will be welcome back there. Still waiting on chain, shackles, hooks, and plates to join them all up.

CompactTractorFan · Nov 28, 2010

wedge40 said:
I have learned that "fresh" stumps can be easier to pull or dig then older stumps. The roots of fresh ones seem to be more pliable where as older stumps the roots are like rock and hard to break or dig through.

Wedge

Strange, I noticed the exact opposite...

brin · Nov 28, 2010

jake98 said:
I sure wish I left my stumps 6' tall. Plenty more to come tho.. Maybe if it won't pull the 10 inchers, it'll put enough stress to them that I can dig with my father's little BX on the other side and get them to go. Anything to not have to deal with the big 2wd on the muddy slope..

Hey Jake, no one ever leaves 6 foot stumps since too much of the good wood is left behind..I know because I have done it to myself before...

jake98 · Nov 28, 2010

brin said:
Hey Jake, no one ever leaves 6 foot stumps since too much of the good wood is left behind..I know because I have done it to myself before...

Ya know Bob, if it all works right I may be able to drop the tree, yank the stump, then cut it all up. If not, at least I have more ballast for the grapple..