Stump Wars

[scoutcub]

Thinking I should start a new reality show. I bought a 62 acre parcel that I call my "stump farm". The seller had it logged right before selling, stumps and tops all over the property.
I should sue him, he's costing me all kinds of money....I've had to buy a dozer, excavator, and now a tractor with a grapple to deal with the tops. Dam him!!!:laughing::laughing:

Some of these stumps are taking me a few hours with a 14 ton excavator.....eish!

 

[schoolsout]

We're about to clear 10 acres of some not-so-large pines....bring your equipment down to SC when you're finished

 

[DIRTROAD]

Be careful, I broke the stick on same size track hoe digging stumps one time. $7000 for a new stick!!!

 

[scoutcub]

We're about to clear 10 acres of some not-so-large pines....bring your equipment down to SC when you're finished

Hmmm....then I'd have to get a nice class 8 tractor, lo-boy trailer.....CDL......hmmmm....sounds interesting....:laughing:

 

[scoutcub]

Be careful, I broke the stick on same size track hoe digging stumps one time. $7000 for a new stick!!!

true....the machine had a crack I had welded when I bought it, I think about that when I'm yankin on a stump, and let off before I stress something. Don't need no big repair bill.....

 

[Bob77064]

Sorry to hear you were left with that mess. Looks like you have some good equipment to work with.

 

[tonyoz]

Scoutcub, did you ever consider grinding those stumps? One of the main benefits is about 90% less cleanup and no big holes to backfill. A Rayco C140 with a stumpgrinder or similar would eat the excavator time wise.

 

[rsewill]

If you don't go with a grinder get yourself a heavy duty grapple which can act like a shear to cut your way through the stumps.

 

[fishfactor]

I watched a friend stumping with a hitachi 700 excavator a few months ago. He made me feel like our CAT 315 was a tonka toy. He could stump a 50' wide path of mature hardwood stumps at one time and it never seemed to strain.

 

[Hollow]

Find somebody with an explosives license and have some fun with it!