Stump was a little too big for the Kioti

[deputyrpa]

IslandTractor, Joel - tell me more about your York Rake - any particular model you'd suggest for the CK-20?

Thanks!

Jon

I have borrowed a Tuff-Line 8 footer with gage wheels. It's not-so-Tuff, as I already bent the angle-iron raking my wonderful clay. I used a jack, wood block and chain for leverage to twist it back to shaper a few times. My recommendation would be to buy one that has a box beam for the tine attachment frame, as it is less likely to twist under load. Leinbach rakes have that feature.

 

[IslandTractor]

I had a five foot Bush Hog brand rake for my CK20. I have a six foot Woods standard duty on my DK40se. The Woods is probably a bit undersized for 40hp but covers the tracks. Both are well made. I never did any damage to the BushHog with the CK but I have managed to break three or four tines on the Woods. No structural problems though.

I don't think you'd want a real cheapo rake at they will twist and be useless but unless you are using a very heavy tractor the standard duty versions from decent companies (York, Leinback, Woods, Landpride, Bush Hog etc etc), should be fine. Mine did not have a box frame and I think you need to get into fairly expensive medium or heavy duty models to get that sort of construction. Worth it if you plan to use it heavily I suppose or have a wide rake with heavy tractor (like deputy) but for a CK20 I think that would be overkill. The heavy duty rakes are also pretty expensive.

I use mine for general clean up and smoothing out land I have been stumping. I have found, at least with the rake mounted on the 3PT, that it is not really a precision tool but works best just dragging stuff around and averaging the grade out. I did get a QA mount 3PT FEL adapter which works very well with the rake and does make it more of a precision grading tool when I mount it on the FEL. I can actually see exactly what it is doing (and can control it in height and angle of attack easily with the FEL joystick).

 

[soulasphil]

Yes you can! When there's no dozer or excavator to be had in the neighbourhood, your CUT can do the job . Of course it requires time and effort (3 days in my case) .

 

[soulasphil]

My 1963 Massey Ferguson 35 finally dealt with the stump left by the winter storms. I was glad I had my grandson to help me.

 

[soulasphil]

The weather was fine, the tractor in great shape and we were able to finish the job before the end of the school holidays. I couldn't lift the stump though because of all the dirt left in the roots and had to push it around with the FEL. Lots of wood to burn next winter.

 

[deputyrpa]

While I was waiting for the clay spoil to dry from my latest culvert installation, I decided to invest some time restoring a trail connection from an upper farm field to the abandoned Town road. The skidders had created the trail as a shortcut two years ago.

There were three low-cut stumps in the middle of the trail. I ripped out a 12" pine stump quite easily, and then went on to attack a 30" stump. It took about an hour to excavated and pull it out. As usual, there were big rocks chinked right in to the root systems, but the plethera of small, angular softball to basketball sized rocks were the real PITAs. Asual, the backhoe was impressive, but I would say that stump was the largest, and the most recently cut, that I would tackle.

I began backfilling with the backhoe, and then started with the loader - and PPIIISSSTTT!!! Dag Nabbit a well-positioned over-achieviing branch punctured my tire, shooting Rimgard out like a hose! I quickly rolled the hole to the top and stopped the senseless beet juice fertilizing. The offending branch was duly punished.

Well, the programs was to walk back to the house and get the plug kit, the generator and the compresor, and drive it out with the truck. Since the hole was large, I had to double-up two plugs. That went fine. But when I tried to run the compressor off my little 2500 watt generator. So, remembering that my neighbor has one, I went down to borrow it.

Uh oh, it only a 2800 watt. I asked her when the last time it was run: "Never". How old is it? "12 years old". Needless to say, I had to drain the little bit of fuel (read: gel) clean the carb and fuel lines, etc. 1/2 hour later, it fired up after a bit of cussing. It only ran the compressor a few seconds up to 30psi before kicking the breaker. So I'd dump the air, and reset the breaker, dump the air, etc. I had the tire off the ground by extending the backhoe outrigger, and step by step I got enough air in the tire to get it home. I don't think I hurt the compressor.

At least my neighbor will have a generator that runs when needed.... I need a bigger portable generator!

Before I could get out of the woods, I had to backfill the stump hole to clear the trail. That went swimmingly, as the plug held up well. I got to the house and filled the tire, and I checked it this morning and it looks good.

 

[JoelD]

Deputy, I got my 6000 watt generator from pepboys. I've run her 48 hours straight without a hint of trouble. I run my entire house off of it during power outages.

I got lucky and purchased during a day after Thanksgiving sale for around $350.

I've not seen anything come close in price, my neighbor bought the same machine and has run it for 7 days straight with no problems.

It's a 13HP honda clone motor (overhead valve).

Great generator.

Joel

 

[IslandTractor]

I began backfilling with the backhoe, and then started with the loader - and PPIIISSSTTT!!! Dag Nabbit a well-positioned over-achieviing branch punctured my tire, shooting Rimgard out like a hose! I quickly rolled the hole to the top and stopped the senseless beet juice fertilizing. The offending branch was duly punished..

I am not quite sure from the photos....are those R4s? Must have been quite a branch or a very unlucky combination of size and angle of attack to have punctured the tire. I cannot see the hole but assume it is at the 12 o'clock position and in the sidewall. Is that right?

Those branches have a way of exacting Mother Nature's revenge. I managed to mangle my oil dipstick sleeve with one and another one managed to slither up under the engine and jam itself into the throttle linkage causing the engine to race (I thought I had a runaway motor for a few scary seconds until I realized the throttle wouldn't move and shut her down).

 

[deputyrpa]

I am not quite sure from the photos....are those R4s? Must have been quite a branch or a very unlucky combination of size and angle of attack to have punctured the tire. I cannot see the hole but assume it is at the 12 o'clock position and in the sidewall. Is that right?

Those branches have a way of exacting Mother Nature's revenge. I managed to mangle my oil dipstick sleeve with one and another one managed to slither up under the engine and jam itself into the throttle linkage causing the engine to race (I thought I had a runaway motor for a few scary seconds until I realized the throttle wouldn't move and shut her down).

No Island, they're R1s. Here's a closeup of the tire plug. The puncture is between the treads, not in the sidewall. It was the perfect storm, I guess.

I do recall your bouts with woody debris. I suppose that kind of odd misfortune comes with "Got Grapple". I try to stay away from shrubbery and other tangles messes.....

 

[deputyrpa]

Deputy, I got my 6000 watt generator from pepboys. I've run her 48 hours straight without a hint of trouble. I run my entire house off of it during power outages.

I got lucky and purchased during a day after Thanksgiving sale for around $350.

I've not seen anything come close in price, my neighbor bought the same machine and has run it for 7 days straight with no problems.

It's a 13HP honda clone motor (overhead valve).

Great generator.

Joel

Wow....that's a deal Joel. Do you run your well pump off of it, or do you have municipalized water? I need something that will provide a surge for the 1hp pump. Unfortunately, we do not have Pep Boys here....but we do have a TSC.