Stumps and down trees and bush hogging

[JNB]

I have a 2 acre plot that was just "cleared and mulched." Weeds grew back on it so I tried to use a rotary cutter on it. I snapped four shear bolts in one day. The guy who cleared the land buried the small trees under the much. Now I am hitting them with the cutter. Any idea how I can scoop the buried trees out. I have a skid steer equipped with FEL and Pallet forks. I use a NH 40hp tractor. I also have a box blade and a middle buster. Any help would be appreciated. Did anyone make the equivalent of a rock bucket? would that work in this case?

 

[SFish]

Hi JNB. I am sure you will get suggestions for how to remove your stumps and trees. However, consider a simple and inexpensive solution I have used. Set you Bush Hog up higher. Weeds cut a little longer don't look that bad, and the surface wood will eventually rot out enough to mow.

Steve

 

[IslandTractor]

Depending on how big those stumps are, you could get them out with a root grapple (easiest, up to about 3-4 inch stump diameter capacity) or you could dig them out with a BH. You'd really need to know approximately how many stumps and what the size range was to make an informed decision on what equipment/implements would be necessary. Your NH should handle the task though.

 

[jbrumberg]

Sometimes I find my that my rotary cutter becomes a rotary chipper which is hard on the RC. I use my FEL with toothbar to pull out what I find and use SFish's method. Wood rots pretty quick in my area which makes rotary chipping a lot easier . I found this while RC'ing.

Jay

 

[sandman2234]

You guys are too easy on your cutters. I would have run down the length of that thing Jay, just skimming the top so it would promote decay and not take so long to rot!
('course I don't have one of those fancy front end thingy's you are using, so I work with what I have...)

I tend to cut places I can't see a lot higher until I know what is under there also.
David from jax

 

[scott_vt]

Sometimes I find my that my rotary cutter becomes a rotary chipper which is hard on the RC. I use my FEL with toothbar to pull out what I find and use SFish's method. Wood rots pretty quick in my area which makes rotary chipping a lot easier . I found this while RC'ing.

Jay

Evenin JNB.
I second Jays' advice, use that FEL for uncharted waters and save your shear bolts, it wont be long before your field is in great shape !

 

[jbrumberg]

A new use for a rotary cutter- a rotary planer . I could keep rolling those trunks with my FEL and "square" them up. Just kidding sandman2234 . I will admit that shaving off the bark does promote rot. Jay

 

[sandman2234]

I think the type of wood makes all the difference in being able to plane it correctly. Use of the FEL will help to square it up nicely. I will have to remember that if I ever get one of them Fancy Equipped Laborer's (FEL)to make my tasks easier.
David from jax

 

[Texas Dodge]

Good idea to keep your FEL down low to catch on stumps as you are cutting. Also keeping the FEL down low helps if you fall into a hole with the front wheels because the loader will catch you