TrippleT
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You might want to try something like stump remover Doc. It is a chemical. You drill into the stump put in the chemical. Then in a few weeks set it on fire and burn it out, after it has rotted.
>>> >>> I'm talking about tilling up .6 of an acre about 4'' deep with lots of roots left under ground after grubbing it of lots of small trees last winter. The purpose is to prep for planting grass seed. >>>> >>>>hudr said:Root problems depend on what you are farming. if its a hay meadow, you only have to worry about sprouts. Low till stuff probably won't be an issue either. Now if you pull a heavy disc harrow or ripping shanks across the field, you may have issues. Lots of times the disc will come out of the ground and "ride over" a large root. If the root is big enough it will break the shear bolt on the ripper. Also depends on the type of stump. After a couple of years a pine stump will usually shatter when hit w/ an implement.
rswyan said:Doc,
I have pushed over trees up to 8" in diameter (poplar, quaking aspen) using the FEL on my little old B2910 Kubota - which is probably less than 1/2 the size (and way less than 1/2 the weight) of your TN70.
Yes, it would probably take 15 or 20K# to push the lip of a 6' bucket straight back on itself even if concentrated in a fairly small area. 3500# straight up or down on the center of the lip would be another story. Thats why you angle up just a little. It helps ensure that the resultant force is straight in on the lip - the plane in which it is strong.Doc_Bob said:Okay, I am convinced. My next concern is damaging the bucket! Will the pressure of an eight inch tree pressing against the bottom of my bucket distort or bend or damage my bucket? Can the bucket take 3500 pounds of pressure applied to such a small area? 3500 pounds in an 8 inch area?
Bob
SPYDERLK said:Yes, it would probably take 15 or 20K# to push the lip of a 6' bucket straight back on itself even if concentrated in a fairly small area. 3500# straight up or down on the center of the lip would be another story. Thats why you angle up just a little. It helps ensure that the resultant force is straight in on the lip - the plane in which it is strong.
Larry
TrippleT said:You might want to try something like stump remover Doc. It is a chemical. You drill into the stump put in the chemical. Then in a few weeks set it on fire and burn it out, after it has rotted.
PBinWA said:If you only have one or two stumps to get rid of - you can get 3-4 bags of cheap BBQ Briquets (sp?) pile them on top of the stump and let them burn for a few days. Make sure it's burning season and you take all the proper precautions but in 2-3 days a good size stump will be mostly gone.