Tree Toad

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ch47dpilot

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Enterprise Alabama
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09 Kubota L3400
Never seen one this size or for a 3 pt hitch, seems to be something easy to make and useful if you want to move trees.
24-3Point.jpg
 
   / Tree Toad #2  
Looks like a neat set up, what is he driving the spades with?
 
   / Tree Toad #4  
Pretty simple idea, but more than one or two trees would be a real workout.
 
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J J what do you think you'd need to use for a ram, 1" or 2"? I think 24" stroke would be long enough. The only other issue with hydraulics is it may no be heavy enough to slice into ground, may need the pounding action of the fence pounder.
 
   / Tree Toad #6  
DynaDiggr: Home

Try this site if you want to dig. We grow palms here and would love to have a few tree spades but they are quite costly. Perhaps in the future.
The Tree-Toad is basically shovels with guide tubes. I would think to incorporate hydraulics a fair amount of structure would need to be added. Look at the structure of even a small tree spade compared to this.
Maybe an air or spring loaded post driver would more in line for these.
A young person looking for part time work! If I thought this would stand a chance I would surely try it, but at least in my situation, I think it would not be money very well spent. Most of the trees we dig are faily large.
Just my thoughts, Good luck, Gene
 
   / Tree Toad #7  
I have the Dyna-diggr, and it works quite well. It comes with two blades, one short and one long, and you can make a pounder out of it.
 
   / Tree Toad #8  
This would be a good place to use your remote hydraulics to run an jack hammer, or hook up a genset and get an electric one. Just about anything would be better than that fence post driver.
 
   / Tree Toad #9  
J J what do you think you'd need to use for a ram, 1" or 2"? I think 24" stroke would be long enough. The only other issue with hydraulics is it may no be heavy enough to slice into ground, may need the pounding action of the fence pounder.

I would think 2 in cyl would be good enough. You might need some extra weight if your tractor does not have down pressure. If not, the hyd assisted blades might force the blade frame off the ground. There is a type of hyd circuit that has a hammer effect, sort of vibrates the blades into the ground.
 
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i though those were called "tree spades" i have seen some local nurseries have 3pt versions

and a couple times seen skid steers with tree spades on, with a tree in it. all up on a trailer going down the road.
 

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